HA "Prijateljice" ("Girlfriends")

National Network
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Telephone
+387 35 245 210
Telephone (other)
+387 35 245 211
Fax
+387 35 245 210
E-Mail
prijateljice@bih.net.ba
Website
http://www.prijateljice.info
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
Structure: Assembly (42 members), Supervisory Board (3 members), Board of Directors (6 members), director, 3 program coordinators; 13 full time and 35 part time employees, 3 volunteers (local and international) Budget: app. 281.000 euro a year Sources of funding: international organisations and individuals, local and cantonal government, local business community, membership fees, own services, fund raising events Modalities: concrete projects and own services Main partners: local NGOs, Tuzla Municipality, Social Welfare Center in Tuzla, Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogue in Tuzla, Faculty of Social Welfare in Tuzla, Educational-Rehabilitation Faculty in Tuzla, Prosecutor's Office in Tuzla, Ministry of Social Welfare of Tuzla Canton, Pedagogue Institute of Tuzla Canton, Ministry of Education of Tuzla Canton and Republika Srpska, Ministry of Social Welfare of Tuzla Canton
Mission and Objectives

We advocate for better position and active participation of beneficiaries in community, providing psycho-social, educational, counselling support and services with possibility of employment, contributing so to democratic society development in general.
1st program component: psycho-social support and counseling
2nd component: education on civil society and local community empowerment
3rd program component: poverty alleviation through strengthening od female entrepreneurship

Main Projects / Activities

-psycho-social individual and group support to traumatized persons, PTSP sufferers, domestic violence victims, etc.
-burn out prevention and alternative violence project seminars to professionals, NGOs, students, etc.
-playrooms for pre-school children
-speech therapy to school children
-peace building education for school children, school management and parents in 10 schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina
-reconciliation summer holidays for teenagers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia
-regional networking with partners from Sweden, Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia gathered around platform of European integration of Western Balkan countries
-providing cleaning services on the local market
-sustainable agricultural activities for minority returnees

Contact (1) Full Name
Jasminka Tadic Husanovic
Head of the organisation
Jasminka Tadic Husanovic