Scholarship holders of the Hastor Foundation remain part of this large family even after finishing school. Their successes delight donors, members and all those who consider themselves part of the work of the Hastor Foundation. With each project and progress, they are one step closer to realizing their dreams and achieving the success that the Hastor Foundation is undoubtedly proud of. One of our alumni helped our work immensely so we dedicate the text below to him.

Sanel Delić’s story begins in Bugojno, where he graduated from the Technical High School, majoring as a construction technician. He became a scholarship holder of the Hastor Foundation at the beginning of the second grade of high school, in 2008, and he maintained that status until the end of his studies, in 2016. After graduating from high school, Sanel enrolled in the Department of architecture at Burch International University where he recieved a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. During the second cycle of studies, he became an employee of Walter BIM Solutions, which in the meantime grew into a group and split into two companies, so that Sanel is now part of Walter Code. The status of a Hastor Foundation scholarship holder helped him a lot during this period, partly because of the scholarship, but above all because of the acquired skills and habits during volunteering and work in the administration. The skills and work habits he acquired during that period helped him during his studies, while looking for a job, but also now while he is working.

Although Sanel officially stopped being a scholarship holder of the Foundation 5 years ago, he is still involved in the work of the Foundation because during his studies he learned to program independently, both out of curiosity and out of necessity, and created a web application currently used by scholarship students to record volunteer hours. What he is especially proud of is the fact that over 12 thousand reports have been sent through the application and over 200 thousand volunteer hours have been recorded.

I would like to advise current scholarship holders to be proactive and as much as possible involved in various projects and activities inside and outside the Foundation, not to wait for opportunities but to create them themselves. Volunteering and active participation in activities, both in the Foundation and in local communities, is almost as important as education. Through these activities, additional opportunities and possibilities open up for us and we make new friends and acquaintances.

It is nice to see that Sanel’s commitment to the Hastor Foundation did not end once the financial aid stopped but continues to this day as a sincere friendship. Our scholarship holders have wonderful examples that will be their role models once they become part of the alumni.

Prepared by: Nedžma Latić

Translated by: Amelina Čejvan