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About us
Who we are
Most Mira (Bridge of Peace)
Who we are
We are a charity that works in the UK and Bosnia Herzegovina to bring together children and young people to make friends across ethnicities and celebrate diversity in the Prijedor area, northern Bosnia Herzegovina.
We do that through youth arts festivals, theatre workshops, peace building visits and tours and architectural workshops. Our aim is to grow and diversify our range of creative and inclusive activities for youth and establish a permament hub in Kevljani village near Prijedor.
Most Mira’s approach focuses on addressing three obstacles to maintaining peace in northern Bosnia:
Ethnic segregation of young people
Youth live in ethnically segregated communities and study in segregated schools, which means they have little opportunity to meet and spend time together even though they live a few kilometres away from each other.
Lack of safe spaces for young people
There is a lack of independent social and cultural spaces open for all in Prijedor. The area Most Mira works in is particularly rural and while there has been some development, there is no location for socialising for young people. Without a place to go, it becomes impossible for young people to meet and exercise their creative energy.
Lack of opportunities for young people
There is a serious lack of creative and professional opportunities for young people in Bosnia. Combined with major economic crisis, travel restrictions on Bosnian citizens and reality of unemployment, it is difficult for young people to exercise their right to create a better future for themselves.
Most Mira addresses these issues through our work with three main aims:
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Most Mira brings together youth to make friends across ethnicities and celebrate diversity.
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Most Mira creates a safe space to bring young people together and spend time with each other.
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Most Mira provides creative and professional opportunities for young people in Bosnia.
Most Mira is now building a permanent presence in Northern Bosnia to meet these aims going forward in a sustainable way.
Most Mira is a registered charity in the UK (charity number 1134274) and in Bosnia (organisation number 11062326)
