Who is YUA?
The office of Young Urban Achievers is based in the center of Amsterdam and is occupied with 3 part-time employees that are occasionally supported by various volunteers. YUA travels to Sarajevo on a frequent base, and occasionaly sends an employee there for a longer period. YUA works in creative surroundings, sharing its partnership, networks, funding opportunities, expertise and ideas with other development organizations that aim at diverse social contributions. YUA’s staff is committed to finding different ways to obtain funds to support their projects abroad. YUA also provides guidance to the team in Sarajevo in order for them to professionalize their activities and by that set up a successful business. They provide training to students, conduct numerous funding proposals and raises awareness of the the project and connect the two capitals through joint cultural events and exchanges.
Beside the art-house cinema project YUA also co-organizes the YUA BKB Academy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The YUA BKB Academy consists of an interactive series of lectures by Dutch and Bosnian experts in the area of campaigning, networking, public speaking and international relations.
All of YUA’s activities are focused on projects that enable young people to use their talents and skills to their fullest potential.
Board
David Hein - president of the board
David previously worked at the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He now works as a lawyer for Korvinus Abeln in Amsterdam.
Frederiek Biemans - secretary
Master of Arts in Modern History (University of Amsterdam). Former member of the board of Kriterion Amsterdam and free lance journalist. She now works at World Press Photo in Amsterdam.
Marc de Klerk - treasurer
Marc worked as a business consultant in Bosnia and Herzegovina for six years. He now works at Triodos Facet.
Martin van Broekhoven - member
Technical coördinator International Film Festival Rotterdam. Martin did the technical design Kusturica's film village Küstendorf, works on film festivals around the world and did the technical design of many cinemas.
Esther Gaarlandt - member
Esther previously worked at campaigning office BKB in Amsterdam. She is now head of communications at Fair Food.
Roos Boer - member
Master of Arts in International Relations (University of Amsterdam). During her studies she was president of the humanitarian student foundation Mara, and worked for War Child in Sudan. Roos now works at IKV Pax Christi.
Board of Recommendation
Piet Meerburg - leader of the Amsterdam Students Resistance group during WWII and founder of Kriterion Amsterdam (De Bilt, 1 september 1919 - Amsterdam, 11 april 2010)
Chris Keulemans - writer and journalist
Eddy Terstall - movie director, a.o. Simon
Willemijn Verloop - founder of War Child The Netherlands
Bill Carter - writer and documentary maker, a.o. When Fools Rush In
Promotion Team YUA
Janneke Sleijpen – Dutch relations and promotion team
Helena Hoogenkamp – PR and communication and promotion team
Amra Hadziarapovic – coordinator YUA-BKB Academy and promotion team
Working Group Kriterion Sarajevo
Frederiek Biemans
Master of Arts in Modern History (University of Amsterdam). Former member of the board of Kriterion Amsterdam and currently part of the advisory board. After graduating she worked as international campaigner at the Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa (NIZA) and as a free lance journalist.
Roos Boer
Master of Arts in International Relations (University of Amsterdam). As an employee of War Child she has been stationed in Sudan several times. During her studies she was president of the student foundation Mara, a humanitarian relief organisation. Currently he is part time policy advisor at IKV Pax Christi.
Marc de Klerk
Master of arts in Economics. Marc has been working as a business consultant in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 6 years. Marc has been involved in social responsible projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the past and has a thorough knowledge in this field. Marc now works for Triodos Facet in The Netherlands.
YUA is supported by:
Willem Enklaar - consultant
Pieta ter Horst - architect
Eefje Blankevoort: Advisor and editor
Arnold van Bruggen: Editor and audiovisual support
Previously involved and many thanks to:
Karen Geertsema
Thomas Hosman
Taco Kievit
Christjan Knijff
Valerie Sluijter
Willemijn Verloop
oprichter en directeur War Child
"YUA is een bijzonder inspirerend project, dat jongeren de kans geeft eigen initiatieven te ontwikkelen en uitgaat van de kracht en potentie van de jongeren om hun ideeën en idealen te realiseren."
Bill Carter
auteur van het boek When Fools Rush In
"Art house Kriterion Sarajevo is a wonderful initiative that enriches one of the most inspiring cities of the world."
Bezoeker
na vertoning van Simon in Sarajevo
“Sinds de oorlog ben ik niet meer naar de film geweest. Via mijn nichtje kreeg ik de aankondiging van Simon doorgestuurd. Ik heb gehuild.”