Overnight, COVID-19 changed life and how our communities function. From the beginning of the crisis to January 31, 2021, we processed data on 1,147 philanthropic instances in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is how citizens, companies and nonprofits respond to the crisis in solidarity.

1. Overnight, COVID-19 changed life and how our communities
function. From the beginning of the crisis to January 31, 2021, we
processed data on 1,147 philanthropic instances in Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
This is how citizens, companies and nonprofits respond to the
crisis in solidarity.
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Implemented by givingbalkans.org
From March 16 to January 31, 2021, a total of EUR 12,741,906
was donated to eliminate the harmful effects caused by the novel
coronavirus in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Among the donors, companies were the most agile and immediately reacted to the crisis’s
outbreak.
Business sector
Mass giving
(citizens)
Individuals
Private
foundations
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances] [% of recorded sum]
More than 50% of all philanthropic instances are intended for the
purchase of supplies and consumables (masks, gloves, and
disinfectants).
[% of recorded instances]
More than 90 percent of the total donated amount is directed towards the state and public
institutions.
Institutions
Individuals and
families
Local and
national
governments
Nonprofit
organizations
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded sum]
[% of recorded instances]
The beneficiaries are primarily local communities, and
people with health issues.
Philanthropy’s Response to
COVID-19
Value of donations
Donors
Use of donations
Recipients
Final beneficiaries
39.8%
Local communities
34.2%
People with health
issues
15.2%
People in economic
need
4.5%
Elderly
6.3%
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances]
53.1%
Supplies and
consumables
30.8%
Equipment
9.0%
Humanitarian aid
7.1%
Miscellaneous
63.7%
16.8%
7.3%
0.4%
11.7%
40.5%
4.1%
5.8%
0.0%
49.5%
64.3%
18.1%
9.3%
7.6%
0.7%
52.5%
5.6%
39.9%
1.9%
0.1%