Different generations, although completely different at first glance, have more mutual understanding and are willing to help one another, said Commissioner for Protection of Equality Brankica Jankovic at the opening of the conference on the occasion of the completion of the project “Improving Intergenerational Dialogue” conducted by the Center for Support and Inclusion ” Help net ”in cooperation with the Commissioner for Protection of Equality with the support of the Visegrad Fund.

The life expectancy is getting longer, which is a great civilization achievement, the social circumstances that influence the traditional role of the family are changing, so we may find the  best ways to improve the position of all generations, especially the elderly,  through dialogue and connection said Commissioner. She emphasized that age is the second most common ground of discrimination stated in complaints submitted to Commissioner, and that every age brings with it its own challenges when it comes to exercising the right to equality.

Within the project, debates titled “Is there Intergenerational Solidarity?” were held in n 10 cities across Serbia (Belgrade, Mladenovac, Pancevo, Lucani, Kraljevo, Cacak, Gornji Milanovac, Smederevo, Knic, Kragujevac), with representatives of different generations exchanging opinions on the relationship between young and old. Theater play “Excuse me, how old are you?” by Pan Teatar in Belgrade was performed in each of the cities.

The conference also premiered a short film about the project “Intergenerational Dialogue” and the results of the project resulted in recommendations to institutions for improving intergenerational cooperation. Partner organizations from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland also participated in the project.

Commissioner Jankovic also thanked the member states of the Visegrad Group for their clear and firm support for our country on its path to the EU and the role Serbia plays in the region.

Other speaker at the conference were also Natasa Todorovic of the Red Cross of Serbia, Gordana Milovanovic of the Center for Support and Inclusion Help net, Szimoneta Kovari of 90 Decibel and Daniel Sulak, a representative of the city of Valaski Mezirici. The project was implemented in cooperation with the Help Net Center for Support and Inclusion, the Commissioner for Equality Protection, non-governmental organizations “90 decibels” from Hungary, the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation TRITIA from Poland and the local government “Valasské Meziříčí” from the Czech Republic, with support of the International Visegrad Fund.