Jasmin Elezović recounts his harrowing experiences during the Bosnian War, highlighting the profound impact of War Child's intervention. Living under siege in Mostar, his family faced constant bombardment, hunger, and fear. War Child's support, including a charity and bakery project, provided much-needed sustenance and hope during those dark times.
Jasmin Elezović says he and his family would not be who they are today without War Child , the charity that grew out of bitter conflict, had become the centre of some of the most vicious fighting of the Bosnian war, which had begun over a year earlier.
“I have very few memories of before the war, even now, at 35, I see myself as a survivor of conflict because if you live through war, your life is shaped by it for ever,” he says.charity and a bakery project that at its height would feed a starving city, and transform the lives of Elezović and his family.
Alma worried constantly about Ermin, who was struggling with depression from his time on the frontlines. Then she heard about some people from England who had come into Mostar after the ceasefire to try to help those made destitute by the fighting. “Finally! It was a light in the dark, I instinctively knew that this could save Ermin,” she says.
“They didn’t see me as a victim or want me to tell them how bad things had been,” he says. “They just needed help and ideas and I could do that. They were practical, passionate people who wanted to get things done.”
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