Association for the Care and General Rights of Children "Naša djeca" Zenica

National Network
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Address

Maršala Tita 22
72000 Zenica
Bosnia & Herzegovina

Telephone
0038732247277
Telephone (other)
0038763286398
Fax
0038732247277
E-Mail
ndjecaze@yahoo.com
E-Mail (2)
adna.ndjecaze@yahoo.com
E-Mail (3)
redakcija@activezenica.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1992
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information

Naša djeca” Zenica/Our Children Zenica is an Association for the Care and General Rights of Children, existing and working in Zenica since 1992. It is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-profit organization that works with children and young people. In total, Our Children has 150 active members. Its goal is to offer a platform where children and young people can make their ideas happen. We are supporting youth to give ideas, accomplish personal goals, write and realize their own projects, make music, movies, and similar content and by doing that be active in the local community. Some of our donors are USAID/IOM, EU and WESTERN BALKANS FUND. Three members of our staff are full-time employed and five members are part-time employed.

Mission and Objectives

Our goal is to offer a platform where children and young people can make their ideas happen. We are supporting youth to give ideas, accomplish personal goals, write and realize their own projects, make music, movies and similar content and by doing that be active in the local community.

Main Projects / Activities

Association is an idea under which name the following activities operate: RadiYo Active Zenica, Children's Parliament, Production studiYo, Agora City Debate Club and Budi muško klub/Young man Initiative. On the international scale we implemented “Youth for Free Media” EU-funded project in 2017. together with partners from Cyprus, Bulgaria, Serbia and Poland. Our RadiYo is also a member of CMFE – Community Media Forum Europe, network of community media for organizations from Council of Europe member states. Besides that, Children's Parliament meets every week in our premises to learn about child rights. Also, we celebrate Children's Day and Children’s Week every year and try to remind our city and state that they are obliged to take care of the children. Our Children is a member of Network of NGOs for children in Bosnia and Herzegovina Stronger Voice for Children. It is a nation-wide network of almost two dozen non-governmental organizations brought together in 2009 by the need to have a systematic, effective, evidence-based impact on the processes affecting children rights in Bosnia. Besides that, we are exclusive partner from Bosnia and Herzegovina for Pestalozzi Foundation. We organize an intercultural exchange with Pestalozzi Children's Village in Switzerland where we take 40 children from Zenica twice a year for the last 3 years. Throughout this, 20-day long exchange, children get totally different perspective about learning and they get to meet 40 kids from other country, since every exchange includes at least two countries. With this, we give them a chance to travel, learn and experience and learn about discrimination, their rights and identity.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Having a community radio as a part of Association, we can contribute in promoting the Network and its ideas. Also, we took part in projects that advocate against extremism and radicalism in the past two years. By joining the Network we bring new ideas and a different perspective and with that we can contribute to the future projects and activities.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Joining the ALF Network would provide us with new experiences, new opportunities and a great number of contacts and cooperation with other members of this network.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ernad Bihorac
Job Title
Head of the Association
Head of the organisation
Ernad Bihorac
Contact (2) Full Name
Adna Kepeš
Job Title (2)
Facilitator of the Children's Parliament