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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Hope endures

Floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Young entrepreneur shows there is always hope

Semir is 18 years old and lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Semir could say many things about his homeland. He could say that Bosnia and Herzegovina has a...

June, 20th, World Refugee Day: The protection and education needs of children must be prioritised

Sarajevo, June 19 th, 2016 - With 17 million school-age refugees and internally displaced children in countries affected by conflict around the world...

Making Communities Safer in Emergencies

World Vision’s latest project helps keep high-risk municipalities safer in emergencies. As a country, Bosnia and Herzegovina has significant experience...

In the Rhythm of Peace

With an aim to promote peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina by creating inclusive and democratic communities through the personal transformation of youth, World...

Be Informed, Be Prepared

World Vision's documentary movie on disaster risk reduction "Be informed, be prepared" made as part of the project "Towards resilient Communities-Stepping...

Fleeing War, Refugees Get Much-needed Support in Serbia

Herin, a 27-year-old Syrian mother is travelling through Serbia in route to Germany, where her husband went ahead of her in search for a better life for...

The Rhythm of Peace

In 2015, Bosnia and Herzegovina marked 20 years since the end of war which took more than 150,000 lives. As one of the consequence of war, Bosnian youth...

Irish Aid Brings Warmth to Winter

Winter has arrived in Serbia, and with it a constant influx of refugees across the Serbian border - between 1,500 and 2,500 daily. They are travelling...

World Vision Distributes Warm Clothes to Refugees

As temperatures in Serbia drop to below zero, World Vision continues with the distribution of boots, gloves and socks to help refugees arriving to Serbia...

World Vision Reaches 100,000 Refugees in Serbia

With the help of donors and partners, World Vision continues to provide much needed help to refugees traveling through Serbia. In the past three months...

“It is like he does not exist”

Armin, 20, has never been to a doctor’s office, but not because he has never been ill. He has also never been to school, but not because he has no interest...

Refugees in Serbia face rain, dropping temperatures

As temperatures in Serbia decrease, thousands of refugees continue to arrive inadequately dressed and without proper footwear. “When I see them walking...

A Child Friendly Space provides relief for refugee children in Serbia

On October 4th, World Vision, together with UNICEF, opened a Child Friendly Space (CFS) for refugees crossing at the Bapska border between Serbia and...

Refugees find shelter in abandoned buildings in Serbia

Yazdan, at 7 months old, knows that he’s adored. He smiles and melts the hearts of everyone around him. His mother, Balnafshan, 27, cuddles, feeds, and...

Syrian refugees along the Serbia-Hungary border wonder ‘what’s next’?

The family sat on a mat in the shade of trees in a paved area near the border. They slept on the ground near the border the night before. Neither Teasadi...

World Vision provides help along Serbia-Hungary boarder

Kanjiža camp, in northern Serbia along the country’s border with Hungary, seems like one of the busiest places in the world. Not a minute passes without...

Belgrade provides a short rest for refugees

“Everything got destroyed in Syria. War. Horrible war,” says Fadi, a physics professor from Syria, as he sits on a thin blanket in a park in the Serbian...

Offside - Video prepared by youth

One minute video "Offside" prepared by the youth of World Vision's Solidarity Group about football.

Cinema - Video prepared by youth

One minute movie "Cinema" prepared by the youth of World Vision's Solidarity group about the lack of social areas in their community after their only...

Opening doors for a young woman with a disability

Emina’s wheelchair is pulled to the very edge of her desk where that she leans her body. The Muscular Dystrophy that Emina suffers from has weakened her...

Child Friendly Spaces: After Floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina

When Bosnia and Herzegovina was hit by the record breaking floods and landslides in May and August 2014, World Vision, in cooperation with UNICEF, opened...

Many families affected by last year’s floods are still in need of help

Donations of agricultural seeds, berry seedlings, bee hives, poultry, small and large cattle, financed by the Austrian Development Agency helped 2,424...

Child Friendly Spaces

Documentary movie on Child Friendly Spaces which provided assistance to children and adults in the period after the floods and landslides that hit Bosnia...

20 years of smiles

In 2014, World Vision is celebrating 20 years of work in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Watch our movie (in Bosnian language with English subtitles) and see what...