As a result of plans to renovate the Gazela Bridge over the River Sava in Belgrade, on 31 August 2009 the predominantly Roma inhabitants of the informal Gazela settlement were physically resettled. In total, 114 families considered to be from Belgrade were moved to temporary container accommodation in four locations at the outer edges of Belgrade, and 64 families were transported to their towns of origin in southern Serbia.

While the physical conditions have improved for families resettled near Belgrade - they are now living in container accommodation rather than shacks cobbled together from whatever they could find - large question marks remain over the plans for long-term accommodation and employment and the fate of those transported to southern Serbia.

Our blog 'Out of sight' aims to document how the resettled families are getting on in their new locations, what still needs to be improved in this resettlement project, and what should be done differently in future projects.