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ONA u BiH

Omladinska novinska asocijacija u Bosni i Hercegovini

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Democracy & Civil societyEducationChildren & Youth
NGOFounded 2007National reach
Profile last updated: September 24, 2026

About

Founded in 2007, ONA u BiH is a non-governmental organisation based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina working on democracy & civil society, education, children & youth.

ONA u BiH (Omladinska novinska asocijacija u Bosni i Hercegovini) is a civil society organisation based in Sarajevo, founded in 2007. It works on youth journalism, media literacy, media freedom, non-formal education and youth participation in society. Its activities include the online youth magazine Karike, journalism academies and workshops, anti-corruption and media-literacy schools, research and publications, and campaigns on the Press Code and hate speech in the media. Its work targets young people aged roughly 15 to 35 across Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as youth organisations, media workers and educators. The association is funded through grants, EU-supported projects and public donations, and is governed by a General Assembly and a Management Board.

Location

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Founded

2007

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Udruženje

Legal name

Omladinska novinska asocijacija u Bosni i Hercegovini

Focus areas

youth journalismmedia literacymedia freedomyouth participationcivil societyanti-corruptionKarike

Languages

BSEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Democracy & Civil societyEducationChildren & Youth

Works for

YouthStudents

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingAdvocacy & campaigningVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Karike

Youth media · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Online magazine created by young people, publishing content on society, culture, politics, mental health and human rights for people aged 18 to 35 and those who work with youth.

Putokazi novinarstva

Education · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journalism education project for young people aged 15 to 25, combining workshops and media tools to develop critical thinking. Started in 2018.

Akademija omladinskog novinarstva

Education · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Youth journalism academy bringing together young people from across Bosnia and Herzegovina to develop journalism skills.

Ispod stola

Democracy & Civil society · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Project running the Winter School of Media and Anti-corruption Literacy, which teaches young people to monitor local government and anti-corruption issues.

Karike integriteta

Democracy & Civil society · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Project supporting young investigative journalists to address political corruption and public-interest topics.

Humans of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Community development · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Storytelling photo project collecting stories of people living in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Vaš glas u medijima

Democracy & Civil society · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Public campaign with the Press Council on hate speech, media conditions and the Press Code across Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Peer to Peer

Education · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Youth media education project that trained around 160 secondary school students and encouraged them to launch school newspapers.

Countries of operation

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGrantsEU funding

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingVolunteerCorporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

European Youth Press

Partnerships

Centar za promociju civilnog društva, Vijeće za tisak, Institut za razvoj mladih KULT, Fondacija SHL Sarajevo, Vijeće mladih Federacije BiH, Asocijacija srednjoškolaca u Bosni i Hercegovini, Fondacija za razvoj medija i civilnog društva Mediacentar, Transparency International u Bosni i Hercegovini, Balkanska istraživačka mreža Bosne i Hercegovine, Centar za građansko obrazovanje, Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans, International Organization for Migration

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