Within the scope of Erasmus+ KA151 Youth Mobility project supported by the Turkish National Agency and implemented by Bülbülzade Association, “Resilient Youth: Active Citizenship in the Digital Age” activity started in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event was hosted by MFS Emmaus and included 41 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey.
An opening ceremony was held on the first day of the program. After the introduction of MFS Emmaus and Bülbülzade Association, Fazila Efendić, leader of the Srebrenica Mothers Movement, discussed the struggle for justice and human rights of the martyr mothers of Srebrenica within the framework of active citizenship. The opening was also attended by the staff of the host MFS Emmaus.
The second day started with a city tour of Srebrenica. Participants had the opportunity to get to know the historical and cultural richness of the city. At the end of the day, the young people visited the mothers of the martyrs who lost their children and relatives in the genocide and listened to their stories and witnessed the traces of the genocide that took place in Srebrenica in front of the eyes of the whole world and the struggle for justice in which the mothers took an active role.
On the third day, the participants visited the Srebrenica martyrdom and commemorated the victims of the genocide. Afterwards, the museum about the Srebrenica Massacre was visited. In the evening program, thematic group workshops and film screenings were organized.
On the fourth day, the participants volunteered at the youth center built by MFS Emmaus Association. In the evening program, young people participated in a handicraft workshop and took part in wood painting activity.
Until January 28, the project will include workshops and trainings on digital age and active citizenship, as well as cultural trips to different cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the end of the activity, all participants will be presented with a YouthPass certificate documenting their achievements.
