Turgay Aldemir, President of the Bülbülzade Foundation, and the accompanying delegation made several visits to the cities of Srebrenica, Doboj and Sarajevo to sign a cooperation protocol with IFS Emmaus operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bülbülzade Foundation, which has previously collaborated with IFS Emmaus, which contributed to the development of the people of the region after the war in Bosnia between 1992-1995 and operates internationally, has strengthened this cooperation with an official protocol.
In Srebrenica, the delegation visited the youth camping area, the student dormitory established to provide students with easier access to education, the Srebrenica martyrdom, the memorial center and the museum about the Srebrenica massacre. The delegation also visited the nursing home built to facilitate the lives of the mothers of martyrs from Srebrenica and met with the mothers of martyrs who lost their families in the Srebrenica Massacre on July 11, 1995.
IFS Emmaus headquarters in Doboj was also visited. Here, the soup kitchen where hot meals are distributed, rehabilitation and therapy centers, dairy farms and greenhouses established to provide economic support to the local community were examined.
During the meetings with Hamzalija Okanovic, President of IFS Emmaus, and the heads of administrative units, it was decided to carry out joint projects in the fields of humanitarian aid, civil society and social cohesion, especially in the fields of youth and culture. After the signing of the cooperation protocol, Turgay Aldemir and Hamzalija Okanovic emphasized the importance of the friendship between Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina and drew attention to the necessity of general cooperation and the importance of mobility activities among young people.
Finally, Turgay Aldemir, President of Bülbülzade Foundation, thanked the IFS Emmaus authorities for the hospitality and interest shown to the 21 participants of the Erasmus+ activity between January 18-28.
