Every year, young people leave. Not because they do not care about their community, but because they do not see enough opportunity there. You can change that.
Find the Partnership Level That Fits Your Community.
Mozaik YouthBanks strengthen local communities by developing young people, supporting youth-led projects and helping young businesses create reasons to stay. For the 2027 cycle, we will work with up to 50 communities. If you agree your partnership before adopting your 2027 budget, Mozaik adds 50% matching funding to Blue Grants. The partnership assessment takes about 5 minutes. You see the result immediately on screen, without leaving your contact details.
The assessment is internal and non-binding. You receive a recommendation for one of three partnership packages, Start, Development or Strategic Partnership, or a proposed preparation pathway, with concrete next steps for your community.
45
local communities in the programme
5.585
youth-led projects across Bosnia and Herzegovina
505
businesses and microbusinesses supported
80.000+
young people involved in the system
What We Actually Do in Your Municipality or City
Three Areas of Work. One Local System.
Mozaik YouthBanks are not a single call for proposals or a single grant. Three areas work together so that young people, projects and businesses grow within the same local system. Open public calls create competition for the strongest candidates and ideas. A transparent, repeatable process creates measurable value for the community.
Area 1
YouthBank Executive Team
Open public call
Young people from your community are selected through an open public process, trained and given responsibility for running the YouthBank locally. A new generation joins every year, while the skills and leadership capacity remain in the community.
Assistants and Coordinators are selected locally
Example from Practice
Tešanj: 19 Years, 206 Projects, 14 Youth Businesses.
The Municipality of Tešanj joined the programme in 2007. Since then, together with Mozaik Foundation, it has supported 206 youth-led projects through Orange Grants and 14 youth businesses through Blue Grants, with a combined value of BAM 724,812. Generations of young people from Tešanj have gone through the YouthBank Executive Team. Some now hold roles at the Bosnia and Herzegovina level of the Mozaik network. That is not a coincidence. It is a system.
The Difference Between a Project and a System.
There are fundamental differences between our system and a conventional project model that cannot realistically provide long-term support to young people and local communities.
Standard Project Model
Mozaik Foundation System
Standard Model vs. Mozaik System
You get one grant and one project.
You get two grant pathways: Orange Grants of up to BAM 3,000 for youth-led projects and Blue Grants of up to BAM 10,000 for youth-led businesses.
You get one grant and one project.
You get two grant pathways: Orange Grants of up to BAM 3,000 for youth-led projects and Blue Grants of up to BAM 10,000 for youth-led businesses.
Young people have no formal role or development pathway.
Young people can progress through four roles: Assistant and Coordinator in your community, then Lead and Adviser within the Bosnia and Herzegovina network.
Young people have no formal role or development pathway.
How the Process Works
One Cycle. Five Clear Stages.
This is not a small-project competition. It is an operating standard repeated every year, giving your community a predictable rhythm and clear results.
Partnership and Executive Team Setup
Your local government finances the grant fund according to the agreed package. Mozaik Foundation provides the methodology and tools. Together, we launch an open public call for YouthBank Assistants and Coordinators in your community.
Training Young People to Lead
The Executive Team is trained through Mozaik Foundation's methodology: 30% theory and 70% practice. Young people prepare to manage the Orange Grant cycle, conduct qualification interviews and communicate transparently with the public.
Orange Grants: Young People Decide
During the year, we launch public calls for Orange Grants of up to BAM 3,000 per project. Young people evaluate applications and make decisions themselves. The process is public and leaves a clear digital trail in the MOB portal.
Blue Grants: Interviews and Decisions According to the Partnership Package
Blue Grants of up to BAM 10,000 include qualification interviews and a transparent decision-making process. Depending on the selected partnership package, representatives of your local government may participate in interviews and decisions together with the Mozaik Foundation team and young people. Decisions are public and explained.
Youth Career Pathway
From Assistant in Your Community to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Network.
Young people do not receive only a grant. They get a clear development pathway through four roles: two locally and two within the wider Mozaik network. This is one reason strong young talent remains connected with the community even after continuing their education.
Local level · Your municipality or city
Bosnia and Herzegovina level · Mozaik network
Assistant
Local level
An entry role in the YouthBank Executive Team. The young person learns the process, supports activities and takes responsibility for their first smaller tasks.
Why Partners Stay for Years.
