At all levels of the education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is very little space for young people to voice their concerns in any way about the issues that interest and affect them. The University of Sarajevo Faculty of Political Sciences is providing opportunities for young people to make their voices heard and thereby encourage positive changes in Bosnian society.
Gaining people’s trust is a challenging task, but once achieved, it should be utilized in the most positive way possible. This is how influencer Mirza Mustafagić begins his story, which is well-known to the public in Bosnia and Herzegovina and beyond. He is an advocate for young people and all those who express and stand by their opinions - a rare and valuable quality today that should be encouraged. Mirza is the force behind the “You Can Be That Person Too” campaign, supporting the Oncology Department of the University Clinical Center (UCC) in Tuzla.
Mirza Mujagić is a 26-year-old actor from Lukavac who didn’t embark on the path to the stage in a typical manner. However, his impressive repertoire and accomplishments in recent years at the Tuzla Youth Theater and Tuzla National Theater, in productions such as “Path,” “Comrade, You Are My Wife,” “The Last Love of Hasan Kaimija,” and many others, demonstrate that fate dealt him a very fortunate hand.
Amra Hrustić-Šabanović, a math teacher in a Sarajevo school, together with her son Husejn, breaks down prejudices about people with Down syndrome on a daily basis, with the message that with a little more empathy and understanding, the world can be a much nicer place. On their Instagram profile down_i_mi, you can find the unconditional support that Husejn and his mom share with the public every day.
Imagine you sit in front of a world map and get to pick any place in the world. That’s where you will go and live for a year. Harun Čandić sat at home one day and looked at that map showing the 60 countries where he could go volunteer for a year, including such places New York, Cape Town, and even New Zealand. However, with the world at his fingertips, he chose the Srebrenica Memorial Center.
Climate change is becoming increasingly evident in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Four activists from Sarajevo, Tuzla, and Zenica are tirelessly working to raise awareness about the need to address environmental issues: Samir Lemeš from Eko Forum Zenica, Edna and Meliha from the Youth Movement Revolt Tuzla, and independent activist Layla Jusko.