As an excellent student in high school, she participated in many competitions in the field of democracy, mathematics, Serbian language, economics. Besides formal education, she always participated in a lot of different projects and non-formal activities. She is a longtime volunteer in the association New Generation where she leads creative and educational workshops for children in need. She was nominated for the best volunteer of the Republic of Srpska for 2016.

One of her long-term goals is the improvement in the field of children's rights. She also worked on many projects related to the common life in Bosnia and Herzegovina, reconciliation among members of different national groups.

Milena's family could not provide money for her studies due to financial problems and health problems of her parents. In this period, she found discovered BOSANA scholarship and she is enormously thankful for everything that BOSANA provides her. “They gave me advice and helped me whenever I had a problem. Without their financial support, I wouldn’t be able to complete a study, and their moral support gave me the power to go on. If I have to describe Bosana Foundation, it would be just three words, inspiration, motivation and support.” –says Milena.