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Balkan Sunflowers: Volunteers for Social Reconstruction

Balkan Sunflowers brings volunteers from around the world to work as neighbours and friends in social reconstruction and renewal. By organizing social and cultural activities, they promote understanding, further non-violent conflict transformation, and celebrate the diversity of the lives and cultures of the Balkan region. Projects focus on community programmes, social reconstruction and peace building.

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Balkan Sunflowers is an international grassroots organization that was founded in 1999 to aid Kosovar refugees. BSF volunteers are involved in many different activities and often work with local organizations or locally-managed projects.

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