Competence lifting as the primary goal.
The Norwegian Ministry of foreign affairs has supported Stiftelsen Sandnes- Dubrovnik in order for them to continue their project on competence lifting in the North-West areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
The project focuses upon competence lifting within industry development and agri-cultural projects as their primary goal. As tools in this process they use transfer of competence and educational measures within agri-culture and handcraft, and the establishment of small scale industry. In addition, an establishment of cooperation between the agri-cultural college in Derventa and the local authorities has already been done. The BiH consult firm Reconsult is the local cooperation partner, whilst Kostres foundation is in charge of the daily administration of micro loans to the local development. An important aspect of the project is its aim for self sustainability and local ownership.