World Travelers Community Podcast

This episode dives into the Volunteer Perspective: "How can something be outside the law but morally right?" Organisations on the ground get regularly criminalised in their attempted relief work. In this episode, we talk about the context of humanitarian aid through the lenses of a volunteer coming from a more privileged situation and the circumstances under which volunteers and People on the Move happen to meet. On a more positive note, listen to a story of friendship, joint assistance, and empathy. The World Travelers Community in Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina supports people on the move, refugees, and asylum seekers in their long-term integration process with different services and the possibility of employment opportunities. Components of this program are legal support, language courses in Bosnian and English, psychological support, assistance in finding and affording accommodation in shared houses, and job search assistance. The podcast is one way to support this transformative project and advocate the silenced stories of our participants. Please keep in mind that we are a completely non-commercial and social podcast project. Based solely on the work of volunteers, therefore our quality of production cannot always compete with those who can pay salaries to professional producers. Further information about the World Travelers Community: Instagram Website Please support our project via: Betterplace Paypal Links to the organisations we talk about in this episode: indigo volunteers No Name Kitchen Border Violence Monitoring Network Wave Thessaloniki

In our third episode Yannis shares with us his initial hopes for better opportunities in Europe in search of a normal and peaceful life. He further reports on his experiences on the Balkan Route and violent pushbacks on the Bosnian Croatian border. Overall, the dangerous journey to an envisioned destination entails life-changing effects on Yannis. This episode marginally touches on and portrays these ramifications through the conversation with our friend. The World Travelers Community in Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina supports people on the move, refugees, and asylum seekers in their long-term integration process with different services and the possibility of employment opportunities. Components of this program are legal support, language courses in Bosnian and English, psychological support, assistance in finding and affording accommodation in shared houses, and job search assistance. The podcast is one way to support this transformative project and advocate the silenced stories of our participants. Please keep in mind that we are a completely non-commercial and social podcast project. Based solely on the work of volunteers, therefore our quality of production cannot always compete with those who can pay salaries to professional producers. Further information about the World Travelers Community: Instagram Website Please support our project via: Betterplace Paypal

In our second episode Zaki shares his opinion and his experience with us. This talk will cover topics of inequality and injustice in terms of traveling as well as the experience of racism coming to Europe via the Balkan Route. The World Travelers Community in Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina supports people on the move, refugees, and asylum seekers in their long-term integration process with different services and the possibility of employment opportunities. Components of this program are legal support, language courses in Bosnian and English, psychological support, assistance in finding and affording accommodation in shared houses, and job search assistance. The podcast is one way to support this transformative project and advocate the silenced stories of our participants. Please keep in mind that we are a completely non-commercial and social podcast project. Based solely on the work of volunteers, therefore our quality of production cannot always compete with those who can pay salaries to professional producers. Further information about the World Travelers Community: Instagram Website Please support our project via: Betterplace Paypal

In the second part of our first episode with Sanela, the founder of the World Travelers Community in Sarajevo, will we discuss the situation of reception centers for People on the Move, also called camps, in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2020 untill today. Therefore, Sanela shares her expertise and experience with us regarding the Lipa camp crisis in the winter of 2020/21, the inhumane conditions in the camps, as well as the systematic pushbacks at the external EU borders. Finally, she explains which asylum (im)possibilities Bosnia offers to People on the Move. The World Travelers Community in Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina supports People on the Move, refugees, and asylum seekers in their long-term integration process with different services and the possibility of employment opportunities. Components of this program are legal support, language courses in Bosnian and English, psychological support, assistance in finding and affording accommodation in shared houses, as well as in job search. The podcast is one way to support this transformative project and advocate the silenced stories of our participants. Please keep in mind that we are a completely non-commercial and social podcast project. Based solely on the work of volunteers, therefore our quality of production cannot always compete with those who can pay salaries to professional producers. Following you can find all the information on how to support us, as well as our social media channels with further impressions of the World Travelers Community: Instagram Facebook Website Please support our project via: Betterplace Paypal

We are very happy to finally release our first episode of the World Travelers Community Podcast! In this regard, we would like to take this opportunity to start with an overview of the situation on the so-called Balkan Route and the current developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2018. Therefore, we will discuss with Sanela, the founder of the World Travelers Community in Sarajevo about her own experiences and her work related to the topics of migration and insights about the reality of People on the Move in Bosnia. The World Travelers Community in Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina supports people on the move, refugees, and asylum seekers in their long-term integration process with different services and the possibility of employment opportunities. Components of this program are legal support, language courses in Bosnian and English, psychological support, assistance in finding and affording accommodation in shared houses, and job search assistance. The podcast is one way to support this transformative project and advocate the silenced stories of our participants. Please keep in mind that we are a completely non-commercial and social podcast project. Based solely on the work of volunteers, therefore our quality of production cannot always compete with those who can pay salaries to professional producers. Further information about the World Travelers Community: Instagram Facebook Website Please support our project via: Betterplace Paypal