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Opening of a Beekeeping Education Centre for Mine Victims near Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina
At the invitation of the mine victims’ association OSI MEN from Mostar, the spouse of the President of the Republic, Dr. Aleš Musar, attended the opening of a new beekeeping education centre for mine victims on Thursday, 21 May 2026. The centre is financed as part of the humanitarian activities of the Slovenian non-profit organization ITF.
Publish date Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
In the presence of the Prime Minister of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Ms. Marija Buhač, several ministers, the initiator of OSI MEN Mr. Oliver Soldo, and above all war victims who lost a leg in mine explosions, Dr. Musar, just one day after World Bee Day, officially opened the new Centre. The Centre is situated in a beautiful natural setting right next to the Buna River.
As Dr. Musar emphasized in his address, this outstanding new initiative will enable mine victims from Herzegovina not only to promote and sell their honey products, but also to develop apitourism and facilitate the transfer of beekeeping knowledge and technologies from Slovenia to mine victims, thereby contributing to their psychosocial rehabilitation, strengthening communities, and fostering connections within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
