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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. (“Enough!” "Why not?"),

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

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Through technology, data, and resource-sharing, Community Boost_r seeks to empower Balkan citizens to voice their opinions, demand solutions to everyday problems, and stay informed on accountability and transparency issues. This past spring, FTS was on the ground in the Western Balkans, helping organize the Community Boost_r Challenge.

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

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Later, they learned that it happened again and again – in the cases of Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda - and it was still happening but nobody was doing anything about it. Use your voice! They remembered learning in school about the Holocaust in World War II and the international commitment that genocide would never happen again.

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