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Diversity & Inclusion | Peace & Justice
Leila Prnjavorac
Leila Prnjavorac works as an all-round presenter, moderator, and speaker in the fields of peace and justice, equality, diversity and inclusion, and emancipation.
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Employability:
Chairperson,Keynote Speaker
Employability:
Chairperson,Keynote Speaker,
About Leila Prnjavorac
Leila Prnjavorac studied Communication (graduating with honors) and has been an entrepreneur for 14 years. She has worked for 17 years as an all-round presenter, moderator, speaker, program creator, project coordinator, and trainer. In 2017, Leila was named Citizen of The Hague of the Year and in 2020 she was appointed The Hague’s Ambassador of Freedom in the context of 75 years of freedom.
The themes she works with include peace and justice, equality, diversity and inclusion in the broadest sense of the word, coping with major life-changing events, (mental) health and resilience, healthy lifestyle, transgressive behavior and sexting, gender equality, emancipation, refugee issues, (youth) entrepreneurship, public speaking, (social) media, and media literacy.
Leila effortlessly connects theory with practice, transforming knowledge into understanding. She presents and moderates with a smooth flow, a touch of humor, punctuality, and a wealth of substantive knowledge. She knows how to make complex events and issues accessible, and works from the personal to the universal. A powerful woman who holds vulnerability and authenticity in the highest regard.
You can’t cage me—I turn every situation into a personal journey full of love and adventure.
In both her personal and professional life, Leila has experienced much, which she seamlessly transforms into insight and expertise. This allows theory and lived experience to go hand in hand—making knowledge something you can feel.
Since the age of 21, Leila has been active in the media, including as a radio presenter and talk show host at FunX, and as a co-developer and youth advisor for NOS Headlines, the precursor to NOS op 3. She frequently appears on radio and television talk shows such as De Wereld Draait Door, Met Het Oog op Morgen, and De NieuwsBV. She also appears in Canon van Nederland in the Het Klokhuis episode Veelkleurig Nederland. In (online) newspapers and magazines, she regularly shares her stories to bring attention to important issues and life events, including in de Volkskrant, NRC, AD, Elsevier, Linda.nl, Flair, The Optimist, and through the national and The Hague 4 & 5 May Committees.
Currently, she is working with Stagehuis Schilderswijk and young people to create the podcast School des Levens—about the lives of youth in The Hague, focusing on resilience, life lessons, and inspiration.
Leila is committed to raising awareness of children’s and human rights, equality, and the SDGs both nationally and internationally—as an Ambassador of Freedom, goodwill ambassador for the Netherlands United Nations Association (NVVN), speaker, and guest lecturer in education (primary, secondary, MBO, HBO, and university levels). She works weekly with children, youth (of all levels and ages), and adults to create dialogue around these themes—encouraging them to place these issues ‘top of mind and top to do’ when making conscious decisions and forming policies.
In 2018, Leila addressed a United Nations delegation during the UN General Assembly (UNGA 73) and UNFPA in New York, where she shared her life story to advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), equality, and the rights of children and people affected by war and displacement. She also highlighted the impact of war on the overall health of children and youth—drawing from her own childhood experiences fleeing the war in former Yugoslavia, now Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Due to exposure to nuclear waste and radiation from weaponry during her childhood, Leila developed cancer as an adult. The effects of war have a lasting impact on people, animals, nature, and the environment worldwide—and must be taken very seriously. She also raised awareness about this in the same year, calling for collaboration during the major youth conference The One Young World, held in The Hague, where she co-hosted an important segment with Jan Peter Balkenende.
In 2019, invited by the Ministry of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she spoke and contributed to the Youth for BiH conference, where she once again emphasized the need for collaboration and collective action on the issues mentioned above.
At her core, Leila believes in love. She believes that love and peace are concepts that grow when shared. Sharing is multiplying—and in life, everything begins and ends with that.
Specialist Subjects
Videos
Martin Sanders, Series Director
"The Honda Formula Four Stroke Powerboat Race events are unique occasions in the UK , built up over 8 years the excitement of affordable one design powerboat racing is not only on water but on land as well as the 40 teams prepare to race against each other and the conditions. On an event its easy to feel the excitement and tension of racing , however its more difficult to translate this to TV, Torie has been able to achieve this . In the short time she had pre season she ensured that she understood the rules , the tactics and the people , this allowed her to ask the questions that the viewer wanted to be asked . She also understood the emotions of the teams , wherever that finished ( or not finished ) in the race and was able to link all aspects of the racing so that the 24 minute programme captured the occasion as if you had been there. Torie also helped out at our Annual Awards Dinner held at the London Hilton on Park Lane and was stunning in RED .....the Honda colour !. Off camera she also had a great and interested rapport with teams and supporters and became enjoyed the social activities that make the series what it is , I believe this made her approachable to all. We have been delighted with Torie and are looking forward to her presenting the next season's programmes."
References
It’s no coincidence that the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights was a woman… And that’s Leila—a true multi-talented dynamo.
“She can effortlessly shift from telling you how to make a carrot cake in a vibrant, colorful way to taking you on an anthropological journey to a village in South Africa, then whirl you into deep reflections on current digital technology, only to land playfully on a branch of an oak tree chatting about the neighbor’s behind. It’s no coincidence that the storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights was a woman… And that’s Leila—a true multi-talented dynamo.”
I was—and still am—impressed by her life story, her resilience in the face of setbacks, her professionalism, and above all, her positive attitude.
"Leila and I worked together for the first time as co-moderators of a session at One Young World in The Hague (2018). It was a wonderful experience. I was—and still am—impressed by her life story, her resilience in the face of setbacks, her professionalism, and above all, her positive attitude. Anyone who knows her can only say: Leila makes a difference! I wish her all the best and much success."