Call for Training: Youth Employment Initiative
We invite all interested individuals to apply for the “Youth Employment Initiative” training, which will take place from March 14th to 21st in Bečići, Montenegro. The training will be attended by participants from Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Albania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Romania. The Wings of Hope Foundation will select 3 participants […]
Open call for 2 EVS projects in France
1. Citrus Project The Wings of Hope Foundation is a partner in this project alongside Solidarites Jeunesses from France, starting in July/August 2017. All additional information about the organization and the project itself can be found in the attachment. All persons interested in spending up to one year on this EVS project should send their […]
Continuation of the Internet campaign within the project “Cognitive-behavioral treatment of violent behavior for school children”
As part of the project “Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Violent Behavior for Schoolchildren,” realized in cooperation with the In Foundation – foundation for the improvement of social inclusion of children and youth in BiH, the internet campaign on violence prevention continues. Below, you can read an article written by an eighth-grade student and member of the […]
The story of EVS volunteer Elske Thaden from Germany
My name is Elske, I’m from the north of Germany and I was one year an EVS volunteer at the Foundation Krila nade (from October 2015 until end of September 2016). After I finished school I went to Scotland to volunteer for 9 months. However, other than planned, I stayed in Scotland for eight years. I did […]
Continuation of the Internet campaign within the project “Cognitive-behavioral treatment of violent behavior for school children”
WoH is starting an internet campaign about prevention of violence within the project “Cognitive – Behavioural Treatment Program for violent behaviour in school children”. The project is being implemented with the cooperation of In Fondacija which focuses on improvement of social inclusion of children and youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 4 primary schools (PS) […]
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Violent Behavior in Schoolchildren
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Violent Behavior in Schoolchildren Studies on peer violence in schools almost consistently show that schools where children feel accepted and valued have a lower risk of widespread occurrences of bullying behavior among children. A significant part of the activities of the Wings of Hope Foundation is focused on creating an environment that […]
General information related to violence
Peer-to-peer violence, or bullying, is a form of aggressive behavior that repeats over time, with the main goal of intimidating or hurting another person (physically or psychologically). It can be direct or indirect, verbal, physical, emotional, economic, sexual, and cultural. A key characteristic of peer violence as a social interaction is the power imbalance between […]
Peer support
As part of the project titled “Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Violent Behavior for Schoolchildren,” supported this year by the Municipality of Novo Sarajevo, peer support groups have been established in two schools in the Sarajevo Canton. These groups bring together children from the fifth to ninth grades with the aim of further informing group members about […]
Development of Social Skills – Cognitive Behavioural Play Therapy for Primary School Students
Within the project entitled “Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment of Violent Behaviour in School Children”, supported this year by the Municipality of Novo Sarajevo, groups for the development of social skills were established in two schools in the Canton of Sarajevo The social skills development programme, lasting eight sessions, is based on Cognitive Behavioural Play Therapy. This type […]
Theater performance within the project “Tools for Social Development – Volume 2”
As a result of the training course “Tools for Social Development-Volume 2” in Vrnjačka Banja a Theatre Performance was implemented as presentation of previously conducted eight days artistic learning process. The Theater Performance is available on the youttube channel of the organisation “People to People”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-bAEuy_HGE