We can say that the most famous cultural and historical sights of the City of Široki Brijeg are located in this local community. The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Franciscan Monastery and Gallery, Fr. Dominik Mandić High School and Vocational High School, Academy of Fine Arts and the monument to Fr. Didak Buntić.
Brig local community is one of the 25 local communities in Široki Brijeg. It was founded in 2015 and as the name suggests, it is located on a hill, and has about 210 households, i.e., has 800 inhabitants and belongs to the medium-sized local communities.
By participating in the activities within the project “Local Work – Together for local development”, the Brig local community recognized its opportunity to implement a project of interest to local people, recreationists from Široki Brijeg, and especially for young people.
There is a sports field in the local community that is part of the only green area for recreation in Široki Brijeg, Gelbaj forest. Also, the playground is an outdoor school playground for students of the Gymnasium of Fr. Dominik Mandić and the Vocational High School, and the renovation of the playground will have multiple benefits for the local population.
Within the project “Renovation of Playground in Brig”, the Brig local community replaced worn-out equipment that was in a bad condition and endangered the safety of all who spent their time on the playground, as it is used by many athletes, recreationists and young people from Široki Brijeg.
First of all, members of the local community and volunteers cleaned the playground of plants and accumulated leaves and materials, then painted the existing baskets and lines on the field and installed new goals and nets, basketball boards, baskets and nets, and a protective fence.
“We are proud and grateful that through the joint work of the local community, volunteers and in cooperation with the Center for Civic Cooperation, we finally renovated the playground and enabled everyone to spend their time safely and actively. The project is useful for all citizens, athletes, recreationists and young people. We believe that there will be even more similar events in the coming period!” said the president of Brig local community, Ivo Šušak, emphasizing the need to include even more associations, local communities and other actors in solving local problems and improving the living conditions of all residents of Široki Brijeg.
The total value of the project “Renovation of the playground in Brig” is 8,356.86 BAM, of which sub-grant funds are in the amount of 4,254.85 BAM, the Brig local community financially contributed to the project in the amount of 3,645.76 BAM, and the voluntary contribution of residents was in the amount of 456,25 BAM.
By strengthening the capacity of local communities and involving community actors in solving local problems, we encourage joint work on local development and promote positive examples of social engagement in communities.
The project “Renovation of the playground in Brig” of the Brig local community from Široki Brijeg was realized within the project “Local Works – Together for Local Development” implemented by the Center for Civic Cooperation from Livno and the Association of Citizens “Grahovo” from Bosansko Grahovo, with the support provided by the United States Agency for International Development – USAID.
