{"id":3172094,"date":"2025-04-22T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T08:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/tesnim-karisik-spahic\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:57:38","slug":"tesnim-karisik-spahic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/tesnim-karisik-spahic\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesnim Kari\u0161ik Spahi\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YEA of the Month March 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tesnim Kari\u0161ik Spahi\u0107 is an award-winning changemaker, creative strategist, and humanitarian from Bosnia and Herzegovina, reshaping narratives through the power of purpose, art, and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tesnim is a fierce advocate for gender equality, climate action, and youth empowerment, using creativity as a tool for awareness and change. 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