Within the Project Empowering women returnees in BiH,implemented by the TPO Foundation and supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway, Organisation of Women LARA, as a local partner of TPO Foundation, held one-day seminar on UN resolution 1325: Women, peace and securityon March 7, 2013 in Bijeljina. After the seminar, participants submitted their proposals for local peace initiatives and the commission has chosen the best peace initiative.
The best peace initiative, of the returnees Hava Huremović and Mirsada Hamzić from Janja, entitled "Increasing the participation of women in local community councils" was granted and implemented

in May 2013. As a part of the initiative, a preparatory meeting with returnees and public discussion with the Deputy Mayor and the Assembly committee member were held in Janja.
At the preparatory meeting that was held on May 10, 2013 the grant winners informed women about the importance of activation of women and taking part in local community councils. Public debate, which was attended by 29 participants, was held in Janja on May 14, 2013. A new method of electing members of the local community councils was presented to returnees, and forms that are necessary for nomination and for regulatity of the election of members were distributed.