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House of Good Tones

A social initiative funded by Hilti employees

The House of Good Tones is a place for children and young people that teaches reconciliation in war-torn Bosnian villages through various activities such as music, social engagement, or choral singing. The individual and group music lessons promote multi-ethnic coexistence among people in Srebrenica, Skelani, Bratunac, and Potočari.

The project

Through music and education, students learn to treat each other with respect regardless of their background. At the same time, their talents are encouraged and developed in a wide variety of areas. Self-confidence, discipline, and responsibility are practiced and exemplified on a daily basis. The education center is an ambassador of peace and friendship and dreams of becoming the best music school in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The House of Good Tones is supported by Hilti. To date, this EBB initiative has been financed exclusively by Hilti employees.

Equipment and mission

All activities of the House of Good Tones are free of charge for all participants, without exception. The learning center has a total area of 800 m2, with ten staff members and a total of six different programs (see interactive box below). A modern multimedia center and library are available to all students and visitors. In addition, there are guest suites for a total of twelve people, open to all those who are involved in creating a better social environment for all citizens in Srebrenica.

The Center is based on multi-ethnicity. Its mission is to provide children and youth with artistic, cultural, entertainment, and educational programs tailored to their age and the times in which they live. All the projects carried out must meet the standard of innovation and have been developed in collaboration with experts from different fields.

Support opportunities

There are various ways to support this initiative. For example, interested Hilti team members can simply transfer monetary donations. However, they can also run their own fundraising campaigns at their workplaces and then donate the campaign proceeds. What such a fundraising campaign looks like in detail is left solely to the creativity of the organizers: Ideas range from fundraising runs or sales campaigns to paid training courses. The proceeds of the donation thereafter only have to be transferred to the headquarters in Schaan and will then benefit directly the House of Good Tones.

Facts & Figures

The annual budget enables the instruction of about 400 young people in music and singing per week, covers staff and maintenance costs, and enables concert tours at home and abroad. Since 2019, around CHF 375,000 was donated by Hilti Employees - of which CHF 57,600 was collected in 2025.

About the organization

How to transfer donations?

Individual or collective amounts can be transferred to the cost center at the cashier’s office in Schaan as follows…:

Cost Center

BKR

Reference

518306 - EBB Fundraising

1051 HAG

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Or by bank transfer to the following bank account. The donated amount will be converted to CHF:

Bank

SWIFT / BIC

Bank Code

Beneficiary

IBAN

Reference

UBS Switzerland AG, CH-8001 Zürich

UBSWCHZH80A

0230

Hilti AG, Feldkircherstrasse 100, FL-9494 Schaan

CH18 0023 0230 3919 9101 P

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History and philosophy

The House of Good Tones was founded in Srebrenica in 2011. The town near the Serbian border was the scene of a genocide and looks back on a correspondingly difficult past. The idea of this project is to build a safe haven where children and youth from the region have access to high-quality educational, cultural, and entertaining programs.

It’s a place of encounter where everyone, irrespective of their religious or social background feels good spending time together. In the past ten years, hundreds of children and young people have participated in dozens of projects, concerts, travels, and visits. Guests from all corners of the world have visited the “House of Good Tones” and have learned, sung, and grown together with the students on site.

Do you have any questions? You can reach us by e-mail:

foundation-ebb.hiltiteam@hilti.com