INTER-ETHNIC RECONCILIATION AND YOUTH CAMPS support initiatives designed to promote interaction, the development of tolerance and reconciliation between the ethnically and geographically diverse communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although proposals involving youth (ages 14-25) are encouraged, the Embassy welcomes all innovative proposals aimed at promoting inter-ethnic cooperation by organizing camps with participants reflecting diversity of BiH society.
I. Proposals that deal with one or more of the following themes will be given priority consideration:
Twenty Years of Peace: Innovative proposals that emphasize 20 years of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a focus on the future.
Divided Communities: Projects that support bringing together neighboring or nearby communities that, since the war, have had little contact.
Divided Schools / Fractured Education: Projects that address school segregation or other problems that divide students along ethnic lines. These projects will help remove obstacles to integration in education.
Restoring dignity to war victims: Projects that involve youth in activities to restore dignity to victims of war and survivors of sexual violence and/or imprisonment camps.
Marginalized Groups: Projects that promote participation from marginalized minority groups, including (but not limited to) displaced persons, persons with disabilities, socio-economically disadvantaged persons, LGBT persons, Roma, and others.
II. Proposals for the Inter-ethnic Youth Camp Funds:
Medium and large scale youth camps (more than 50 participants) designed explicitly to promote interaction, the development of tolerance and reconciliation between the religiously and geographically diverse communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Youth (14-25) initiatives are encouraged. Applicants must be able to demonstrate past performance in organizing camps of a similar size with participants from both entities. In addition to core camp program activities (to last a minimum of five days), the proposals should include follow-up activities or other programs to ensure lasting cooperation among camp participants. Creativity and originality of concept is critical.
Project proposals should not exceed $50,000. The deadline for proposal submission to the Office of Public Affairs is Friday, February 20, 2015 by 17:00 p.m. to the email account IECampsBiH@state.gov.
All U.S. and BiH non-profit organizations are eligible to apply.
(Source: USembassy)
