Udruženje izbornih zvaničnika u BiH

"Participatory budgeting - the possibility of effective engagement of citizens"

Implementation period: from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2019 Donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

UIZBIH implemented a project entitled "Participatory budgeting - the possibility of effective engagement of citizens" from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2018, in partnership with the Czech organization AGORA, thanks to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

"Participatory budgeting - the possibility of effective citizen engagement" is a project that aims to create a favorable environment for active participation and cooperation of citizens, political representatives, and civil servants. The overall goal of the project is to contribute to a more functional local government in Bosnia and Herzegovina based on citizen participation. An important factor for the readiness and motivation to participate in the public life of the community of citizens is to give them opportunities to participate in the decision-making process. Our goal is to involve citizens in local decision-making processes in three selected municipalities. We will use participatory budgeting (PB) as a very useful approach recommended by the World Bank and the United Nations that "can improve the transparency of municipal work and encourage citizen participation. Through this process, citizens can offer their ideas and projects they find useful to the community. It should be supported through the municipal budget. Through a series of activities including workshops and public gatherings, citizens will have the opportunity to choose proposals for support. This "strengthens the dialogue between the public and local authorities, thus fostering an atmosphere of mutual trust and social peace".

The implementation of this project took place in 6 municipalities in BiH: Breza, Istočna Ilidža, Kiseljak, Kreševo, Trnovo RS and Vareš.

In 2018, a new children's playground was built in the municipality of Breza, a ramp was installed at the entrance to schools, folding benches were installed, and a picnic area was built above the village of Izbod. In the municipality of Istočna Ilidža, the yard in front of the elementary school "Jovan Dučić" was asphalted, and public lighting was installed on the pedestrian path near the elementary school. P.P. Njegos. On the territory of the municipality of Kreševo, the bridge in the field at the turnoff from the regional road Resnik Volujak was widened, and fences were set up in the Kosina and Troska cemeteries. By the end of 2019, lighting was installed in Breza in the schoolyard of the elementary school "Safvet-beg Bašagić", firewood was procured for beneficiaries of permanent financial assistance, lighting was installed on the playground and resort Vinca - Izbod, a sports field for basketball was built. Outdoor fitness park. In Kiseljak, a playground for children was built in the settlement of Gomionica, a cabinet for vocational classes in the vocational school in Kiseljak was equipped, student lockers for the primary school were procured and installed. "Kiseljak", and posted information boards about birds that live in the park in Kiseljak. A workshop on the inclusion of children with special needs and renovated premises at the football stadium was organized in Trnovo RS. In Vareš, 3 projects have been implemented, namely the rehabilitation of the football stadium - drainage and drainage, the renovation of the toilet space in the kindergarten, and the rehabilitation of the pedestrian AB bridge, For the first time, the citizens of these municipalities had the opportunity to actively participate in the budget decision-making process by proposing and promoting their ideas and voting for projects worth 147,206 KM, which were implemented by the end of 2019 for the benefit of as many citizens.