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Think green, make clean
24 June 2011
A spring clean-up was conducted at Modrac Lake in Tuzla, a north-eastern town of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Within several hours, the Centre for Ecology and Energy, the Scout Association ‘Duga’ and local community members had collected a dozen bags of waste. (UNV, 2011)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Hundreds of citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina got together to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5th. United Nations agencies, ministries, municipalities, towns, schools and NGOs around the country organized clean-ups, exhibitions and cultural events. Read
More about: Environment
Opening doors to youth employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 April 2011
Youth job seekers in Bihać begin their quest for employment. (Elizabeth Siebenmann/UNV, 2011)
Bihać and Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Last month UNV Field Unit Bosnia and Herzegovina was excited to participate in the official opening of the Youth Employment & Information Centres – or CISOs – in Bihać and Prijedor, located in the northwest of the country. The opening of the first of 15 CISO centres marks an exciting new chapter in supporting young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina to overcome high rates of unemployment and secure the first step to better futures. Read
More about: Youth
'Prepoznajmo i podržimo volontera' (Let’s recognize and support volunteers)
16 December 2010
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: International Volunteer Day celebrations opened a window on the contributions and accomplishments of volunteers across Bosnia and Herzegovina, in areas such as the reduction of gender-based violence, environmental clean-up activities or the improvement of social service delivery. "Let’s recognize and support volunteers" / "Prepoznajmo i podržimo volontera" – with the explicit aim of initiating a national dialogue on the critical role that volunteerism plays in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to support the formal adoption and implementation of volunteer legislation, International Volunteer Day was celebrated in the country. Read
Sarajevo seals the deal
24 February 2010
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: UNV Bosnia and Herzegovina, in partnership with Ekotim, Sumero and OSCE, celebrated International Volunteer Day in Sarajevo through a range of activities to highlight the role and contribution of volunteerism and civic engagement. Read
More about: Environment
Igram, volontiram, uživam: International Youth Day in Sarajevo
12 August 2009
Bosnian youths were sensitized on environmental issues through two creative activities: how to make a football out of old newspapers and plastic bags, and how to make a purse out of used tetrapack boxes. (UNV)
Sarajevo-Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Soccer legends Sergej Barbarez and Ivica Osim cheered on a special sporting event organized by UNV and an award-winning Bosnian NGO. Read
More about: Culture & sports  Youth

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