Youth leadership
Develop leadership skills and take initiative to drive meaningful change.
A proposed youth initiative of the Bosana Foundation
Empowering youth.
Building a brighter
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Bosana Youth Council will unite young leaders ages 14–22 who share a connection to Bosnia and a commitment to education, service, and opportunity.
Education
Advance opportunity through mentorship, fundraising, and academic support.
Service
Give back through practical projects that strengthen communities.
Connection
Build friendships and networks across Bosnia and the global diaspora.
Our mission
Turn shared identity into shared purpose.
The Youth Council is envisioned as a bridge between high school and college students across the diaspora and trusted opportunities to contribute to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Founding members will help shape the Council through advocacy, fundraising, community engagement, mentorship, and new ideas that advance Bosana’s education mission.
Explore the vision →Our programs
Learn. Lead.
Make a difference.
Activities will be developed with Bosana leadership and the founding member group—giving young people a real role in shaping what comes next.
Youth-led fundraising
Create campaigns that support Bosana students and youth development.
Community projects
Turn ideas into service projects with practical, visible impact.
Leadership & mentorship
Learn from mentors while building the confidence to lead others.
Our team
Meet the Youth Council officers.
The founding officers will guide the Council’s work in partnership with the Bosana Foundation. Officer names, photographs, and biographies will be added as the inaugural leadership team is confirmed.
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Communications & PR Chair
A global opportunity
Imagine if just a fraction of the diaspora activated.
An estimated two million people of Bosnia and Herzegovina origin live abroad, including later generations—and roughly 200,000 may be ages 14–22. The Council can help turn that youth network into relationships, ideas, mentorship, service, and opportunity.
Diaspora estimate: BiH Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees reporting. The youth figure is an illustrative demographic estimate based on the age structure of principal diaspora regions; no comprehensive global age census of the BiH diaspora exists. The 1% scenario is applied to the estimated youth population.
“We want young people to see that their connection to Bosnia is not only something they inherit—it is something they can build.”— Founding vision
FOUNDING AMBITION$100,000Proposed two-year fundraising goal for youth development and education through Bosana.
Founding member interest
Help build the first chapter.
We are gathering interest from Bosnian diaspora students and young adults ages 14–22 who want a meaningful—and manageable—way to lead, connect, and contribute.