Forthcoming policy development

Establishing the legal regulation for volunteering across all BiH territory would be a key condition for the encouragement of the development of volunteering, which is important for the development of the society in BiH. A draft state-level Law on Volunteering was developed in the early 2000s, aiming to standardize volunteering regulations across the country. This draft law outlined provisions for volunteer contracts, rights and obligations of volunteers and organizers, and the legal status of volunteers. However, this draft was never adopted, and no subsequent state-level legislation has been enacted to date.

The Law on Voluntary Activities organized by Associations and Foundations, Churches and Religious Communities and Institutions of BiH was the initiative at the state level in 2016 but has never been implemented and the Law adopted. 

Ongoing debates

There are no current debates addressing youth volunteering or volunteering in general at national or local levels.