The Diplomatic Winter Bazaar 2024 raised 275.000 KM for Children and Young People in BiH

February 18, 2025

The Organizing Committee of the Diplomatic Winter Bazaar (DWB) is thrilled to announce that the 2024 event was able to raise 275.000 BAM, which will be allocated to 27 associations supporting children and young people in need across Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This achievement, surpassing last year’s total, would not have been possible without the collective contribution of our generous sponsors, of the 45 embassies and international organizations, as well as the international schools and local vendors that took part in the event held in Skenderija on 7 December 2024. In total, more than 900 volunteers worked tirelessly to create an unforgettable atmosphere for the 11.000 attendees that came to enjoy food, drinks and products from around the globe. Once again, the DWB fulfilled its mission: bringing together locals and members of the international community to raise funds for the youth in need.

The Diplomatic Winter Bazaar is a non-profit organization in BiH, driven entirely by volunteers from the international community. The 2024 Organizing Committee included David Badower (Sweden), Ilona Stoelken (Germany), Piet Bakker (Netherlands), Tatiana Messerli (Switzerland), Dorina Kolici (Albania), and Madeline Ben Atikovic (Philippines). The Organizing Committee extends its deepest
gratitude to its sponsors including The City of Sarajevo, EFT Group, Mineco, Telemach Fondacija, Adriatic Metals, wpd and Pomozi.ba.

The beneficiaries of the Diplomatic Winter Bazaar are organizations that support children and young people as well as their families across Bosnia and Herzegovina, including those facing difficult financial and social situations and physical or mental challenges. In 2024, they are the following:

  • Kruh Sv. Ante (Humanitarno-karitativna organizacija “Kruh Svetog Ante” – throughout BiH) provides scholarships to socially and financially disadvantaged university students from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina: 13.500 BAM 
  • OGBiH – Jovan Divjak (“Obrazovanje gradi Bosnu i Hercegvinu – Jovan Divjak” – throughout BiH) enables materially endangered young people to complete their high school and university education: 13.500 BAM   
  • Dajte nam šansu (Udruženje porodica djece i osoba s poteškoćama u razvoju “Dajte nam šansu” – Sarajevo) provides health and psychological services for children and young people with developmental disabilities and their families: 10.000 BAM   
  • Budućnost (Udruženje za podršku djeci i roditeljima “Budućnost” – Sarajevo) creates better living conditions for children on the autism spectrum – 11.500 BAM   
  • Bosanski doktori (Udruženje “Bosanski doktori za osobe sa invaliditetom” – throughout BiH) provides support to persons with severe disabilities through personal assistance services: 21.000 BAM   
  • Los Rosales (Javna Ustanova Centar za djecu i omladinu sa posebnim potrebama “Los Rosales” – Mostar) works with children and youth with developmental difficulties to achieve the highest possible degree of independence: 10.000 BAM   
  • Novi Put (Udruženje “Novi Put” – Mostar area) combats child trafficking, contemporary slavery, domestic violence, child pornography and pedophilia: 14.000 BAM 
  • Lotos (Udruženje za Zaštitu mentalnog zdravlja – Lotos – Zenica) provides psychological support to children and young people with disabilities as well as to their parents and guardians: 8.000 BAM   
  • Grace Valley (Udruženje Građana “Pomirenje” (Grace Valley) – Zenica) is a residential and day-care center mainly for Roma children: 10.700 BAM   
  • Srce za djecu (Udruženje “Srce za djecu oboljelu od raka“ – throughout BiH) provides support for children with cancer and their families, including wigs for hair loss: 10.800 BAM   
  • Emmaus (Udruženje Humanitarna Organizacija Međunarodni Forum Solidarnosti Emmaus – Klokotnica/Doboj Istok) helps children with disabilities and from vulnerable categories of society on their path to independence: 13.000 BAM   
  • Down Sy I mi (Udruženje građana Down Sy i mi – Banja Luka) provides speech therapy support for children with Down syndrome: 15.000 BAM
  • Građanki Bosansko Grahovo (NVO Udruženje “građanki Bosansko Grahovo”– Bosansko Grahovo) is an extracurricular program that helps children from vulnerable families, providing them with active assistance in learning and socialization: 13.000 BAM
  • Rastimo zajedno (Udruženje Roditelja i Prijatelja Djece i Omladinu sa Posebnim Potrebama “Rastimo zajedno” – Gacko) provides individual and group treatments to help children with disabilities integrate into society: 12.500 BAM   
  • Angelus, (Udruga roditelja djece s posebnim potrebama Angelus – Domaljevac Šamac) works with children with special needs and from challenged families who have developmental difficulties, helping to ensure an equal position in society: 12.000 BAM   
  • PIPOL (Udruženje Porodica i Prijatelja Djece Oboljele od Leukemije i Drugih Malignih Bolesti “PIPOL” – Tuzla) supports the treatment, recovery, rehabilitation, and resocialization of children and young people with cancer and their families: 6.000 BAM   
  • Mala škola (Ustanova za prihvat i odgoj djece “Mala škola” – Vareš) cares for children without parents or adequate parental care, regardless of their religious and ethnic affiliation: 7.000 BAM   
  • Dobro djelo (Omladinsko udruženje “Dobro djelo” – Sarajevo) organizes workshops (using neurofeedback therapists) for children with developmental difficulties and of poor financial status: 10.000 BAM 
  • Drugačiji svijet ( Udruženje za pomoć licima sa autizmom “Drugačiji svijet“ – Bijeljina) supports children with autism and disabilities and their families through educational workshops with professional staff: 10.000 BAM     
  • Humanitarna Organizacija Alfa (Bihać) improves the material position of children, young people and families of the Roma community in Bihać so that they can live without poverty in a world of equality: 10.000 BAM
  • DTCare Sarajevo (Mount Vlašić) organizes summer camps aiming at empowering young women from disadvantaged families, marginalized groups or victims of abuse: 5.500 BAM
  • Savez Slijepih Republike Srpske (Banja Luka) helps blind and partially sighted children to acquire the basic skills to learn braille: 10.000 BAM
  • Mala Sirena (Udruzenje roditelja djece sa proteskocama u razvoju “Mala sirena” – Zavidovići) provides social and educational opportunities at their youth center: 8.000 BAM
  • Moja Zvjezdica (Udruženje za podršku djeci i roditeljima “Moja Zvjezdica“ –  Sarajevo) provides training and workshops for parents and professionals supporting children with developmental difficulties  : 5.000 BAM
  • Vodopad Ljubavi (Udruženja Roditelja “Vodopad Ljubavi” – Jajce) improves conditions for children and youth with developmental disabilities through individual therapies and sensory challenges: 5.000 BAM
  • Fondacija Stariji brat, starija sestra (Fondacija za podršku i razvoj mentorskih programa Stariji brat, starija sestra – Tuzla/Pale) provides mentoring support to children from socially excluded and dysfunctional families: 5.000 BAM
  • Down Sindrom Mostar (Udruga za Down Sindrom Mostar – Mostar) organizes therapies for children with Down Syndrome and intellectual disabilities (Autism, ADHD): 5.000 BAM

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