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August 23, 2004

The United States Consulate
Podgorica

U.S. Congress Official visits U.S.–funded Health Center Reconstruction Project in Rafailovići

On Tuesday, August 24th at 14:00, Dr. Michael Haltzel, the Senior foreign policy advisor to U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden, will visit the Reconstructed Health Center, Pharmacy and Community Center Project in Rafailovići, Municipality of Budva. The reconstruction of this multipurpose center has been financed by the people of the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and implemented by International Relief and Development (IRD). USAID and IRD officials will brief Dr. Haltzel on the status of the project, which is an example of close cooperation between Montenegro citizens, municipal officials, and international partners.

The Health Center had not been in use since the 1979 earthquake, and residents and visitors had to travel to Budva for all primary health care services. With the reconstruction of the building, about 2,000 full-time residents of the town, as well as thousands of tourists, can now benefit from the new health center, pharmacy and community center situated in the building.

The total value of the project is $112,202. The people of the United States, through USAID's Community Revitalization Through Democratic Action (CRDA) program implemented by IRD, provided $55,113, while the citizens of Rafailovići community, through the Municipality of Budva, contributed the remainder.

The CRDA program in Montenegro, supported by the U.S. Government., through USAID, is a $33.3 million, three-year, community development program that empowers citizens to engage in improving their quality of life in a way that promotes economic development and builds trust between citizens, municipalities and government.

For more information on the U.S. Government’s programs in Montenegro you can visit the Consulate’s web-site: http//:podgorica.usconsulate.gov

Media outlets interested in covering this event should contact Sasa Brajovic at the U.S. Consulate at 081 225 506 for further details.

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Dr. Michael Haltzel (in the middle) with the Community Center’s representatives in front of the reconstructed Health Center in Rafailovici

Dr Majkl Halcel (u sredini) sa predstavnicima društvenog centra ispred renovirane ambulante u Rafailovićima

From left to right: USAID Senior Management Specialist Vladan Raznatovic, Dr. Haltzel and IRD Chief of Party Robert Harris at the reconstructed Community Center in Rafailovici

Slijeva nadesno: pomoćnik direktora kancelarije za opšti razvoj USAID-a Vladan Ražnatović, dr Halcel i šef misije IRD-a Robert Haris u prostorijama renoviranog društvenog centra u Rafailovićima

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23. avgust 2004.

Konzulat Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Podgorica

Zvaničnik američkog Kongresa posjetiće ambulantu u Rafailovićima renoviranu američkim sredstvima

U utorak, 24. avgusta 2004. godine, u 14:00 sati, dr Majkl Halcel, viši savjetnik za spoljnu politiku američkog senatora Džozefa R. Bajdena, posjetiće renoviranu ambulantu, apoteku i društveni centar u Rafailovićima, opština Budva. Projekat rekonstrukcije tog višenamjenskog centra finansirali su građani Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, preko Američke agencije za međunarodni razvoj (USAID) i njene partnerske Organizacije za međunarodnu pomoć i razvoj (IRD). Službenici USAID-a and IRD-a informisaće dr Halcela o statusu projekta koji predstavlja primjer bliske saradnje građana Crne Gore, opštinskih zvaničnika i međunarodnih partnera.

Ambulanta u Rafailovićima nije korišćena od zemljotresa 1979. godine i mještani i posjetioci morali su da putuju do Budve za sve usluge primarne zdravstvene zaštite. Rekonstrukcijom zgrade, oko 2000 stanovnika Rafailovića i hiljade turista mogu sada da koriste novu ambulantu, apoteku i društveni centar smještene u toj zgradi.

Ukupna vrijednost projekta je 112.202 dolara. Građani Sjedinjenih Država, kroz USAID-ov program “Revitalizacija zajednica kroz demokratsko djelovanje” (CRDA program), koji realizuje IRD, obezbijedili su 55.113 dolara, a građani Rafailovića, preko Opštine Budva, ostatak sredstava.

CRDA program u Crnoj Gori, finansiran od strane Vlade SAD, preko USAID-a, je 33,3 miliona dolara vrijedan trogodišnji projekat razvoja lokalne zajednice koji osnažuje građane da se angažuju na poboljšanju kvaliteta svog života na način koji doprinosi ekonomskom razvoju i gradi povjerenje između građana, opština i Vlade.

Više informacija o programima Vlade SAD u Crnoj Gori možete naći na Konzulatovom internet sajtu: http://podgorica.usconsulate.gov/

Mediji zaintresovani za praćenje ovog događaja za detaljnije informacije mogu da kontaktiraju Sašu Brajovića, u Američkom konzulatu, na 081 225 506.