INTERETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH CAMPS GRANTS PROGRAM

This program supports initiatives with the primary goal of promoting peacebuilding, interethnic and intercommunity exchange, collaboration, and joint projects. We are seeking projects and initiatives that enable youth continuous skill development while cohabitating for at least 4 consecutive nights in a camp setting with a goal of clearly developing increased tolerance and cooperation between the ethnically and geographically diverse communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Proposals should engage youth who have had no prior access to similar initiatives, belonging to at least one of two specific age ranges: a. ages 10-17 or b. ages 18-25. The Embassy welcomes all innovative proposals aimed at peacebuilding, promoting interethnic engagement, reconciliation, and cooperation among youth belonging to different ethnic groups. Priority areas: Projects that reach out and promote cooperation between youth from different ethnic communities in the following areas: 1. Brcko District 2. Federation BiH: a. Canton 1: Bihać, Cazin b. Canton 3: Srebrenik, Kladanj c. Canton 4: Zenica, Zavidovići d. Canton 6: Jajce, Uskoplje/Gornji Vakuf and Donji Vakuf e. Canton 10: Livno, Glamoč, Drvar 3. Republika Srpska: a. East Herzegovina b. Birač Region c. Prijedor Region