The elderly population in Bosnia and Herzegovina, specifically those over 60, often don’t have enough available activities to fill their free time. A growing number of Healthy Aging Centers seek to address the needs of older people, offering numerous workshops and activities they can enjoy every day without having to spend large sums of money. These are not nursing homes, as is commonly assumed. Ešref Slatina has been attending the Healthy Aging Center in Novo Sarajevo Municipality since 2016 and emphasizes that he has found “his own peace” there. He recommends the Ccenter to everyone, believing that it’s a place where they can find their true selves. “I visited the premises before because I knew people who were going to the Center, and I liked it. I’ve been hanging out there for about seven or eight years, and I enjoy it,” said Ešref. He explained that people at the Center are open and always willing to help, so he has made new friends. “Here, anyone who’s interested can find something for themselves. We have a range of possibilities, from computer classes, languages, chess, card games, access to the library. I familiarized myself with computer science at the Center because I had a need to communicate with people on social media, which was very important to me. The Center also gives us the opportunity to attend the theater,” Ešref elaborated, listing some of the Center’s activities. At the Center, they celebrate religious holidays and birthdays together, which Ešref points out is something he couldn’t find at home. He has two children and four grandchildren, and he started going to the Center a year before losing his wife. “When I’m alone in the room, that loneliness kills me, and that’s hard for children to understand. The Center is a wonderful thing for this population,” said Ešref. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the proportion of elderly people in Bosnia and Herzegovina will reach approximately 37 percent of the total population by 2050 as a result of low fertility rates and the emigration of skilled young people. UNFPA, in collaboration with the Public Health Partnership and researchers from the University College London, found that healthy aging centers represent an “economical way of organizing activities and providing support to improve the health and well-being of the elderly, thereby increasing the number of years they will live a healthy life.” Edina Bašić, the manager of the Healthy Aging Center, explained that the idea for establishing the Healthy Aging Center in Novo Sarajevo came from the Public Health Partnership, which is also the umbrella organization for the Center. She pointed out that the centers are still in the project phase. The Healthy Aging Center has operated for 12 years, serving as a successful model for the opening of 17 new centers, not only in Sarajevo and throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina but also beyond. The Center combines four types of activities: recreational, creative, entertaining, and educational programs. It is not a nursing home, as people often assume. The recreational program includes preventive and corrective exercise, which is held daily in the center in six groups. According to Bašić, those who perform these exercises daily, as indicated by research, significantly improve their mobility. “It’s very satisfying when a member comes to you and says they’re getting up better, moving better, and are more mobile and flexible,” said Bašić. They also offer table tennis at both beginner and advanced levels. She noted that interestingly, some of their oldest members attend the advanced group. One of these is 93 years old, and another, a 90-year-old, won first place in the giant slalom at Jahorina last year in skiing. Bašić pointed out that the Healthy Aging Center offers over 25 activities. At the Center, which serves about 80 members daily, activities are conducted in five groups. With a symbolic monthly membership fee of five Bosnian marks, they can access the aforementioned activities as well as enjoy a creative program that includes various creative workshops such as decoupage, aluminum foil work, painting, and sculpture. The educational workshops offer language courses in English and German, and international days are marked with lectures by students or experts. The entertainment program includes two choirs, ‘Golden Autumn’ and ‘Sevdalije,’ which perform not only in this center but also in other centers and municipalities. The Center also provides volunteer opportunities for students and fosters intergenerational collaboration through gatherings organized with kindergartens, schools, and other centers.