Diligent and dedicated scholarship recipients of the Hastor Foundation always stand out in their environment, presenting the Foundation in the best light. Although we know that the Foundation is a treasure trove of successful, persistent, and accomplished people, this month’s alumnus Dino Habib will share another story and connections that have helped him grow in all aspects of life from the very first day – when he became a scholarship recipient to today as an employee of the ASA Group.
Dino became a scholarship recipient during his student days, in his second year of university. He comes from the royal city of Jajce, where he completed his high school education before enrolling at the Faculty of Traffic and Communications, University of Sarajevo.
He learned about the Hastor Foundation through a recommendation from his brother and his friend, who had submitted an application for the scholarship that year. Dino’s scholarship period was marked by mentor meetings with elementary and high school students, which carried a high level of responsibility, sacrifice, and a lot of experience and smiles. During volunteering hours, many hearts are connected, some contacts remain permanent, and these eventually become the riches we gain through our Foundation. Dino fondly remembers the letters from scholarship recipients praising his work and organization, and all the skills and love he imparted to them, just as a model and noble mentor would. As Dino himself says, this was his greatest joy.
Dino is currently employed at ASA Šped, where he started working after completing the Hastor Foundation’s 2012 Internship Development Program, which also marked a turning point in his life as a young intern.
In the coming years, Dino sees himself in a position where he can directly help others acquire new skills more quickly and effectively and share part of his rich work experience that will aid them in their future endeavors. The Hastor Foundation represents a second family to him, and he reminisces with a smile about his first volunteer hours and the initial acquaintances he made there. As he says, it is an invaluable experience and one of the most beautiful memories of his student days.
At the end of the conversation, Dino left a message for the new generations of Hastor Foundation scholarship recipients:
You should always give your best regardless of the nature of the work. Do it with love because life-changing moments happen overnight, and your mark remains eternal. Have a dose of understanding, tolerance, and support for others because through effort, work, and dedication, the work and the entire Hastor Foundation are visible. Be thirsty for knowledge and follow your dreams. I told myself this same sentence at the beginning of university and my career. I can tell you from my own example that it proved to be right.
