On December 10, 2020, on the International Human Rights Day, the Network for Building Peace, despite the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, announced the winners of the Peace Award, and the award ceremony itself was postponed for some safer and happier moments. Since 2020, the Network’s Peace Award bears the name of Goran Bubalo, in memory […]
Dragana Aćić, a very successful and persistent woman on the one hand, but a very modest person on the other, at the very beginning of the conversation, remembered her beginnings in the production of jams, as well as her journey into the world of entrepreneurship. She started the production in 2017, after returning to Drvar. The idea,[…]
In the period from December 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021, the Association “Lan” from Bihać, with the financial support of the Schuler Helfen Leben Foundation, is implementing the project titled “Let me be a child”. The main goal of the project is to improve the quality of life of children and youth in the city of[…]
Association “Eko Habitat” Goražde was founded with the aim of promoting an integrated approach to environmental protection in the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde. Amela Džafović Kešan and Mirela Mekić-Borović from the Association for “Snaga lokalnog” talked about the garbage disposal in the Drina river, destruction of flora and fauna of the Drina river basin, but also the difficulties[…]
OKC Abrašević from Mostar, were founded from the need to provide a space that will offer citizens, especially young people, the opportunity to work and creatively express themselves, a place for cultural education, broad social discussion, analysis and criticism of the current society in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as global society. Through the years of its[…]
Snaga lokalnog brings a conversation with Jasmina Hanjalić, a doctor, writer, nature lover and environmental activist. She spends half of her time in Tarčin, where she uses her free time to explore the natural beauties, and motivates the locals to initiate positive changes starting from their own backyards. We talked with Mrs. Hanjalić about the cleaning action[…]
Painter Mirela Kulović, co-founder of the Culture Association Kontrast, was a guest lecturer at the Metropolitan University Prague, where she presented three successfully implemented projects: Women Poets in Focus, Cultural Event Stolac and Young Writers of Zenica-Doboj Canton. She spoke about the missions of these projects, their goals and results, as well as their impact on culture[…]
Author: Đorđe Krajišnik Tuzla Open Centre (TOC) is a non-governmental organization operating in the Tuzla Canton and whose mission is to promote the human rights of LGBTI people and gender equality in public life and space through continuous activism on feminist principles. TOC operates at the local and regional level, through connections and networking with BiH, regional[…]
The Youth Movement Revolt is an organization that gathers and guides young people in the fight against injustice, poverty, violence, corruption, discrimination, irresponsible politicians and negative authorities. During the numerous actions organized by Revolt, as stated in the official presentation of the movement, several hundred young people joined from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, young people of[…]