Bosnian Representative Association for Valuable Opportunities (BRAVO) is a non-governmental organization that prioritizes knowledge, entrepreneurship, civil society development, non-formal education, and innovative learning and development techniques for young people and adults. BRAVO’s key principles are tolerance, democracy, diversity, voluntariness, and openness, which guide the organization’s actions.

BRAVO is a leading organization in Bosnia and Herzegovina that serves as the Contact Point for Erasmus+ Youth. As such, it plays a crucial role in facilitating and supporting the participation of Bosnian youth in various Erasmus+ youth programs.

Additionally, BRAVO has been recognized for its outstanding humanitarian work and has received the ESC Humanitarian Aid Quality Label, making it one of only 100 organizations in the world to have earned this prestigious accreditation. Furthermore, BRAVO has also been awarded the Quality Label for European Solidarity Corps, which attests to its commitment to excellence in the area of solidarity and volunteering.

BRAVO’s expertise extends beyond youth development and humanitarian work. It is the only organization in the Western Balkans region that has the authority to certify companies and individuals on digital skills and competencies. This certification program is designed to equip individuals and organizations with the skills they need to thrive in today’s digital landscape.

Overall, BRAVO is an organization committed to driving positive change in Bosnia and Herzegovina and beyond. Its focus on youth development, humanitarian aid, and digital skills training, along with its numerous accreditations and certifications, makes it a highly respected and effective organization in the region.

BRAVO fosters partnerships between the private, public, and civil society sectors, enabling it to contribute to long-term local community development. Its focus is on empowering youth to gain the skills necessary for the 21st century, offering more accessible and inclusive non-formal education, and investing in innovations and entrepreneurship. BRAVO targets young people aged 15 to 35, but it is also committed to assisting individuals of all ages in need of support.

BRAVO concentrates on worldwide initiatives that uphold European values and ideals, particularly working with individuals who have less access to opportunities. The organization collaborates with institutions and organizations that support people with disabilities, organizing sign language courses and sports activities for individuals who are blind or have impaired vision. BRAVO engages participants from across Europe to volunteer and learn about ways to support vulnerable groups.

BRAVO’s team operates in various fields and topics, including human rights, anti-trafficking, reproductive health and STDs, gender equality and combating gender-based violence, sports, audio and video production, people with fewer opportunities, event organization, entrepreneurship, IT and ICT, technology, humanitarian actions, national and international projects, support in the fight against criminality and corruption, accelerating start-ups, industry 4.0, project management, refugee and migrant support, and creative actions. The organization is also involved in publishing books, brochures, newsletters, flyers, affiliations, and other publications.

Now we will closely list the issues we are dealing with when it comes to above mentioned fields: 

Youth Empowerment

• Providing equal opportunities for youth to productively participate in all processes of national development.
• Enabling the youth to realize their full potential.
• Reflecting youth issues in all relevant policies and policy documents.

Education and training

• Accessibility to affordable and quality formal and non-formal education and career counselling for youth ensured.
• Grant special priority to the young people who want to take vocational training and skill-oriented education.
• Equip the youth with relevant skills for the labour market.
• Consulting
• Soft skills
• Public speaking and communication
• Combating gender based violence

Youth and Non-Formal Education

• Improving access to information for the youth
• Enhancing employment opportunities for the youth in the media sector
• Communication Management
• Social Media Management
• Media as Non-formal education tool
• Combating hate speech and fake news.
• Supporting in fight against Crime and Corruption
• Working with people with fewer opportunities
• Working with people with disabilities
• International and National projects for inclusion
• Gender Equality

Employment Creation

• Actively promoting youth employment at national, provincial, district and constituency levels.
• Reducing the level of unemployment among the youth by 10 percent annually.
• Increasing the involvement of youth in the main economic growth sectors
• Industry 4.0, start-up acceleration programs and new technology

Health

• Promoting and supporting youth friendly programs aimed at responsible sexual behaviour.
• Establishing youth health clubs for creating an easy environment to have discussion on youth health and to conduct coeval education programs.
• Making arrangements for the availability of a youth health expert on demand from such clubs.
• Implementing awareness programs and providing information about matters like a healthy environment for healthy life, healthy food and lifestyle for healthy life, procreative health.
• Launching awareness programs for protecting adolescent boys and girls against sexual violence likely to occur against them at work place.
• Teaching importance of the Reproductive Health and STD-s
• Combating Anti-trafficking

Environment

• Promoting active participation of the youth in the protection of their environment.
• Increasing innovation in environmental management
• Educating people about importance of the green cities and healthy lifestyle
• Working on creating green roofs and fields
• Environmental awareness
• Creating tools for eco-friendly behavior

 Arts and Culture

• Facilitating the promotion of local arts and culture among the youth.
• Ensuring the protection of local arts and culture.
• Enhancing the contribution of arts and culture to the national economy.
• Hip hop music and dance
• Street art
• Photography
• Video and audio production
• Stop animation

Sport and Recreation

• Ensuring accessibility to sporting and recreational facilities in communities and villages.
• Enhancement social responsibility of the youth through the exercise of sports.
• Promotion traditional games for tourism promotion and as a means of culture preservation.
• Promotion of the healthy lifestyle
• Inclusion through sports
• Education through sports
• Sport as a tool for developing businesses