Author: bor-am-ag

“We create our future together” is the message of an Interactive and Online event, held on October 23 in Sarajevo, marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Along with Dr. Ingrid Macdonald, the UN Resident Coordinator in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also spoke the leaders of innovation in various sectors of society development in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with special reference to the daily life of their business during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was organized by BORAM in compliance with the proposed measures. With 10 direct participants in the room and more than 130 online, the event was also live streamed and followed by almost 2000 people.

Rule of law is at the core of the European Union enlargement process. One of the six major flagship initiatives of the Western Balkans Strategy adopted by the European Commission in February 2018 with aview to facilitating the accession of the countries of the Western Balkansto the EUstresses the importance of the rule of law. 

Within this context and in response to demands by citizens for justice, the EC launched the Rule of Law Initiative in April 2019. The Initiative monitors and assesses the effectiveness of the implementation of rule of law reforms and increased accountability within the rule of law chain in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reinhard Priebe (former Director for the Western Balkans at the EC) supported by several experts led this initiative, which included several concrete activities such as fact-finding missions, trial monitoring, casebased peer reviews of serious crimes and of the agencies for law enforcement.

The central public event of the Initiative was a public debate on the rule of law in Bosnia and Herzegovinatitled ‘Pravo na pravdu!’ that took place in Sarajevo at the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 20 November 2019. The public debate provided Mr Priebe and his team with an opportunity to listen to the concerns and recommendations of citizens and other stakeholders, which he reflected in his final report. This also provided civil society with the opportunity to engage in the discussion on the findings of the Opinion and the Analytical Report on the Rule of Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019. 

Under the coordination of the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument of the European Commission (TAIEX) and within the context of the objective and purpose of the project, BORAM was entrusted to ensure that all of the necessary services and activities related to the planning, implementation and management of the conceptual, logistical and technical services required for the organisation of the one-day event/public debate on the Rule of Law in Bosnia and Herzegovinaheld in Sarajevo on 20 November 2019 at the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina were in place.

BH Treasure is a project that supports entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The project organised a fashion show as a public event to allow Bosnian and Herzegovinian artists, creators and entrepreneurs to present their work directly. The fashion show reflected the sustainability and uniqueness of handicrafts that are characteristic of the traditionsof Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event brought together representatives of the Association of Business Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the association ‘Rights for All’.

BORAM provided technical support and assistance during the development of the website. This included the design and publication of content on the site and the possibility to purchase items of domestic production online, including the offer of BH Treasure by the associations. The idea of launching and supporting women in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the inspiration behind this promotional/sales concept. BORAM also organised a fashion show of Bosnian and Herzegovinian designers in cooperation with the designer Haad.

The European Platform of Regulatory Agencies (EPRA) held one of its two annual meetings in Sarajevo from 29-31 May 2019. Representatives of 53 regulatory bodies from 47 EPRA member countries attended theconference, which was organised by BORAM on behalf of the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.The multi-day EPRA event attracted more than 200 participants and included daily sessions and evening activities at the Sarajevo City Hall and the Youth Centre in Skenderija.

‘Reporting on Migrants’ is a project whose activities began when BORAM conducted a desk research into media reporting on migrants. This research formed the basis for the media workshop ‘#TacnoJeBitno’, which was organised and held in the form of two simultaneous sessions connected live via a link in Sarajevo and Bihać. A short film about migrants produced by BORAM was presented at the media workshop. BORAM implemented this project on behalf of the Office of the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Within the project, three video clips were produced and promoted through a digital media campaign under the slogan ‘#AccuracyMatters’ / ‘#TacnoJeBitno’.

Evropska komisija objavila je Mišljenje o aplikaciji BiH za članstvo u EU 29. maja 2019. Osnovni cilj kampanje bio je korektno interpretirati Mišljenje EK-a i naglasiti opredijeljenost EU-a za članstvo BiH u EU. Kampanja je uključivala društvene i mainstream medije i druge kanale komunikacije. Bilo je važno ukazati javnosti koje nas to prilike i izazovi očekuju. U samo 3,5 mjeseca lansirali smo seriju od 4 velike kampanje i organizovali događaje i aktivnosti pod vodstvom Ureda specijalnog predstavnika EU u BiH.. Događaji su uključili stotine građana BiH, predstavnike OCD-a, medija i javnih ličnosti, a sama kampanja je postigla izuzetno jak reach.

The project ‘Educating Journalists and the general Public about Digital Media Trends’ was conducted under the slogan ‘#Ne vjeruj na prvu’. The project invites journalists, editors, influencers and the general public to improve their ability to recognise misinformation and to learn about the phenomenon of fake news.

The purpose of the project is to reduce the influence and dissemination of false information in society, improve awareness among citizens about the appearance and the existence and impact that misinformation has in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as to promote EU priorities in relation to this segment. Within this project, BORAM organised a series of workshops for journalists and civil society organisations and developed six educational modules and the android platform ‘#NeVjerujNaPrvu’.

Kampanja „Zastani i poslušaj“ najavljuje rad na aktivnijoj socijalnoj uključenosti i napuštanje koncepta pasivne socijalne zaštite i apeluje na sve segmente društva da prihvate i promovišu jednake mogućnosti za sve građane BiH na osnovu međusobnog razumijevanja i prihvatanja različitosti. U ovom projektu će se također raditi na mapiranju i analiziranju aktuelnih potreba tih grupa, te na razvijanju i usvajanju modernih strategija socijalne uključenosti na entitetskim i nivou Brčko Distrikta i njihovom usklađivanju sa standardima EU. Istoimeni projekat provode Fondacija za socijalno uključivanje u BiH (FSU u BiH) i IBHI uz podršku agencije BORAM u komunikacijskom dijelu, a generalni cilj projekta je doprinijeti boljem umrežavanju organizacija civilnog društva u sektoru socijalne uključenosti, vidljivijem zastupanju interesa i potreba marginaliziranih grupa i njihovoj zastupljenosti u socijalnim politikama i modernim strategijama relevantnim za procese EU integracija.

Client Delegation of the European Union to BiH
Campaign EU Info center
Year 2018

BORAM in Consortium led by ECG, ran project EU info center 2017-2018. We organised a numerous of promotional events, gatherings, activities on social media, media campaigns. Produced artistic movie for European year of cultural heritage and a serial of other movies. Launched virtual platform and organized Europe Day with a serial of celebrations throughout the country including event in Jajce that ended with projection of the EU flag and Ode2Joy challenge at the waterfall.