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There are people who spend years creating safe spaces for others, without ever stopping to ask where they stand in all of it. People who do not know how to ask for help, because they are used to giving. One of them is Emira Hodžić.
Although the days of Ramadan are behind us, the stories that were created during that period continue to live on through those to whom they meant the most. Among them is a family from Goražde, members of the Association for Persons with Special Needs of the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton, where a boy on the autism spectrum is growing up.
During Ramadan, this family, together with other families involved in the association’s work, received a Ramadan support package worth 100 EUR. However, its value was not only in the groceries that made their daily life easier, but in the feeling that someone is thinking of them and understands their needs.
Caring for a child on the autism spectrum brings additional challenges – from organizing daily activities to adapting the environment and ensuring the stability that is especially important for children. In such circumstances, every form of support carries special meaning.
Through its various activities, Foundation Second strives to stand by families facing challenges, building a space of understanding, inclusion, and togetherness – both in Sarajevo and in other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This story reminds us that Ramadan is not only a time of giving, but also a time when we learn how to be present for one another. And what begins in that time does not end with its passing.
Because sincere care does not last only one month. It remains – in everyday life, in memory, and in the feeling that no one is forgotten.
A food package worth 100 EUR, consisting of groceries chosen by the family themselves, has recently found its way to the returnee village of Mašići in Republika Srpska. Sometimes, it is precisely this kind of carefully prepared support that means the most – because it brings not only basic necessities, but also the feeling that someone is thinking of you.
Although the days of Ramadan are behind us, the stories born in its spirit continue to live on – through the emotions, encounters, and gratitude they carry. One such story comes from the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton, where Foundation Second organized an iftar for 29 members of the Association for People with Special Needs.
Foundation Second organized a special trip to Bjelašnica for members of the Association of Persons with Special Needs of the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton, who were staying at the Small Family Home in Ledići. The visit to Babin Do was arranged as the final part of a three-day program, ahead of their return home.