Foundation Education in Action
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Foundation Education in Action
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Foundation Education In Action
The Foundation Education in Action is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit organization registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Foundation is a successor to the UWC-IBO Initiative in BiH, which established the UWC Mostar in 2006.
The Foundation’s mission is to provide the next generations of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the knowledge, skills, leadership qualities, and international values necessary to overcome the ethnic divides and move their nation into the 21st century.
Founders
Elisabeth Rehn
Lamija Tanović
Chair of the Governing Board
Pilvi Torsti
Members of the Governing Board
Jasminka Bratić
Ivan Lorenčič
Adriaan de Mol van Otterloo
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The work that led to the founding of the UWC-IBO Initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to the opening of UWC Mostar as part of it in 2006 was legally first organized under the representative office of UWC Adriatic in BiH. In 2006, a non-profit organization was registered in Finland to govern the work as an independent legal entity, as no state level legal solution in BiH was available. In 2011, the Foundation Education in Action was registered under the new law in BiH, which was at the national/state level.
Foundation regulations, aims, and activities – summary
The Foundation is registered as a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit organisation. It operates within the entire territory of BiH by the applicable laws and regulations. The Foundation is entered in the Register of Foundations of the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 20.12.2010 (ID 4201612480001). The founders of the Foundation are Elisabeth Rehn and Lamija Tanović.
The Governing Board of the Foundation is the highest authority of the Foundation. It has 4 members. The first chairman and members are appointed by the Founder. The members are appointed for a four-year term with the possibility of re-appointment. The election of the new Board members is conducted by the current members of the Board. The Board members then propose a new Chair and select one among them.
Some of the aims and activities are:
– achieving a peaceful and sustainable future in BiH and the region through education
– contributing to educational reform in BiH and advocating for contemporary teaching and learning methods in the curriculum
– educating students from Bosnia and Herzegovina and other countries within the UWC Mostar
-encouraging liaison and cooperation with other IB schools in BiH and the region to establish a network of schools committed to the same aim
-connecting young people to develop mutual understanding and cultural, religious, and national tolerance;
-organizing events and activities between IB and non-IB schools in BiH and the region;
-organizing summer school courses for students and educators
– running the Centre for the Professional Development of Educators, which will organize workshops, study visits and conferences for educators, including teachers, head-teachers, and other persons or institutions connected to the field of education.
