Hilfswerk for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Founded in 1996, Hilfswerk for Bosnia and Herzegovina is a non-governmental organisation based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina working on international development, humanitarian aid & disaster relief, poverty & hunger +6 more.

Hilfswerk International (HWI) Bosnia and Herzegovina is the country mission of the Austrian Hilfswerk International, a non-profit aid and development organisation. Operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1996, following the first humanitarian distributions in Sarajevo in 1994, the mission has supported refugees and internally displaced persons with housing, livelihoods, social and technical infrastructure, and minority reintegration. Its work also covers poverty reduction, socio-economic development, job creation, small enterprise support, social housing, social inclusion of minorities and persons with disabilities, human rights promotion, and local capacity building. The mission works with government bodies at all levels, international donors and local partners. It also runs programmes supporting older people and migration management, with a focus on the most vulnerable groups.