Mostar has got another big building.
Near by the hospital 'Juzni Logor' (South
Barracks), a children's village has been opened.
It houses ninty five children without both
parents. These children of all ages, come from
all over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their happiness
for the chance to move from very bad site in
Zalik to apartment like accommodation in village
was enhanced by Mrs. Mubarak, the wife of the
Egyptian president, donating 1500 books to their
library. Federal minister, Mr Edhem Bicakcic
came to the opening with his wife, the event in
itself is very important nowdays when they don't
do these things too often. Safet Orucevic , who
has just returned from visiting Saudi Arabia ,
Turkey, Kuwait and Iran also came to the opening.
On this occasion he made a speech and said that
Mostar may get all it's buildings back ,
including the famous Old Bridge, but the parents
of these children can never be brought back.
Susan Mubarak regards the children of this
orphanage as a symbol of our future and we must
help them even more.
Seven years old Ilija Spasovski,
originally from the right bank of Mostar, does
not even remember his parents. he was at the
opening in a smart black suit complete with a bow
tie. Nadja Raljevic bought their nanny who is
regarded and loved by Ilijas and all of the other
children as their own mother. Ilijas
tells me he has lots of good friends in the Home,
he plays football and he is a very good
goalkeeper. He just started school, but he does
not like mathematics. His best subject somehow is art.
He loves drawing the Sky, the Sun and the fallen
Old Bridge. He told me a big secret too. He is in
love with a girl but he would not tell me her
name. He just said it was a love at first sight.
And he added that when he grows up he would like
to be a coast guard. He could not tell me why
though...
The village is the home to the three Gracanica
sisters: Djenita, Djana and Djenana. They do not
remember their parents either. They are all very
good pupils, they sing well and dance even
better. I sat in the park with Djenita for a long
while and talked about lots of things. She is a
happy girl and she tells me she likes Bosnian
language, writing poems most of all about Mostar.
I would like to be a nanny when I grow up' she
tells me 'to look after the children and give
them love that my sisters and I did not have
chance to have from our parents. It is too hard
to live without mammy and daddy'. And added with
barely audible voice:' It is so hard to be
alone'.......
I turned my head the other way because I did
not want her to see tears in my eyes.......
in
MOSTAR
WAVE
Federal minister, Mr Edhem Bicakcic
came to the opening with his wife, the event in
itself is very important nowdays when they don't
do these things too often. Safet Orucevic , who
has just returned from visiting Saudi Arabia ,
Turkey, Kuwait and Iran also came to the opening.
On this occasion he made a speech and said that
Mostar may get all it's buildings back ,
including the famous Old Bridge, but the parents
of these children can never be brought back.
Susan Mubarak regards the children of this
orphanage as a symbol of our future and we must
help them even more.
Seven years old Ilija Spasovski,
originally from the right bank of Mostar, does
not even remember his parents. he was at the
opening in a smart black suit complete with a bow
tie. Nadja Raljevic bought their nanny who is
regarded and loved by Ilijas and all of the other
children as their own mother. Ilijas
tells me he has lots of good friends in the Home,
he plays football and he is a very good
goalkeeper. He just started school, but he does
not like mathematics. His best subject somehow is art.
He loves drawing the Sky, the Sun and the fallen
Old Bridge. He told me a big secret too. He is in
love with a girl but he would not tell me her
name. He just said it was a love at first sight.
And he added that when he grows up he would like
to be a coast guard. He could not tell me why
though...