Educator Resources from webinarLink to Bosnia lessons with VII Foundation:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53bc1d2fe4b018d9b480550a/t/62797d274eeef814128fd815/1652129068423/BOSNIA+January+2022.pdf Post Conflict Research Center: https://p-crc.org/ Holocaust and Peace Manual (especially for teachers in Bosnia): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53bc1d2fe4b018d9b480550a/t/61f05f29f54d9138d8d11641/1643142955305/PUBLISHED+Pedagogical+Manual_Holocaust+%26+Peace_EIHR_PCRC_forumZFD.pdf PCRC documentary movies: https://p-crc.org/our-work/creative-multimedia/film/ Reimagine Resilience: https://reimagineresilience.org/ Educational Displacement Theory: https://reimagineresilience.org/educational-displacement-theory/ On Jajce: https://balkandiskurs.com/en/2019/02/28/youth-heroes-jajce-teens-halt-further-segregation-in-schools/ |
Additional EDucator ResourcesTeacher TV: Teaching History in Bosnia - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED8hT-mKCoQ)
C-Span Classroom – Conflict in Bosnia. Students will learn about foreign policy strategies, a brief background on the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, and joint NATO and United States military operations in the Balkans during President William Clinton's administration in the 1990's. (https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?18063) The lessons of Bosnia, Ten Years On (https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/balkans/bosnia-and-herzegovina/lessons-bosnia-ten-years) International Institute for Peace Vienna: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Political Crisis: Are words going to stay the only weapon? (https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1125632111315142) 2022 Open Balkan: One voice and an opportunity for all (https://www.ifimes.org/en/researches/2022-open-balkan-one-voice-and-an-opportunity-for-all/4978) Crisis in the Balkans Lesson Plan - This five-day simulation focuses on the Yugoslavian civil war of the 1990’s. The activity is set in early 1991, when international involvement in Yugoslav politics was minimal. Students will learn the geography and history of the Balkans, assume a role in the conflict, and make decisions which may maintain peace or begin a war. The details of this activity reflect actual facts. (https://www.eduref.org/lessons/social-studies/wrh0206) Uncomfortable Truths: War Crimes in the Balkans - Across the Balkans many survivors of the bloody conflicts of the 1990s still don’t know what happened to their missing loved ones. In Kosovo, even discussing the suffering of other ethnic communities is strictly taboo. What hope for lasting peace and reconciliation? (https://balkaninsight.com/2011/11/16/uncomfortable-truths-war-crimes-in-the-balkans/) |
take actionBalkan Transitional Justice - The Balkan Transitional Justice programmer is a regional platform that aims to improve the general public’s understanding of transitional justice issues in former Yugoslav countries (https://balkaninsight.com/2020/10/30/bosnian-serbian-schoolbooks-teach-rival-versions-of-history/)
Ordinary Heroes: https://p-crc.org/our-work/peace-education/ordinary-heroes/ More on PCRC's peace education work: https://p-crc.org/our-work/peace-education/ |
Ways to DonateIslamic Relief USA - https://irusa.org/europe/bosnia/
Care - https://www.care.org/our-work/where-we-work/bosnia-and-herzegovina/ UNHCR - https://help.unhcr.org/bosniaandherzegovina/ |
While these resources have been reviewed, they should not be interpreted as an endorsement by or for the Academy for Human Rights. Please review carefully with your own classroom, curriculum, and community standards in mind.