We build our Homeland by building local communities.
Many people want a better future for their Homeland, their local community and their people. But emotion alone is not enough. And if we want young people to have a real future here, funding isolated activities alone is not enough either.
That is why Mozaik Foundation does not build a collection of disconnected projects. We build one System that helps people develop market-relevant Skills, creates pathways to quality Jobs and builds Trust that a serious future can be built in our Homeland.
OUR APPROACH
Why a System, Not Another Project
Bosnia and Herzegovina does not lack good ideas. It needs more systems capable of turning those ideas into lasting results.
Too many valuable initiatives end when a project ends because they are not connected to what comes next. They may help someone today without creating a mechanism that can work for thousands of others tomorrow. That is why Mozaik Foundation works with local communities, partners, companies and institutions to build a System in which each result strengthens the next.
How the System Works
Skills
Through real work, practice and responsibility, people build Skills they can prove and use in the labour market.
Quality Jobs
Those Skills feed into businesses, quality Jobs and companies that can grow, hire and compete in international markets.
Trust
Those results build Trust that Bosnia and Herzegovina can create better rules, stronger partnerships and institutions that work for people.
That is the core of our Strategy: not to fund isolated activities, but to build a System that creates reasons for young people to stay, strengthens local communities and proves that our Homeland can offer a serious future.
PREVIOUS STRATEGY 2016-2025
What the Previous Decade Proved
The previous decade gave us more than another list of activities. It gave us evidence of what actually works in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We learned that young people develop fastest when they are given real responsibility, not theory alone. Mozaik YouthBanks therefore became a practice field for leadership, Skills and first serious experiences that can change a young person's confidence and direction.
We also learned that a digital tool matters only if it leads to a real opportunity. Rolify therefore became more than a platform: a place where people can identify their Skills, connect with opportunities and take clearer next steps in their careers.
And we learned that supporting young people is not enough if the pathway stops before the economy. That is why we built a business layer that helps turn first experiences and entrepreneurial attempts into stronger businesses, growth and Jobs.
The Key Lesson
When Skills, Jobs and Trust are connected in one System, the result is greater than the sum of individual projects.
NEW STRATEGY 2026-2030
What We Are Upgrading by 2030
We did not enter this Strategy intending to do more of the same. We entered it to take what has already worked and build it into a stronger System.
Rolify is evolving into an AI-supported career tool that helps people identify, develop and connect their Skills with real labour-market demand.
Our former Startup Studio has evolved into Tech4Impact, an investment company that backs ventures with market potential and the ability to grow and create quality Jobs.
We launched Mozaik ESG Solutions to help SMEs and startups become more competitive, resilient and ready for EU and international markets.
At the same time, local communities are taking greater ownership of grant funds, opportunities and development mechanisms. A serious System cannot depend indefinitely on external support. It also needs strong local partners willing to invest in it and carry it forward.
Vision for 2030
By 2030, we want more than additional activities. We want a stronger System that turns support, knowledge and partnerships into concrete opportunities for young people to stay, work and build in their communities.
For young people, our Homeland should be more than an emotion. It should be a real option.
For many of us, our Homeland is an emotion, a responsibility and a question about the future of the generations that follow us. Our goal is for it to become a real option for the next generation as well.
By 2030, we want more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina to be able to prove Skills built through real work, more companies able to grow and create quality Jobs, and more solutions that move beyond the goodwill of individuals to become practices people can rely on.
The idea is practical. If a person can develop and prove the Skills the labour market needs, turn those Skills into a quality Job or a serious business, and see evidence that the System can work better, then our Homeland becomes more than an emotion.
It becomes a real option.
Training for young people, Human Capital of the Future, Ilidža 2026
STRATEGIC TARGETS
Key Strategic Targets 2026-2030
We do not ask for Trust in advance. We build it through measurable commitments and results that can be verified.
At least 5,000 people earning market-relevant micro-qualifications
We do not want people simply to pass through a programme. We want them to leave with visible evidence of Skills and work that strengthens their position in the labour market.
At least 2,000 people actively using Personal Development Plans
Potential alone is not enough. People need direction, tools and support to turn that potential into the next concrete career step.
At least 150 SMEs and startups completing a full ESG advisory cycle
Quality Jobs are created when companies become more capable, competitive and ready to grow.
EUR 8 million returned to Tech4Impact investors
We want to prove that investing in ventures with both market and social potential can create economic value, generate impact and support the creation of quality Jobs.
At least 2 public tools or policy instruments adopted using Mozaik evidence
Our goal is not for good solutions to remain exceptions. We want proven approaches to become laws, tools, procedures or institutional practices that continue beyond a single project.
At least 35% of Mozaik Foundation's annual budget covered by mission-aligned self-generated income
Greater financial independence means more resilience and greater capacity to build results over the long term with discipline and responsibility.
How We Manage Trust
Transparency is a standard at Mozaik Foundation. We publish annual programme reports, undergo independent financial audits and build accountability through clear governance, oversight, internal control and teamwork, rather than relying on any one individual.
We have maintained this standard year after year, earning the continued Trust of long-standing partners including the Governments of Switzerland and Sweden.
What Your Support Actually Does
You help more people gain real practice and provable Skills.
You help more companies grow and create quality Jobs.
You help proven solutions become lasting practice rather than short-lived exceptions.
You are not supporting only an activity. You are helping build a System that lasts.