Democracy and Governance

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FACT SHEET: Inspire Human Rights Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Through the INSPIRE program, USAID works to empower BiH citizens and government institutions to improve overall human rights protections, services, and employment prospects for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most vulnerable persons.

FACT SHEET: Assistance to Citizens in the Fight Against Corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Based on public surveys, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) consistently rank corruption as one of the biggest problems in the country. Despite the positive steps taken to stop corruption – numerous reforms, strategies and measures – corruption in BiH remains widespread. The cancer of corruption corrodes political stability, economic growth, and the country’s progress toward EU integration and self-reliance.

FACT SHEET: Balkan Media Assistance Program

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Press freedom is under threat in the Balkans. Political-economic interests have captured much of the mainstream media sector through opaque ownership structures, direct state support, and consolidated advertising markets, substantially limiting competition in the media marketplace and the public’s access to objective, balanced reporting.

FACT SHEET: Investigative Journalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) suffers from widespread public corruption in all aspects of government and society. Local NGOs and media are involved in fighting corruption and developing their ability to monitor, investigate, and report on it. Yet most citizens seem unwilling to engage personally in anti-corruption activities because of the lack of political and civil rights and fear of repercussions.

FACT SHEET: Judiciary Against Corruption Activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Through the Judiciary Against Corruption Activity, USAID addresses both external and internal judicial sector weaknesses in fighting corruption. USAID’s implementing partner for this five-year, $8 million program is Development Professionals Inc. 

Economic Growth

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FACT SHEET: E-Governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Through this project, USAID helps BiH increase transparency and reduce corruption in targeted government-led processes, focusing on digitalization as a tool for fighting corruption. USAID’s implementing partner for this five-year $10.9 million project is Millennium Partners.

FACT SHEET: Developing Sustainable Tourism (Turizam) in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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USAID's comprehensive approach to tourism will improve Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economy and foster social harmony.

FACT SHEET: Development Credit Authority Loan Guarantees in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are often unable to obtain suitable financing because of high collateral demands, high interest rates, and a lack of loan products for SMEs.

FACT SHEET: Energy Policy Activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Through its Energy Policy Activity, USAID helps Bosnia and Herzegovina attract investment and integrate its energy market into regional and EU markets. USAID's implementing partner for this five-year, $7.5 million project is DT Global, Inc.

FACT SHEET: Financial Sector Reform Activity (FINRA)

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Both BiH policy makers and private sector stakeholders agree that a well-regulated financial sector is critical for efficiently allocating capital in the economy and increasing access to credit.

Education

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Day Two of Administrator Samantha Power’s Trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Administrator Power's second day in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) began at Treca Gymnazium, an educational facility that was destroyed during the war and then rebuilt in 1999 with USAID's support.

FACT SHEET: TABLA General Education

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USAID’s TABLA project increases teachers’ capacity to incorporate critical thinking and applied knowledge in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. USAID’s implementing partner for this $5.5 million, three-year project is Save the Children BiH.

USAID Introduces UNWTO.TedQual Certification for BiH Tourism Education

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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 20, 2021 — Tourism education in Bosnia and Herzegovina will move toward world-class standards under a prestigious international certification system that the U.S.

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

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A Woman’s Unlikely Business Takes Hold in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Dragana Stojinić lives in a little village near Prijedor in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). To get to her house you have to walk or drive for miles down a long, unpaved country road. But this is hardly unusual. She is not the only woman living in the countryside of BiH.

Bosnian Baker Turns Childhood Passion Into Business

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Cakes and pastries have been Silvana Vidović’s passion since early childhood. When she was a little girl, she would sneak up, steal some dough from her mother’s bowl, and form it into all kinds of shapes for baking.

Despite Barriers, a Psychologist Heals Hearts in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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<p>We all want to be happy, but when making other people happy is what brings you happiness, you can still face a lot of obstacles. Sanja Idrizović, from the town of Konjic in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), experienced this firsthand.

FACT SHEET: Empowering Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Full inclusion of women from across society is critical to U.S. foreign policy objectives and imperative for the economic growth and stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). 

How a Bosnian Entrepreneur Overcame the Odds—and the Elements

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Rising at the crack of dawn, getting to bed late at night, and in the hours in between, struggling to protect the only thing that fed her family and paid the bills—that is what Vesna Budnjar’s days used to look like.

Global Health

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Administrator Power at a Press Availability in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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It’s good to be back here in Bosnia. I had the privilege to live and work here during the dark days of the war. My experience here changed my life and gave me the motivation to dedicate my career to trying to promote the cause of peace and human rights. Bosnia and Herzegovina finds itself at a very difficult crossroads now. I have just come from a meeting, a very powerful meeting, with three survivors of the wartime prisoner camps. These are individuals who suffered horribly in prisoner camps. And hearing their stories was a reminder that this country and the great people of this country can never go back. Politics are hard. But war is horrific.

FACT SHEET: Strengthening Social and Health Protection in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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To support BiH children and the economy during and after the pandemic, USAID has partnered with UNICEF in a two-year, $4.8 million project to strengthen BiH's response to and recovery from COVID-19. This project, 'Strengthening Social and Health Protection in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic', will address the devastating effect the pandemic has had on citizens in BiH, specifically the socio-economic impacts.  

FACT SHEET: USAID Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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USAID's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

United States Provides $750,000 to WHO in Bosnia and Herzegovina for COVID-19 Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – The United States today announced $750,000 in assistance to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve the country’s response to the pandemic, i

USAID Awards $1.8 Million to UNICEF for COVID-19 Relief in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – The United States announced $1.8 million in COVID-19 assistance for Bosnia and Herzegovina through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to address vulnerabilities in the country’s response to the global pandemic.

Innovation, Technology, and Research

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FACT SHEET: Monitoring and Evaluation (MEASURE II) in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Launched in September 2019, USAID’s Monitoring and Evaluation Support project (MEASURE II) is an extension of its first MEASURE project. The initial project evaluated the impact of USAID’s development programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina and helped build the capacity of local stakeholders to conduct evaluations and social science research to inform policymaking and programming of local organizations and institutions. 

USAID Turizam Helps Publish A Guide to Protecting Craft Products in BiH

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Craft makers in Bosnia and Herzegovina can protect their products from intellectual property theft with a new registry developed by the Institute for Intellectual Property with the aid of the United States Agency for International Development (U