Bosnia & Herzegovina Operations

Leading the Way through Youth Empowerment, Capacity Building, and Defending Civil Liberties

DTCare in Sarajevo was formed to address youth engagement, public safety, environmental concerns, education, conflict, and reconciliation in a politically divisive environment. Within six months of its inception in Bosnia and Herzegovina, DTCare Sarajevo completed various projects that defined its future activities, based on challenges observed in the area, ranging from beekeeping workshops to building community and camaraderie through arm wrestling and volleyball. DTCare proudly hosts, with the support of local partners, our annual MOVEMENT Volleyball Camp for girls, building bridges and empowering young volleyball teams through training, teambuilding, and personal development.

We expanded operations into Bosnia and Herzegovina when we noticed that the country was ripe for action across several fronts, from disarmament to civil society building. In the security sector, we noticed a distinct lack of cooperation and coordination, especially in emergency and crisis response. Several of our projects address these issues directly, including our ongoing cooperation with Texas State University’s ALERRT program and CEPS College to facilitate active shooter and attack preparedness training for law enforcement and civilians. In addition, our CANDOR initiative, developed in partnership with leading regional and international experts, advances disaster response preparedness through specialized workshops and training, strengthening resilience to natural and manmade crises across the Western Balkans.

Beyond the game, the MOVEMENT Volleyball Camp emphasizes important values such as leadership, cultural understanding, and healthy living. Campers enjoy engaging drills, spirited matches, and fun social activities that promote resilience and character-building both on and off the court. In 2025, the MOVEMENT Volleyball Camp welcomed another enthusiastic group, continuing its tradition of creating meaningful impact and strengthening youth communities.

The promotion of public safety and civil society through thematic interactive workshops combining the knowledge, expertise, and inputs of university students (security studies, human rights, criminal justice, law) and working professionals and experts to combat illegal activity, corruption, human and animal trafficking.

As a leader in crisis management, DTCare’s founding members have actively contributed to academic advancements in emergency operations and regional security at the University of Sarajevo, publishing textbooks in these fields. To address immediate and long-term security risks, DTCare implements specialized preparedness initiatives. The Active Attack Preparedness (in partnership with TXU’s ALERRT Center) program delivers essential training to local law enforcement and communities, empowering them to respond effectively to active attack scenarios. Additionally, DTCare’s Disaster Response Preparedness (CANDOR) initiative provides expert-led workshops and resources to build resilience to natural disasters across the Western Balkans. Together, these programs strengthen community safety, reinforce peacebuilding efforts, and support a stable future for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Western Balkans region is a home to several endemic pathogens and zoonotic risks that could present potential pathways for emerging epidemic and pandemic scenarios and associated crisis-response.

Targeted programs promote unity and camaraderie through communal projects, community building, civics education, mapping of peace-building strategies and re-establishment of cross-cultural dialogue.

Women in smaller communities remain under-utilized in community development and civic-consciousness building while their needs and interests are not taken into account jeopardizing their human rights.

DTCare in cooperation with the University of Sarajevo seeks to improve beekeeping effectivity, biosecurity, and nutritional aspects of bee-products in an attempt to uplift local beekeepers and work against bee extinction.

Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas, produce heat-trapping gasses which prevent heat from escaping the atmosphere causing global warming. DTCare’s efforts to combat climate change are focused on bee conservation and protection and reducing air pollution by minimizing the burning of fossil fuels and heat-trapping gas in and around Sarajevo, one of the highest-ranking air polluting capitals of the world.

Fostering youth sports and weaving them into a conduit for supporting those struggling with mental health and trauma that do not have access to the healthcare resources they need.