{"id":21438,"date":"2025-06-02T15:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welcometokonjic.ba\/?p=21438"},"modified":"2025-06-03T10:16:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:16:47","slug":"konjic-the-4th-planet-zenera-festival-opens-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welcometokonjic.ba\/en\/2025\/06\/02\/konjic-the-4th-planet-zenera-festival-opens-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Konjic: The 4th \u201cPlanet \u017deNERA\u201d Festival Opens Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tonight in Konjic, the 4th Festival of Women’s Activism and Creativity \u201cPlanet \u017deNERA\u201d was opened, organized by the Women’s Association \u201cNera\u201d from Konjic. The three-day event will feature a rich and diverse program.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This year, the festival brings together women from the Netherlands, Serbia, Montenegro, and across Bosnia and Herzegovina. Among the special guests are activists from Grahovo, Bosanska Krupa, and Prnjavor, as well as three women who are recipients of international awards for ecology, humanitarian work, and human rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The slogan of this year’s festival, \u201cWe Are Ours,\u201d reflects its focus on solidarity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The festival began with the play \u201cActivism Under the Stars\u201d by the Dignitet Association from Mostar. At the official opening, held at the City Caf\u00e9, an award ceremony took place, with the awards presented by Ilvana Bako\u0161, a member of the \u201cNera\u201d Association.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Special awards were presented to women from other cities who made significant contributions in helping people in flood-affected areas. They are: Biljana Gavran (Fojnica), Dr. Alma Budim-Hondo (Jablanica), and the Croatian Cultural and Artistic Society Gromiljak (Kiseljak).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”21417,21419,21421″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The \u201cNera\u201d Association awarded the \u201cSolidarity in Action\u201d Plaque to Aj\u0161a \u0160olji\u0107 from Konjic for her initiative to protect harem cemeteries in flood-affected areas.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n
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This year’s \u201cSuper Nera\u201d award was presented to Amra Gaki\u0107 from Konjic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Women\u2019s Association \u201cNera\u201d awarded the traditional \u201cSolidarity in Action\u201d prize to Emina Bubalo, a medical student from Konjic.[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”21423,21425,21427″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]\n
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This year, the organizer awarded the \u201cFriendship Charter\u201d to two activists, D\u017eeneta Agovi\u0107 from Tutin and Ifeta Mejremi\u0107 from Konjevi\u0107-Polje.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On behalf of IOM, the festival\u2019s sponsor, coordinator Vladana Vasi\u0107 emphasized in her address that many women deserve recognition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhen we talk about the role of women in the community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it seems to me that women are the most underutilized resource and potential of society,\u201d Vasi\u0107 stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Elvedina Ali\u0107, President of the \u201cNera\u201d Association, greeted the attendees and emphasized that it is important for women to stay connected.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHere are the one hundred strongest women in the region. We have created an unbreakable bond among women in the region, a movement that has no name but exists nonetheless. Thank you for the miles you have traveled to be here; it is important to us because we believe that every mile is a mile of love and respect,\u201d Ali\u0107 expressed her gratitude.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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During Saturday and Sunday, festival participants will organize panels in nature at the Visit Konjic Outdoor Resort, rock climbing, a visit to Tito\u2019s bunker, a trip to Blace, informal conversations and experience exchanges among activists aimed at strengthening the women\u2019s movement, attend film screenings, and host gatherings with poetry and a concert by Alma Abdagi\u0107.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The implementation of the feminist festival \u201c\u017deNERA\u201d is carried out through the project \u201cWomen Leading on the Path to Peace and Security in Bosnia and Herzegovina,\u201d which is implemented with the support of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) in partnership with the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of BiH. The project is led by the UN Resident Coordinator in BiH and jointly implemented by UN Women, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The festival is also supported by the Ecumenical Women\u2019s Initiative from Omi\u0161 and the Global Fund for Women.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Source of the text and photographs: Radio Konjic<\/strong>\u2013https:\/\/radiokonjic.ba\/konjic-veceras-otvoren-4-festival-planeta-zenera\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11660″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” css=”.vc_custom_1508154483781{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11661″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” css=”.vc_custom_1508154497588{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”18334″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” css=”.vc_custom_1695638983559{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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