publication / May 8, 2023
World Vision BiH Country Brief 2022
World Vision has been working in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) since 1994, first providing relief to a war-torn country and then working on community development.
Child protection and participation are at the core of our work on all levels. We engage with children and parents and we collaborate with service providers and decision-makers to improve child welfare systems and advocate for system-level decisions that have the best interest of the child in mind.
Being a responsive organisation, we also tackle the risk of natural and man-made disasters.
We have offices in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla, Zenica, and Goražde, with the capability of deploying staff, goods and services throughout the country and when necessary to the region.
To learn more about us and get a quantitative insight in our work in 2022 download the short publication.
publication / April 26, 2024
Global Digital Compact Policy Brief
Policy brief about children's rights in the digital environment and the need for policies and legislation to protect their safety and well-being online. Learn More.
opinion / February 22, 2024
Engaging Faith Actors to overcome Harmful Social Norms and Practices: Fighting Violence Against Women and Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Preparing for her participation at the World Bank Fragility Forum in Washington, D.C., Dragana Bulic is increasingly alarmed by the recent research showing that youth in Bosnia hold more rigid views and gender stereotypes than adults. She will be speaking about World Vision’s work with faith actors to fight gender-based violence and violence against children at the forum.
opinion / February 22, 2024
Engaging Faith Actors to overcome Harmful Social Norms and Practices: Fighting Violence Against Women and Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Preparing for her participation at the World Bank Fragility Forum in Washington, D.C., Dragana Bulic is increasingly alarmed by the recent research showing that youth in Bosnia hold more rigid views and gender stereotypes than adults. She will be speaking about World Vision’s work with faith actors to fight gender-based violence and violence against children at the forum.
article / February 16, 2024
Faith based action against gender-based violence
Gender-based violence and femicide are on the increase in BiH. World Vision is taking innovative approach, uniting with religious communities and leaders to address the problem at its roots. our research shows that boys and girls hold rigid views and adhere to prescribed gender roles. with this action, we aim to change harmful societal norms.
publication / December 2, 2023
Learning to See the Climate Crisis
Climate change poses a significant threat to global socioecological systems. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) faces intensifying climate challenges, including rising temperatures and extreme weather events. Young people will bear the brunt of the changing climate. This research aims to explore how children and young people in BiH conceptualize environmental knowledge.
publication / April 5, 2024
2023 Global Report on Child Participation in World Vision Decision-Making Processes
This second annual Global Report on Child Participation in World Vision Decision-Making Processes celebrates the different ways girls and boys across the world have been meaningfully involved in the decisions that World Vision makes to improve child well-being around the world. Field Offices have continued to implement stronger and more innovative ways of listening to children, including them in local and national decision-making spaces to ensure that programming and strategy decisions are informed by children’s experiences, priorities, needs, and perspectives.
This report highlights the extraordinary practices of each region and Field Office, celebrating the ways our staff have shared decision-making power with children. World Vision continues to press in our belief that children’s participation is not only a right, but an essential element of our child-focused agenda.
publication / January 24, 2024
Regional Profile: World Vision Middle East Eastern Europe, 2023
We have been working in the Middle East and Eastern Europe for more than 45 years