The first interactive portal for the diaspora from Bosnia and Herzegovina was promoted

The first interactive portal for diaspora from Bosnia and Herzegovina, owned by the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of BiH, was launched in Sarajevo. It was established for the purpose of implementing the Policy on Cooperation with Emigration, ie improving communication and information exchange between the BiH diaspora and BiH. 

The portal dijaspora.mhrr.gov.ba was created within the project "Diaspora for Development", which is a project of the Government of Switzerland and the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of BiH in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in BiH.

Semiha Borovac, Minister of Human Rights and Refugees of BiH, Andrea Rauber Saxer, Swiss Ambassador to BiH, and Nirvana Pištoljević, President of the Bosnian Academy of American Studies of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS) spoke on the promotion of the interactive web portal for the diaspora from BiH.

The primary goal of this portal is to establish the two-way communication between the state of BiH and its diaspora. This portal is an expression of the will and the idea of ​​emigration to create such a portal that would be a common point of communication.

In addition to news, the portal will provide the BiH diaspora with documents, project information and the possibility to express their ideas, their projects and thus to participate in the creation of public policy in BiH and in policies that are important for emigration, and in such a way, to influence the economic development of BiH

The Bosnian Diaspora is a source of information, skills and values ​​that can be of benefit to their homeland, and many of them already show interest in helping BiH.

Such a platform enables direct communication between the diaspora and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where representatives of the Diaspora will have the opportunity to share experiences gained abroad, ideas, activities and knowledge in their areas of expertise and promote initiatives from the diaspora for the development of BiH.

Among other things, the portal will also include a unified address book of institutions in BiH, as well as diplomatic and consular representations of the country in the world, and a register of organizations of the BiH Diaspora.

The portal will ensure the participation of emigrants in the creation of public policies within the competence of the Ministry and other institutions. It will be published information on business opportunities as well as public calls with information on the possibility of financing projects or applying for grants.