Vision, mission, goals
Social Inclusion Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a non-political, non-party, independent and non-profit non-governmental organization established by the Decision on establishment No IBHI/FSU u BiH/10 as of January 19, 2010 in accordance with the Law on Associations and Foundations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Social Inclusion Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina was officially registered as of January 28, 2010 with the Ministry of Justice of BiH.
Vision
Active and vital civil society with committed and functional NGOs which promote equal opportunities and full exercise of human rights of all citizens. Respect of human rights and transparency in decisions and procedures making processes are the basis for participatory democracy and implementation of Social Inclusion Strategy (SIS).
Mission
Social Inclusion Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina enhances capacities and role of the non-governmental sector in strengthening social inclusion.
Goals
• Prevention and reduction of causes and consequences of social exclusion and poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
• Direct support for identified most vulnerable groups in regards with poverty and social exclusion;
• Building and improving capacities of the NGO sector aimed at social inclusion, social entrepreneurship and poverty reduction of the target groups;
• Development of social entrepreneurship as a good practice in the field of employment and self-employment;
• Exchange of knowledge, experience, expertise and skills important for development of the NGO sector;
• Conducting various research projects;
• Active participation, support and promotion of partnership of government, non-government, public and private sector;
• Increasing availability of funds for NGOs from the local budgets through matching funds from local budgets (municipal, cantonal, entity) with SIF in BiH funds;
• Strengthening transparency in making decisions on allocating funds from local budgets for projects and activities of NGOs in the field of social inclusion, social entrepreneurship and poverty reduction;
• Quality assurance is one of the primary principles of SIF in BiH work. SIF in BiH is committed to continued improvement of its own work and work of the partner organizations by applying international standards for quality assurance and having certified internal auditors for NGOs quality assurance management in its team.
Networks membership
SIF in BiH is a member of the network AGREEMENT PLUS, UN GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK, Coalition KOMA, Coalition CIVILNI DIJALOG (CIVIL DIALOGUE) and Network of Organisations for Support of Children with Development Delays.



