Foundation CURE

Fondacija CURE (Foundation CURE) is a feminist-activist organization based in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to its official website, it works for gender equality and advocates for positive social change through educational, artistic-cultural, and research programs. The organization describes itself as building a solidary and inclusive women's movement that unites all women regardless of their identities, with the aim of creating a society without patriarchal norms and with zero tolerance for violence and discrimination. Through affirmative actions, it celebrates the strength and power of women, girls, and young girls, and empowers them to become drivers of positive social change in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world. CURE's trademark initiative is the PitchWise festival of women's art and activism, which it has organized since 2006 as a feminist international event combining activism and engaged art. The organization also participates in the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, dedicated to stopping all forms of violence against women and girls. It organizes and leads the March 8th march in Sarajevo to draw public attention to the problem of gender inequality. Its "Njena priča" (Her Story) program creates a culture of remembrance for women who pushed boundaries, including figures such as Aida Buturović, Vera Bošković, Emina Hadžiahmetović, Dajana Đurić, and Ilma Kazazić. Donations support CURE's work in providing support to women and girls, education, cultural events, and advocacy for social change. The organization emphasizes collective action, listening to one another, and learning from experience, stating that every opinion matters and that collective action is for each of them while each of them acts for the collective.

Fondacija CURE is a feminist-activist organization based in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its official website states that it works for gender equality and gender equity, advocating for positive social change through educational, artistic-cultural, and research programs. The organization describes its mission as developing a solidary and inclusive women's movement that unites all women regardless of their identities, in order to build a society without patriarchal norms and with zero tolerance for violence and discrimination. A central part of CURE's public identity is the PitchWise festival of women's art and activism, which the organization has held since 2006 as a feminist international event combining activism and engaged art. The festival is described on the website as CURE's trademark ("Naš zaštitni znak"). CURE also participates in the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, which is dedicated to stopping all forms of violence against women and girls. It organizes and leads the March 8th march in Sarajevo, aiming to draw public attention to gender inequality. Through its "Njena priča" (Her Story) program, CURE creates a culture of remembrance for women who pushed boundaries, featuring profiles such as Aida Buturović, a prominent librarian at the National Library in Sarajevo's Vijećnica who died in 1992; Vera Bošković, an activist from Doboj living in Banja Luka who works with young people with disabilities; Emina Hadžiahmetović, described as the best Bosnian-Herzegovinian table tennis player ever; Dajana Đurić, a chimney sweep with a degree in ecology engineering who works as a Roma education officer; and Ilma Kazazić, the first Bosnian-Herzegovinian para-alpine skier. The organization's website emphasizes collective action and mutual learning: "Mi slušamo jedna drugu i učimo iz naših iskustava. Svako mišljenje je važno jer predstavlja pravac putem kojeg možemo savladati svaku prepreku. Kolektivno djelujemo za svaku od nas, a svaka od nas djeluje za kolektiv." It also solicits donations to support women and girls, education, cultural events, and advocacy for social change.

• 2006

  PitchWise festival of women's art and activism is first organized.

Feminist-activist nonprofit organization promoting gender equality, zero tolerance for violence and discrimination, and an inclusive women's movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina and beyond.

1. 1Fondacija CURE | Fondacija CUREfondacijacure.org
2. 2Njena priča | Fondacija CUREfondacijacure.org
3. 3Foundation CUREwikidata.org