Volunteering
ACTIVITIES

Volunteering in
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Hosting Organization : Bravo - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian Representative Association for Valuable Opportunities

BRAVO is a professional organization based and focused on knowledge, entrepreneurship, civil society development, non-formal education and innovative learning and development techniques for young people and adults.

What makes this organization outstanding and ready to take responsibility are our key principles: tolerance, democracy, diversity, voluntariness and openness. BRAVO promotes partnerships between the private sector, public sector and civil society for sustainable community development, advocating for the education of young people with an emphasis on skills needed in the 21st century, investing in entrepreneurship, innovation, non-formal education and sustainable local community development.

BRAVO goals :

- Advocating the promotion of democracy and democratic values in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EU
- Active involvement in the promotion of European standards in the field of public policies
- Supporting civil society values and the fight against crime and corruption
- Advocating ecology and environmental protect and gender equality and human rights
- Assistance and support in the promotion of culture and sport
- Active involvement in promoting socially responsible entrepreneurship
- Advocating the promotion of tolerant relations among citizens of B&H of different nationalities and ethnicity
- Active involvement in the promotion of altruism and social solidarity through organizing humanitarian, cultural, sports, and educational events to enable implementing activities of the organization in accordance with the law
- Working with institutions for people with disabilities
- Cooperation with the same or similar organizations and government institutions, both domestic and foreign, to implement activities of the organization in accordance with the law
- Publishing books, brochures, leaflets, flyers, and other publications, as well as starting a website for the needs of the members of the organization for the purpose of carrying out activities of the organization in accordance with the law
- Facilitate, coordinate, and implement projects in sustainable economic development

Challenges

Social

Unfinished post-war reconstruction of Bosnia and Herzegovina with broken economy, great numbers of displaced people, a need for a new political order and institutions,

Large number of refugees and migrants are living in inadequate conditions, without access to basic services, including unaccompanied children and families,

Systemic failure to transition to more sustainable development of the country as well as building local capacities of institutions, companies and civil society organisations,