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#SportDiplomacyAcademy Dissemination events, Bosnia and Herzegovina

For the past two years, Bosnia and Herzegovina, like the rest of the world, has been plagued by a global pandemic caused by COVID-19. Although confronted with all of the above, the members of the Sport Diplomacy Academy did not allow all the beauty behind the ideas and values of Sports Diplomacy to fade and not expand further. Many dissemination events have been successfully conducted, and through them, the members of the Sport Diplomacy Academy along with its members’ clubs, organizations, and federations, as well as students, associates, partners, etc., have shown that sport always wins.

The Sport Diplomacy Academy project is a legacy of the first Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council, which took place in the first half of 2018 and is focused on cooperation with the Western Balkans as a logical continuation of all activities carried out under the #EU2018BG Priority: Perspective of the EU and the Western Balkans connectivity, citing the Sofia Declaration and the Sofia and EU Priority Agenda for the EU and the Western Balkans. The European Union and the Western Balkans must continue to invest in efforts to strengthen cooperation and the exchange of good practices focused on democracy, security and fundamental human rights. Project ensures the educational mobility of coaches and other staff of sport organisations (incl. volunteers) linked to professional and grassroots sport. The four mobility modules, which will be implemented in each partner country, will improve the skills and competencies of a total of 80 sports professionals, as well as their qualifications, through learning mobility. Learning mobility is planned as an investment in human capital and a contribution to the capacity building of various sport organisations with clear focus on building a network of well-trained sport diplomats, with activities co-funded by a European Union pilot program.

Dissemination events in Bosnia and Herzegovina (chronological order):

Dissemination event organized by Nijaz Memić, #SportDiplomacyAcademy participant from BiH
Ski resort Kreuth, February 2020.

• Number of participants: 40

Nijaz Memić uses every possible opportunity to promote the values of the Sport Diplomacy Academy. A man who is an inspiration to many people, a man for whom there is no impossible, because he is the one who does everything that is "impossible" to others. And that is exactly the magic of what the Sport Diplomacy Academy can offer to its surroundings.


Dissemination event organized by Damir Agović, #SportDiplomacyAcademy participant from BiH
Sarajevo, May 2020.

• Number of participants: 13

Damir held a meeting with his club "Sarajevo Jiu Jutsu Team Redzovic" where the main topic of the meeting was about getting out of the comfort zone. Ismir Jusko, whose background is mountaineering and extreme sports, spoke about it at the module in Sarajevo. Through Ismir's story, Damir tried to motivate his members to find challenges beyond what they are already used to, using good examples of local practices and good governance in sports, in which we had the opportunity to listen to.


Dissemination event organized by Nijaz Memić, #SportDiplomacyAcademy participant from BiH
Montenegro, Septembar 2020.

• Number of participants: 11

Apart from dissemination events in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nijaz Memić also promoted the values of the Sport Diplomacy Academy in Montenegro. While hanging out with his friends and members, Nijaz talked about good governance practices in sports that he learned about through the previous two modules.


Dissemination event organized by Selma Memović, #SportDiplomacyAcademy participant from BiH
Sarajevo, March 2020.

• Number of participants: 20

Selma and her team SFK 2000 Sarajevo have talked about good governance in sports, such as sports marketing. These are ways a club can reach its full potential in the field of ads and promotions. Sports are in a sector, with all of it's benefits being able to change the world. Participants see sports as a connection of different cultures that result in unity.


Dissemination event organized by Jasmin Pandur, #SportDiplomacyAcademy participant from BiH
Blagaj, August 2021.

• Number of participants: 10

Jasmin organized a meeting with his members to encourage a discussion about communication and public speaking. Through the transfer of knowledge he acquired at the module in Rijeka, Jasmin and his members performed exercises of verbal and non-verbal communication, as well as public speaking.


Dissemination event organized by Haris Idriz, #SportDiplomacyAcademy participant from BiH
Mostar, October 2021.

• Number of participants: 25

With his students and colluegues he was climbing a mountain and he was disseminating a Sport Diplomacy Academy where he was speaking about advantage of knowing people all around the Europe that can help you even in hiking and climbing and some of them he met during the Sport Diplomacy Academy.


Dissemination event organized by Jasmin Pandur, #SportDiplomacyAcademy participant from BiH
Mostar, October 2021.

• Number of participants: 250

The first international tournament in Brazilian jiu jitsu "BJJ Old Bridge Open Mostar 2021" was held in Mostar. 19 clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro took part in the tournament. Competitors were judged according to the official IBJJF rules, which were distributed in the IBJJF weight categories, as well as in the categories of kids, juveniles, seniors and masters. BRAVO as an organization that promotes European values was a partner in the event, and together with Jasmin they worked on the organization of this magnificent tournament.


Dissemination event organized by Vanja Subašić, #SportDiplomacyAcademy participant from BiH
Teslić, Decembar 2021.

• Number of participants: 50

Vanja held an activity with his basketball club "WBS Teslić", where the youngest members at the end of 2021 had the opportunity to socialize and have fun through various polygons and competitions. In this way, Vanja continued to do good sports practices with its members, promoting the values of the Sport Diplomacy Academy.


Dissemination event organized by Dino Šečić, #SportDiplomacyAcademy participant from BiH
December, 2021

• Number of participants: 1000+ visits

Dino Šečić shared some information and disseminate final month of the Sport Diplomacy Academy project on the Sport Portal Korner.ba with over 15 000 followers and sport lovers. Dino was somebody who was constantly promoting Sport Diplomacy Academy through his work, agency and organizations. Also, almost all activities and events were published on his portal and pages.