18 images Created 6 Dec 2009
Youths in Sarajevo
Few years have gone by from the war and the generation of young people are fighting prejudices and building the foundation for a different society. Vedad and his friends in Sarajevo are an example of this feeling. Vedad's father working for the UN now and his friends' fathers were fighting against each other during the war. Yet, today they are able to joke about it. They want to leave all this behind. They go to the same university and their love for music unites them as well their hopes for a better future.
They do look at the rest of Europe with envy because they feel they are missing opportunities. Bosnia lacks infrastructure to cater for their needs and a lot of young people feel marginalised by having to work to sustain their families. But there is a fighting spirit that makes them take initiatives. For instance, together with other youths they opened a youth centre in one of the buildings that was scattered by the war and Radio Stari Grad that was once the symbol of resistance during the war is running ever more.
They do look at the rest of Europe with envy because they feel they are missing opportunities. Bosnia lacks infrastructure to cater for their needs and a lot of young people feel marginalised by having to work to sustain their families. But there is a fighting spirit that makes them take initiatives. For instance, together with other youths they opened a youth centre in one of the buildings that was scattered by the war and Radio Stari Grad that was once the symbol of resistance during the war is running ever more.
