Hilfswerk for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefRefugees & MigrationHousing & HomelessnessEmployment & Skills

NGOFounded 1996National reach

Profile last updated: October 2, 2026

About

Founded in 1996, Hilfswerk for Bosnia and Herzegovina is a non-governmental organisation based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, refugees & migration, housing & homelessness +4 more.

Hilfswerk International in Bosnia and Herzegovina is an aid organisation working in the country since 1996, when it focused on reconstruction after the Bosnian war. It now supports low-income families and vulnerable people through projects on housing, income opportunities, migration management, and social protection, helping people to become self-reliant. It is the first established international mission of Hilfswerk International (HWA) and is based in Sarajevo.

Location

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Founded

1996

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

humanitarian aidmigrationhousingincome generationBosnia and Herzegovina

Languages

ENBS

Causes & programmes

Causes

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefRefugees & MigrationHousing & HomelessnessEmployment & SkillsPoverty & HungerHuman rightsEnvironment & Climate

Works for

FamiliesRefugees & MigrantsPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningCommunity programmes

Programmes

Strengthening Migration Management, Asylum and Return Processes in the Western Balkans

Refugees & Migration · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Strengthens the capacity of migration-related structures in the Western Balkans to manage asylum and return processes and reduce irregular migration to the EU.

Steps of Change

Refugees & Migration

Project with a media campaign on migration-related issues.