They do not stay because the story sounds good. They stay because they see the difference. Once this standard is established, returning to the old way of working feels like a step backwards.
"Together with Mozaik Foundation, we have spent years building a system that gives young people a real opportunity to show what they know, what they can do and what they want to change. When a community has hundreds of supported projects and real youth-led businesses, the question is no longer whether the model works. The question is how many more young people we can involve."
Suad Huskić
Mayor of Tešanj Municipality
Partner since 2007.
Frequently Asked Questions.
How do we know which package suits our community?
The fastest way is the partnership assessment: ten questions taking about five minutes, with your result shown immediately. Based on your readiness to work with young people, capacity and ambition, it recommends a Start, Development or Strategic partnership for the four-year 2027–2030 cycle, with concrete figures for your community, or a preparatory pathway if the foundations need to be established first. The result is an internal recommendation with no obligation.
What exactly do we get for our investment?
This depends on the package that suits you. Each package for 2027–2030 includes youth projects (orange grants up to BAM 3,000), youth businesses (blue grants up to BAM 10,000), expert-support vouchers and engaged volunteers. Higher packages include more of each. The assessment recommends the appropriate package and shows the number of grants and investment for your community. Mozaik Foundation adds methodology, training for the YouthBank Executive Team, peer learning and a digital record.
Clear from the Start
What We Ask from You to Make the System Work.
Mozaik Foundation brings the methodology, network and digital tools. For the standard to work in your community, we ask for three clear commitments. Nothing hidden and nothing added later.
Operational Investment According to the Selected Package
The total investment for the 2027-2030 cycle depends on the package recommended for your community and covers the grant fund and implementation support. The Partnership Assessment provides the appropriate level and concrete figures. Mozaik Foundation adds 50% matching funding to Blue Grants for eligible partnerships.
Participation in Blue Grant Interviews and Decisions
Depending on the selected partnership package, your representative from the mayor's office or responsible department participates in qualification interviews and decisions on Blue Grants together with Mozaik Foundation and young people. The exact level of participation is defined by the selected package. Decisions are publicly explained.
Commitment to Publicly Present Results
We ask for visible support before the council and in the media, and a willingness to publicly present results according to the reporting arrangements defined in the selected partnership package. This makes support for young people part of the community's official commitment, not another side project.
Why Now
Three Reasons This Decision Is Made in 2026.
The 2027 cycle is not unlimited. Mozaik matching is tied to the point at which your council adopts its budget, which for most local governments is in October or November 2026.
Up to 50 Communities in the 2027 Cycle
We plan to work with up to 50 local partnerships, approximately 5-10 of them Strategic Partnerships. We will not take on more communities than we can support at the quality level we guarantee. Places for new partners are limited.
50% Mozaik Matching for Blue Grants
For communities that conclude the partnership before adopting their 2027 budget, Mozaik Foundation adds 50% matching funding to Blue Grants, 100% of professional-support vouchers and 1:1 business-development support. This means funding for youth-led businesses starts already leveraged.
Timing: October-November 2026
Most municipalities and cities adopt their 2027 budgets in October or November 2026. After that, changing the grant-fund allocation becomes difficult. The 5-minute assessment and follow-up conversation can be completed before that deadline.
Ready to Find the Right Partnership for Your Community?
The assessment takes about 5 minutes and gives you a concrete recommendation: Start, Development or Strategic Partnership for the four-year 2027-2030 cycle, or a preparation pathway if your community needs additional readiness work first. It also shows the concrete investment for your community and the 50% Mozaik matching available for Blue Grants if the partnership is concluded before your 2027 budget is adopted.
From 2027, we will work with no more than 50 local communities. New partnerships are limited by our capacity to provide quality support.
Partnership Assessment
Find the Partnership Level That Fits Your Community.
10 questions. About 5 minutes. Your result appears immediately on screen, without leaving your contact details. The assessment is internal and supports your decision. Honest answers lead to a recommendation that reflects the actual situation in your municipality or city.
For your community
Find the partnership level that fits your community
This assessment supports your decision-making — honest answers lead to a recommendation that genuinely fits.
Answer 10 short questions and immediately receive a preliminary recommendation for one of the three packages or a preparation pathway, without leaving your contact details. If you want a detailed recommendation by email, you provide your details only after seeing the result.
10 questions · Immediate result · No contact details required
