Evidence-led action for a more inclusive Mostar.
Udruga "Ecco Ars" Mostar connects residents, institutions, and funders through measurable social programs, cultural participation, and open public-interest reporting led by Director Roxana Petrescu.
2. History Timeline
Organization history and milestone archive
A horizontal timeline documenting how local arts work evolved into a wider social accountability platform.
Association established in Mostar
The organization launched to support cultural participation, neighborhood initiatives, and cross-community dialogue in Mostar.
First monitored youth engagement cycle
Structured attendance, retention, and participant feedback tools were introduced across youth arts programming.
Procurement and grant disclosure model adopted
Vendor review notes, spending categories, and project-level summaries became part of internal governance practice.
Regional partnership network expanded
Ecco Ars formalized collaborations with schools, municipalities, and grassroots groups across Herzegovina.
Data-driven program management scaled
Outcome dashboards now inform planning, board review, and funder updates across all flagship programs.
3. Programs Grid
Four community programs with enrollment pathways
Each program card pairs field imagery with a clear audience, intervention model, and enrollment route.
Youth Creative Labs
After-school learning labs blending arts practice, digital literacy, and peer leadership for ages 13 to 19.
Neighborhood Dialogue Forums
Facilitated meetings where residents, civil servants, and advocates co-design responses to local service gaps.
Civic Monitoring Studio
Training residents to gather survey data, validate service-delivery claims, and publish practical evidence summaries.
Women’s Enterprise Support
Coaching, visibility campaigns, and referral support for women-led microbusinesses and community initiatives.
4. Monitoring & Evaluation
KPIs, baselines, and how results are measured
Program performance is tracked with shared indicators, baseline comparisons, and periodic verification against field data.
2025 KPI wall
Participant satisfaction across all cohort-based programs.
Participants reporting improved civic confidence within six months.
Public recommendations submitted to institutions and local boards.
Partner activities delivered on schedule against approved plans.
Measurement approach
- Baseline and endline surveys are used on all multi-session programs.
- Attendance, completion, and referral conversion are reviewed monthly.
- Qualitative interviews validate shifts in access, confidence, and trust.
- Board review includes quarterly risk flags, delivery variance, and corrective actions.
5. Financial Transparency
Year-over-year income and program allocation comparison
A simple comparison view showing growth in total income and the share directed to program delivery.
2022
2023
2024
2025
6. Board Composition
Diversity and expertise represented in governance
A visual snapshot of the board’s mix of lived experience, sector expertise, and oversight capacity.
Representation profile
Gender diversity across leadership and committee roles
57%
Expertise in education, finance, law, and community mobilization
4 core areas
Independent members with direct monitoring and audit oversight
2 members
7. Case Studies
Swipeable stories backed by measurable results
These horizontally scrollable cards highlight concrete change linked to delivery data and field evidence.
+34%
Youth retention improved in the east-bank lab
Weekly attendance tracking and peer mentors raised completion from 49% to 83% across one school-year cycle.
Evidence: attendance logs, endline survey, and school referral records.
126
Resident proposals translated into municipal review
Dialogue forums generated structured submissions on mobility, youth spaces, and neighborhood maintenance priorities.
Evidence: meeting minutes, proposal registry, and partner acknowledgement letters.
19
Women-led ventures supported to first public sale
Tailored mentoring and event exposure helped local founders move from prototype to revenue-generating activity.
Evidence: mentor logs, sales declarations, and public event participation data.
8. Partners & Funders
Partner and funder network organized by category
The organization works across public institutions, local civil society, and mission-aligned funding partners.
Public Institutions
City of Mostar
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Local School Networks
Youth Service Offices
Civil Society Partners
Women’s Resource Groups
Neighbourhood Associations
Arts Education Collectives
Volunteer Networks
Funders & Sponsors
European Program Grants
Private Philanthropy
Corporate Social Impact Funds
Diaspora Community Support
9. Procurement Transparency
Vendor list, ethics rules, and procurement policy access
Procurement disclosures are published to reduce conflicts of interest and clarify how suppliers are selected.
Review the current vendor registry, purchasing procedures, and conflict-of-interest safeguards applied to grants, services, and event procurement.
10. Career Opportunities
Three featured roles with quick-apply routes
Current hiring focuses on delivery, data quality, and partnership coordination.
Program Coordinator
Lead scheduling, partner communication, and reporting across community-facing initiatives.
Quick apply: Send CV to roxana.petrescu@udrugaeccoarsmostar.info
Monitoring Associate
Support data cleaning, indicator tracking, and evidence summaries for donor and board reporting.
Quick apply: Send materials to roxana.petrescu@udrugaeccoarsmostar.info with subject "Monitoring Associate Application"
Community Outreach Facilitator
Facilitate resident sessions, referrals, and enrollment drives across Mostar neighborhoods.
Quick apply: Request the brief through info@.org
11. Stakeholder Contacts
Different contact points for residents, funders, and institutional partners
Direct the inquiry to the right contact stream to reduce response time and route information correctly.
Stakeholder directory
Residents
General inquiries and program enrollment via info@.org
Funders
Reporting, due diligence, and proposal correspondence via Director Roxana Petrescu at roxana.petrescu@udrugaeccoarsmostar.info
Institutions
Partnership coordination and formal notices delivered to the Mostar office address below.
Careers
Application materials are reviewed centrally through the director’s office.
Registered office
Director
Roxana Petrescu
Address
33 Kneza Mihajla Viševića Humskog, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Registration
R63607
Office email
info@.org