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Using Technology to Build a More Accountable Bosnia and Herzegovina

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"), have risen as leaders in grassroots organizing and civic activism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). " It was this feeling of disempowerment that brought together several concerned citizens, including Darko, to voice their disapproval in a local online forum. was the pre-election campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

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When there's no transparency and accountability in government, citizens feel powerless and deceived by the politicians that represent them. Community Boost_r , an initiative from Fundacja TechSoup. This past spring, FTS was on the ground in the Western Balkans, helping organize the Community Boost_r Challenge. From Serbia.

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Interview with Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International

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The way we do that is by asking every single woman around the world to sponsor one woman at a time by sending her $27 a month, along with a letter to start a communication link between the two women. We work in countries like Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, among others. You get her picture. Every single one.