Abstract
The Genesis Project is a local, non-governmental, non-profit, humanitarian organization established in June 1996 in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The main project objectives are the following:
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Interactive education of children through live puppet show performances representing diverse educational topics (mine risk education (MRE), children’s rights, prevention of all sorts of addictions, etc.).
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Education of children and youth about healthy lifestyles.
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Community strengthening with the purpose of informing the public on freedom of speech, democracy and fundamental human rights.
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Assistance to war-traumatized children and their families.
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Development and support through various coexistence initiatives throughout BiH.
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Building of democratic governance.
Recommended Citation
Pejic, Dijana
(2003)
"From Puppets to Empowerment: the Bosnia and Herzegovina Genesis Project,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 7
:
Iss.
2
, Article 17.
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https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol7/iss2/17
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