Global 3000 | For Young People in Bosnia and Hercegovina

Milena Nikolic was born in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, a place once known for its mineral springs and silver mines. Today the place is notorious as the scene of a massacre of 8000 Bosnian Muslims by Serb paramilitaries.After leaving school Milena became a social worker. Today she runs a youth club in her home town, and tries to persuade young people not to leave. She believes the economic independence of Srebrenica can best be achieved through green tourism and organic farming. She also wants to revive the old mineral springs, but she faces resistance from the political elite.