Educational Trip Fund 2026

Our Educational Trip Fund 2026 will support young people, educators, and community members to take part in transformative visits to Bosnia and Herzegovina. These visits provide a unique opportunity to learn directly from survivors, visit sites of genocide, and engage with the country’s rich culture and history. Through this fund, we aim to make these life-changing experiences accessible to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity — ensuring that education, remembrance, and solidarity remain at the heart of our mission.

Journey of Remembrance: Race reflections by Any SJ Lie

Thanks so much to supporters - for your time and generous donations in aid of fundraising effort. It was very reassuring that friends were thinking of me especially during the 100-mile race that had to be completed within 48 hours!

The weather and conditions were quite brutal on Saturday, 19 July. Incessant rain, fog throughout and specially on the sharp cliff edges, wind, very low visibility, early darkness, mud everywhere, cold … goodness it was tough!!!

Not boasting whatsoever but at different times I had to help two participants as they weren’t feeling well … one was a young woman who was so pale that she was on the verge of passing out! The second was a man with a rather dodgy knee but he was also felt sickly during a section of the race. Both sadly retired from the race around the mid-point.

This had made me reflect on how those Bosnians we’re struggling on their long journeys to escape the ongoing genocide 30 years ago … yet along the way, surely folks were helping one another to persevere on the journey and many would have died enroute. The lack of sleep during the race was something to reflect upon, and surely that was experienced by those fearing for their lives in the face of genocide.

Sunday 20 July was such a contrast … the best calm and fine weather any runner would wish for Lovely seaside scenic views and a warmer sunshine. Terrain was much better and good for walking and running.

Basically having woken up at 4am on Saturday, it was 48 hours up and on the go! An experience not easily forgotten

May this key anniversary year spur us on to seek peace in all parts of the world that are embroiled in endless wars and conflict, with millions displaced without adequate shelter, food, water, sanitation, and medical aid.

Your generous support will help ensure that the lessons of the genocide are never forgotten — and that we continue to build a future rooted in understanding, solidarity, and peace.

To support this effort, you can donate via BACS (for UK donors). Please use the reference ‘TwoCastle2025’ so we can link your gift to this appeal.

Thank you for standing with us.

Andy SJ Lie, Trustee BGET

Educational Trip Fund 2026: Journey of Remembrance

Dear Friends and Supporters,

This July marks a deeply significant moment — the 30th anniversary of the Bosnian Genocide. To honour the memory of those who were lost, and in solidarity with survivors, I will be undertaking a physical and symbolic journey of remembrance.

From 19–21 July 2025, I will walk and jog 100 miles from Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland to Edinburgh Castle — a personal challenge to be completed within 48 hours.

As I move through these historic landscapes, I will carry in my thoughts and prayers the thousands of men and boys who were forced to flee the forests around Srebrenica in July 1995, seeking refuge from genocide. I will also remember all those who suffered across Bosnia — in Prijedor, Foča, Višegrad, Stolac, Mostar, Sarajevo, and so many other towns and villages marked by unimaginable violence. Their suffering, endurance, and . courage continue to inspire us all.

At the same time, I walk with a heavy heart for those suffering in our world today - in Gaza, Yemen, Sudan, and elsewhere- where civilians continue to bear the brunt of brutal conflict and injustice. Their plight reminds us why remembrance must lead to action, compassion, and responsibility.

This fundraising effort will support the Bosnian Genocide Educational Trust’s new 2026 Educational Trip Fund — designed to give young people, educators, and those unfamiliar with the region the chance to visit Bosnia-Herzegovina and engage directly with its history and communities.

As a trustee of the Bosnian Genocide Educational Trust, I am proud to contribute to this vital work.

Your generous support will help ensure that the lessons of the genocide are never forgotten — and that we continue to build a future rooted in understanding, solidarity, and peace.

To support this effort, you can donate via BACS (for UK donors). Please use the reference ‘TwoCastle2025’ so we can link your gift to this appeal.

Thank you for standing with us.

Andy SJ Lie, Trustee BGET

Account name: Bosnian Genocide Educational Trust

Account number: 78356268

Sort code: 30-96-26

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