Samra Šakanović Prgić
Mother, Writer, and ugc in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Samra Šakanović Prgić
Mother, Writer, and ugc in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Samra Šakanović Prgić is a mother, writer and activist with 18 years of experience in promoting women's rights and humanitarian work. (https://bljesak.info/vijesti/flash/zene-pored-nas-koje-mijenjaju-svijet/381861 , https://gracija.ba/2024/03/07/samra-sakanovic-prigic-cvijet-posavine/)
She is the author of two motivational books for women – “Posavka” and “Snaga žene”, which deal with the position of women, trauma, invisibility and courage. (https://raport.ba/bkc-tk-u-srijedu-promocija-knjige-snaga-zene-autorice-samre-sakanovic-prgic/, https://www.posavina.org/nada-koturic/u-orasju-promocija-knjige-posavka-samre-sakanovic)
She is the president of the Citizens' Association NELA from Orašje, through which she organized numerous humanitarian actions, education and public campaigns. In the local community of Donja Mahala, she opened a free library for women and children. (https://interview.ba/2021/01/27/posavka-samra-sakanovic-prgic-kada-znas-kako-je-kad-nemas-znas-i-koliko-mozes-pomoci/ )
She represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at several international conferences and projects dedicated to human rights, gender equality and women's empowerment. ( https://www.vitalvoices.org/news-articles/announcement/vv-peace-announces-its-2021-2022-fellows/ )
She is the recipient of a gold certificate of appreciation from the Municipality of Orašje for her contribution to the development of the local community and humanitarian work.
Today, she motivates and inspires women to find strength within themselves, through authentic public performances, social networks and daily work in the community. It has a reach of 3 million visitors on its social networks Instagram and Facebook.