„ Building education network for peace in BiH“, - 19 October 2013

 

Seminar „Building education network for peace in BiH” was created and organized by Ranka Mandic, the coordinator of the Education network working group in our Association, and was held on 19 October in Vlasic.
Participants were directors, pedagogues, and teachers who are in charge of ecological sections from 10 elementary schools from Sarajevo Canton: „Behaudin Selmanovic“, „Sokolje“, Dobrosevici“, Skender Kulenovic“, VIII OS „Amer Cenanovic“, IV ES, IX ES, „Fatima Gunic“, „Umihana Cuvidina“ i „Dzemaludin Causevic“.
The lecturers were Prof. Azra Jaganjac PhD, Samir Huseinbašić PhD, Ana Mrdović, bacc. engineering in horticulture and Ranka Mandic, trainer of Regional centre for environment of BiH.
The aims of this seminar was to expand already established eco-school network (there are 30 schools already) and strengthen mutual cooperation, raise the awareness that each of us, on his own way, can contribute to model a proper attitude toward the environment in general and to to try to influence decision-making process and solving issues in the local community. At the same time, we used the opportunity to promote the support given by JICA to the peace building, eco-school networking and tourism development in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

Coordinator of group for education, Ranka Mandic