Two training sessions for Lets grow Up together program were held during this week. The program will be implemented by primary school teachers working with children. One training was held in Sarajevo, where the program has been successfully implemented since the 2022/2023 school year, while this year the project will be piloted in the Zenica-Doboj Canton. Lets grow Up Together is a curriculum-based program aimed at promoting health and personal development of children from the 1st to the 4th grade of primary school. The program is based on a life-skills

Following the trainings held for new facilitators of the gambling prevention program for children and youth Who Actually Wins? in Zenica and Tuzla, it was Sarajevo’s turn. Accordingly, a training was held in Sarajevo from January 26 to 28, 2026, with the support of the Pre-University Education Institute of Sarajevo Canton. The trainers who led the training were Ileana Šnur-Muratagić, professional associate at the Addiction Prevention Compentence Centre, as well as external associates Berina Alihodžić, history teacher, and Maida Bavčić, teacher of pedagogy and psychology. The three-day training was organized

Within the gambling prevention program for children and youth Who Actually Wins?, a training for new program facilitators was held in the Tuzla Canton from January 20 to 22, 2026. The training was implemented with the support of the Pedagogical Institute of the Tuzla Canton, representing an important step in strengthening systemic support for preventive activities in the school environment. The team of trainers consisted of associates of the Addicition Prvention Compentence Centre, Sanela Pekić and Kerima Delibašić, as well as external associate Prof. Dr. Meliha Bijedić, a full professor

As part of the youth gambling prevention program Who Actually Wins?, a training for representatives of primary schools was held in Zenica from January 13 to 15, 2026. The training was organized as a continuation of the successfully implemented program in the previous year by the Institute for Health and Food Safety, which confirmed both the need and the interest to expand the program to the primary school level. In addition to implementing the program, the Institute for Health and Food Safety also brought together the participants of this training.

From October 3 to 5, 2025, an introductory training was held for new volunteers in the Guiding Stars program. The training brought together students of humanities who wish to invest their knowledge and time in volunteering, gain new experiences, and create meaningful change. A total of 24 young people completed the training and will, in the coming months, implement activities focused on addiction prevention and the promotion of health among young people. During the introductory training, volunteers received basic information about addiction prevention, as well as ideas on how to

As part of the youth gambling prevention program Who Actually Wins?, a training session for new program facilitators was held in Zenica from September 23 to 25, 2025. Employees of the Institute for Health and Food Safety Zenica, as well as the School Hygiene Service, expressed interest in the prevention programs implemented in schools by the Professional Center. After completing the training, they officially became facilitators of this program. The training team consisted of associates from the Addiction Prevention Competence Centre, along with external collaborators trained to implement the Program

At a time when betting shops and games of chance are becoming increasingly accessible to children and young people, long-term and well-designed prevention programs are becoming an essential part of the education system. With this objective in mind, during the 2024/2025 school year the program Who Actually Wins was successfully implemented. The program is intended for first-grade high school students. It is included in the Catalogue of Special and Extracurricular Programs of the Institute for the Development of Pre-University Education of Sarajevo Canton, and the program activities were delivered by