UPSHIFT: The final event exceeded young people’s expectations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

In the past year, two eUPSHIFT workshops were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 84 young people from 15 local communities across the country. The UPSHIFT program aims to empower and educate young people to design solutions to problems in their communities. Grouped into 22 teams, the participants presented their ideas to a jury that selected 10[…]

USAID Turizam – Platform BiH Online Travel Agent Academy (OTAA)

 Today, USAID Turizam is launching the BiH Online Travel Agent Academy (OTAA), aiming to increase arrivals, spending and length of stay by expanding the network of international tour operators and travel agents promoting and selling BiH on the global market. Access the platform here  https://buff.ly/3Bs2vC4  Targeted at more than 25,000 international tourism professionals, participants will learn about[…]

“We don’t want an incinerator, we want a ski resort” – how Sanja saved Bosanski Petrovac (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Sanja Stojanović (45), hiker and activist from Bosanski Petrovac, managed to activate the whole  Bosnia and Herzegovina, and together with her fellow citizens and with the support of environmentalists, she rebelled against the construction of a medical, pharmaceutical and animal waste incinerator. Author: Milkica Milojević She stood in the way of powerful investors and corrupt politicians. Powerful[…]

Bratunac rewards the best raspberry producers

(Photo: Lance Grandahl/unslash) The Municipality of Bratunac has published a competition for the selection and awarding of the best raspberry producers from the area of this local community. Although the traditional Fair of Agriculture, Food Industry and Tourism “Raspberry Days” will not be organized this year due to epidemiological measures, the Municipality of Bratunac has announced a[…]

European Union allocates €8 million for development of local partnerships in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Entrepreneurship is a key skill for developing local economies. As a result, the European Union, in cooperation with the International Labour Organization, is supporting successful entrepreneurs, with a focus in particular on young people and women. One of them is Tijana Babić from Prijedor. Faced with difficult life circumstances, Tijana tried to find a job that would[…]