Youth Club "Under the Same Sun"

National Network
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Telephone
+38736753475
Fax
+38736753475
E-Mail
okpis@bih.net.ba
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1997
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Youth and education
General Information
Structure of organization: - Board of Directors - Executive director (full-time job) - Finance manager (full-time job) - Technical assistant and IT educator (full-time job) - Coordinator for field activities /refugees, children without parents/ - Moderator for youth movie club - Technical assistant /internet cafe/ - Activist, worker in internet cafe - Sport activities educator - Translator and English language educator - Activist, sport activities Yearly budget is around 50.000 euro. We gain funds from local and international donors, from Jablanica Municipality and we also have own sources like internet and movie club, membership fee, equipment and rooms rent, graphic and web design services, Tourist services, cinema etc. Main partners are: Norwegian people's aid, Mozaik foundation, Helsinki citizens assembly, ORC Tuzla, Jablanica Municipality, Vejle Commune - Denmark, Youth Council - Jablanica and other organizations from BiH.
Mission and Objectives

Youth Club “Under the Same Sun” located in Jablanica acts in the area of Jablanica Municipality and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Youth Club helps children, youth, teenagers and adults to use their free time productively through education and sports activities. Through these activities, Club gives young people opportunity to participate in democratic society development processes with principles of tolerance regardless of any kind of discrimination.
Youth Club “Under the Same Sun” wants to become remarkable for its activities with civil society in broad community and to make the cooperation with other organizations from BiH and worldwide. Our goal is to develop self financing system that will enable continuity of our work and existence. After several propositions of Board of Directors and Executive personnel of the Club, we brought out the motto that says: “WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU. JOIN US!”

Main Projects / Activities

Main projects are:
Jablanica Summer, International youth summer camp, educational summer camp, cinema, youth hostel construction, film festival, antidiscrimination etc.
Activities:
- ICT informatics education lessons
- Foreign languages teaching lessons
- Prevention lessons /alcohol, drugs etc./
- Sport activities /tennis, basketball, volley-ball, canoeing, swimming school/
- Internet and movie club
- Graphic and web design services
- Public advocacy
- Tourist services
- Support to formal and informal groups of people, mostly youth
- Youth creative workshops
and many other daily projects connected to specific days like Earth Day, International Youth Day, International Day Against Drug, International day on AIDS prevention, etc.

Contact (1) Full Name
Emil Balavac
Head of the organisation
Haris Halilhodžić