LBTV A Force for the community…
Emdad Rahman
A group of East Londoners have returned to the UK after completing an aid deployment to visit and meet with Bosnian families.
The group spent four days in Sarajevo and activities included providing cows to needy families and empowering communities to use this for income generation.
Previous recipients have eventually progressed to supporting their communities as their financial situation becomes healthier.
There was also distribution of sweets and football coaching for young people.
The delegation also met with community leaders to discuss future projects and education programmes.
As part of he trip the group visited Srebrenica and the Genocide Memorial Centre where they learnt about the Bosnian war and paid respects to thousands of Bosnians who became victims of mass ethnic cleansing.
Shah Boshor was part of the team and spoke about his experience, “My friends and I have been involved in selling sweets for charitable causes and this experience, if anything, has taught us how important education, tolerance and respect is amongst all of us.
“It’s been humbling and we also realise how lucky we are in our own lives. The welcome from the people of Bosnia has been out of this world.”
