About the Book

The ‘Building Bridges’ project is an exploration of dialogue and understanding, born from the ‘Back with the Mission’ and the ‘Return Trip’ initiatives, that seek to bridge the gap between Dutchbat III veterans and the Bosnian survivors who lived through the tragic events of July 1995 in Srebrenica. This project was not easy for anyone involved. It shares the narratives of both survivors and veterans through personal interviews and stories. It places a strong emphasis on re-establishing trust and removing negative emotion, to enable direct communication between individuals without interference from officials or governments, shedding light on the shared humanity of all involved. The reader of this book will learn about the intertwined narratives of survivors and veterans, meeting each other in dialogue sometimes for the first time after 27 years.