"WITH LOVE TO BRAVE HEARTS" – CALL 1411

The sixteenth fundraising gala “With Love to Brave Hearts” will be held on December 26, 2025, with the goal of collecting funds to establish and equip centers for specialist social services for children and youth with developmental disabilities in Banja Luka, Derventa and Foča. The event is organized under the high patronage of the Acting President of Republika Srpska, Ana Trišić Babić.

This year’s project is led by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Republika Srpska and the Public Institute for Social Protection of Republika Srpska.

As part of the humanitarian campaign, from December 12, 2025, at 12:00, until December 31, 2025, citizens will be able to contribute by calling the M:tel humanitarian number 1411. Each call donates 1 KM, offering a simple way for the public to support the initiative.

Funds will also be collected through payments to the accounts of the Ministry of Finance of Republika Srpska:

Special-purpose account: 5710100000270015 (BPŠ a.d. Banja Luka)

Foreign currency account (IBAN): BA395710070400006774 (Account: 0070400000067), also held at BPŠ a.d. Banja Luka.

The first “With Love to Brave Hearts” gala was held in 2010 on the initiative of the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik.

Previous fundraising causes included:

·         2010 – Children with malignant diseases

·         2011 – Children with special needs and developmental disorders

·         2012 – Children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus

·         2013 – Children with autism

·         2014 – Construction of the Parent House in Banja Luka

·         2015 – Children with rare genetic diseases

·         2016 – Center for Developmental Difficulties Prevention “For Mother and Child”

·         2017 – Solidarity Fund for diagnosis and treatment of children abroad

·         2018 – Children with mobility difficulties

·         2019 – Establishment of day-care centers for children with developmental disabilities in Trebinje and Banja Luka

·         2020 – First Human Milk Bank

·         2021 – Transport vehicles for 33 associations within the MeNeRaLi Alliance

·         2022 – Modern transport incubators for maternity wards in Republika Srpska

·         2023 – Registry of voluntary hematopoietic stem cell donors and founding of the HLA Tissue Typing Laboratory

·         2024 – Introduction of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

This year’s edition continues the tradition of supporting some of the most vulnerable members of society, with a clear message: small contributions can make a big difference.