Publications
Within the Advocacy sector OIA periodically publishes Special Report about Youth Policy Development in BiH (SIROP). SIROP offers a survey of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina related to: state care for youth, activities and participation on youth in the community and their needs. SIROP's aim is to present the current situation and to suggest and recommend activities for development of youth policy in the next period, based on research and analysis carried out by OIA, and on European practice and documents about youth policy development.
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SIROP 1 was published in May 2002 after the 'We Can't Do It' campaign for bigger participation of youth in the society and it dealt with the theme of 'Youth and Governance' . SIROP showed the actual state of youth participation in the authorities, of the election process and the relation and communication between the youth and government. It gave the basic recommendations for improving youth participation and their relations with the government.
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SIROP 2 was published during the summer of 2002 and it focused on the theme 'Governmental mechanisms for youth policy development'. SIROP 2 offers recommendations in accord with the European standards for forming the governmental bodies for youth at all state levels. Annex contains: Resolution about Youth Parliament, initiative of BiH parliament to form the youth department at state level and the European Document ''11 Indicators of National Youth Policy'. |
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SIROP 3 was published in April 2003 (3.000 thousand copies in Bosnian and English) with the theme 'Youth Sector in BiH' . The base were results of OIA's big research from summer 2002, interviews with 154 youth organizations in BiH and the discussion with experienced youth workers at the Third BH Youth Parliament. SIROP analyzed the forming of youth organizations from BiH, their efficiency, influence, media and public relations, capacities, networking etc. Beside that, contacts with 231 youth organizations in BiH are attached. |
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SIROP 4 came out in the end of summer 2003 (3.00 copies in Bosnian) with the theme 'Youth Policy at the Local Level' . It is the first document in BiH dealing with this theme with the detailed description of 12 youth policy elements that every municipality should realize. It also contains the text of the new version of European Charter on youth participation at regional and local level (Council of Europe 2003), and the recommendations of the 4th BH Youth Parliament. |
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SIROP 5 was published in the end of 2003 in 7.000 copies in Bosnian. The theme was 'Efficient Youth Participation at International Meetings' and it is the first translation into South Slavic languages of the Canadian manual which aims at enticing youth participation at big, global political meetings and it offers advice for efficiency at such meetings. |
TRAVELOGUE – Beside SIROP, OIA regularly publishes (4 times a year) a 'Travelogue' – a short survey of youth policy development in BiH with the details about development dynamics, all important events in BiH and relevant regional meetings which deal with youth policy theme. This document is used by the official Youth Policy Working Group of the International Community (YPWG) and a part of it was published in handbook about youth work of Balkan Youth Project of European Youth Forum and Care International.
In addition to these publications OIA offers its expertise in the professional literature about youth from other organizations (Youth Report in BiH, UNDP 2003)
NEWS
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RESEARCH ON STATUS OF YOUTH IN BIH (10.2007.)
From the fall 2007 until spring 2008, with support from GTZ – German association for technical assistance and cooperation, Centre for policy studies...
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Third Regional workshop on improvement of youth sexual and reproductive health – Mostar 12 September, 2005
Youth Information Agency (OIA) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) had been working together in the year 2005 on a regional part of the...
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Lobbying of OIA for 8 demands of the youth (August/September)
On the first day of protest a written demand for a meeting with Prime Minister Terzić has been sent, and today information on 8 Demands has been...
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Bus action 'Space for the Youth!' (15 – 22 August)
OIA started the action 'Space for the Youth!' on 14 August by putting a protest stand and tents in front of the state institutions and by presenting 8 Demands...
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'Why do young people do NOT like politicians?'
BEST move of the GOVERNMENT towards the YOUTH in the first half of 2005 (5 July 2005)
The official proclamation of the BEST move of the government in the first half of the year was held on 5 July, 2005, at 1 PM, across the building...
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