The war has put their studies on hold, and we are helping them get back on track
Bojana Blagojevic, born in Gorazde (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in 1976
A brilliant student, Bojana was forced to put her studies on hold when the war broke out. In the Bosnian enclave of Gorazde, as a member of the Serb minority, she experienced the loss of friends, hatred, and flight. Uprooted, poetry allowed her to express her despair. Her two passions were languages and writing. In 1996, Most facilitated her enrollment at North Plainfield High School in New Jersey (USA) and covered her administrative and transportation costs. She excelled in her studies, which earned her a scholarship to Rutgers University. In 2000, she earned her degree in political science and taught at a university in New York. She published her first collection of poems in English in 2010, *Story of One Heart*, written during the war.
Edin Zulic
Edin Zulic was born in Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in 1970. A student of computer science and electronics, he was about to complete his third year of university studies in Sarajevo when the war broke out in 1991. Most facilitated his admission to the University of Oregon in 1996. Thanks to his excellent grades, he received a scholarship and earned his degree in Computer Science in 1998. He first worked as a research assistant at the university in 1999 and was hired as a “Software Developer” by an American company.
Aurela Isufaj, born in Albania in 1973
Since there were no higher education institutions for social sciences in Albania in 1999, Aurela received a scholarship to the Institute of Social Studies in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Most funded her trip, and a year later she earned her degree in Comparative European Studies in the Social Sciences. In 2001, she moved to London and worked as a social worker with young children.
