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The Center for Peacebuilding (CIM) was founded in 2004, in Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina. CIM develops peacebuilding programs that foster peace and reconciliation among different ethnic and religious groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

While the Dayton Peace Accords managed to put an end to the Bosnian war and the violence, it froze ethnic divisions. Nationalistic discourse, and hate speech are highly practised by political and religious leaders, and fuel hatred and acts of violence towards the "others". Communities are segregated among ethnic and religious lines. Negative stereotypes and prejudices are passed down to the new generations, which have few opportunities to interact with members of other ethnic groups, as they go to ethnically homogeneous schools.

CIM has gained the trust and respect of the local community and affirmed itself as an important peacebuilding organization in Bosnia through a series of projects and activities.


 * 1) Annual peace camps
 * 2) Nonviolent communication education for primary school children Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops for local educators
 * 3) Coffee for peace
 * 4) Public interreligious meetings
 * 5) Counseling
 * 6) Hosting international learning delegations
 * 7) Trauma healing with cranio sacral therapy – as well as education of new therapists
 * 8) Foreign language classes
 * 9) Cross-cultural exchanges
 * 10) Consultative support for international peacework
 * 11) Weekly radio show: Ambasada Mira (Peace Embassy)

In 2011 the director of CIM, Vahidin Omanovic, was the recipient of the 5th International Bremen Peace Award. He will receive a prize for Unknown Peace Worker.