On the 22nd of September, a group of 16 children and 8 teachers from the Institution for the Protection of Children and Youth in Pazarić visited EUFOR in Camp Butmir. The organisation provides care for disabled children and young people in their area. During the visit the attendees visited the EUFOR helicopter unit and were given live demonstrations of the equipment, witnessing an evacuation drill. During the visit they also had lunch in the DFAC and offered some artworks for sale that the young people had made.
Cooperation and Friendship
The idea for the visit started when Commander EUFOR Major General Johann Luif visited the Institution for the Protection of Children and Youth to make a donation from the men and women in EUFOR. He then invited them to visit, resulting in the event.
Major Alexander Kovacs, the organizer of the visit to EUFOR Camp Butmir said, ‘The children were really excited at having the possibility to experience an unusual day in a military environment. EUFOR has a long lasting relationship and regular contact with the Institution, and will continue the tradition of friendship in the future”