The Hastor Foundation opens its doors to new hopes of Bosnian society every year. Based on the rules and criteria of the Hastor Foundation, a competition was announced for the award of scholarships to full-time students enrolled for the first time in the academic year 2022/2023. Students who are eligible to apply are full-time students enrolled in accredited higher education institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Like in previous years, a large number of applications were received by the Foundation, making it difficult to select a specific number of scholarship holders. It is of great satisfaction to see that the interest of students in the Hastor Foundation scholarship is growing every year. This number is the best testimony that for almost 17 years, the Hastor Foundation has successfully grown into a community that gathers young people who are willing to be useful members of society.
Based on the rules and criteria, the Commission for the Selection of Scholarship Holders selected those who demonstrated readiness to become part of the Hastor Foundation family and who will have the opportunity to work on their own, as well as on the development and improvement of their local communities.
At the end of February and the beginning of March of this year, meetings were held and contracts were signed with a total of 30 new male and female scholarship students. The Director of the Hastor Foundation, Mrs. Lejla Đonlagić introduced the new members to the values and mission of the Foundation, the benefits they receive when they become a part of it, and their future volunteer engagement through which they will have the opportunity to improve their skills, and at the same time contribute to their community. They were informed of the purpose, value, and significance of volunteer work in the Hastor Foundation, which is also one of its most important components.
It should also be emphasized that by increasing the number of scholarship holders every year, the Hastor Foundation not only supports individuals but also the whole community. Namely, the volunteer activities of scholarship holders, in addition to contributing to the scolarship holders in many segments, are significantly aimed at social progress. By increasing the number of young people that the Foundation supports, the number of volunteer hours also increases, and thus the number of steps taken towards improvement. Although scholarship holders work to improve the community, their individual values are never neglected. Each of them is given the opportunity to show their talents and skills, but also their willingness to work in their community.
At the end of the day, the most important thing is that the idea of good is constantly spreading among young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Each scholarship holder of the Hastor Foundation has a role in building the unity that prevails in the Foundation. These words are a kind of congratulations to all new scholarship holders who are slowly becoming part of the Hastor Foundation community. We hope that through volunteer work, they will become close to the values that the Foundation nurtures and ready to preserve its ideas even after they stop being scholarship holders.
Prepared by: Hana Hajrić
Translated by: Ajlla Hadžimuratović
