MOSTAR: AMBASSADOR OF GREAT BRITAIN IN BIH REILLY VISITS TRIMUŠA PARK-FOREST TOMORROW

SARAJEVO, MARCH 7 (ONASA) – The Ambassador of Great Britain to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Julian Reilly, will visit Trimuša Park-Forest tomorrow, one of the open public spaces being restored by the Mostar Project – Spaces that Move, funded by the Government of the United Kingdom.
The Government of the United Kingdom supports the improvement and promotion of public spaces in Mostar within the framework of the Mostar Project – Spaces starting from 2020. The project, worth more than 2,3 million pounds, works to improve the quality and content of public spaces in Mostar through the active participation of citizens, and provides support for their initiatives that contribute to a better civic, cultural and economic life in the city of Mostar.
As part of the Project, 1,8 million BAM is intended to make public spaces in Mostar useful, accessible and safe for all citizens, as well as to support civic initiatives with the same goal, whereby almost 160,000 BAM is invested in public lighting in the park- Trimuš forest.
Yesterday, the documentation on the handover of works on the reconstruction of public lighting was signed in the City Hall, and the lights are expected to be switched on tomorrow.
The City of Mostar provides support for the implementation of the Project through the organization of public hearings, obtaining documentation and permits, and technical and professional control of the work performed within the Project.
Statements for the media in Trimuša (entrance across the street from the Mostar University Clinic) at 10:40 will be given by the mayor of Mostar, Mario Kordić, the British ambassador to BiH, Julian Reilly, and the director of the project, People in Need, Veronika Jelinkova.
Later in the day, the Ambassador and the Project Team will visit the Open Day of the Association “Vedri osmije” and their traditional March 8th fair, where art made by children with developmental disabilities will be exhibited and sold.
Vedri osmijeh is one of the 12 institutions that have been granted funding under the Project for the arrangement and modernization of closed public spaces.
Bright Smile provides day care services to children and young people with disabilities, and the investment will provide adequate space for their entertainment, education and support.
The media is free to join this visit from 11:30, but no statements will be made.
The holder of the Mostar Project – Spaces that are initiated is the Czech organization People in Need (PIN), and the members of the consortium are Everyday Peace Indicators and the Mostar organizations Abrašević Youth Cultural Center, the Local Democracy Agency Mostar and SOMETHING MORE.