News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The next call for proposals for operating grants to support non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the light of concluding framework partnership agreements (FPAs) and specific grant agreements (SGAs) will be published in spring 2021. The applicants: be a non-profit-making legal person; be independent, in particular from government, other public authorities, and from political parties or commercial
Read more →Under the framework of the EU/CoE joint programme “Horizontal Facility for the WB and Turkey 2019-2022”, and its action on “Promotion of diversity and equality in BiH”, CoE is launching a call for proposals. The Call aims to fund concrete responses on combating discrimination, including discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and/or gender identity,
Read more →The United States Embassy in Tirana announces an open competition for assistance awards through the notice for funding opportunity of the Democracy Commission small grants program. The small grants program is for non-governmental activities that promotes grassroots democracy. Projects should include democracy building aspects such as: public awareness, respect for human rights and advocacy for
Read more →The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), in partnership with the Institute for Political Studies (ISP) and Civil Rights Defenders (CRD), through the initiative: “I participate! My voice, my vote counts”, funded by the EU announces a call for proposals. The overall objective of the call is: to empower local CSOs to promote democratic processes in the
Read more →Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights (SAHR) is a global community of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), striving to end impunity for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and accompany survivors on their quest for justice. Fellows will identify a specific case of sexual-based violence or discrimination in their community and execute a chosen intervention towards justice, reparations, and
Read more →EU TACSO 3 project announced the People to People (P2P)- On-demand online tool that allows access to ad-hoc support for the organization of events/activities. P2P provides flexible and targeted help to address the on-going needs of CSOs, Networks, National Resource Centres (NRCs), Delegations of European Union (EUDs), etc. in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The
Read more →Balkan Green Foundation, part of the Regional Program Balkan Green Ideas, organizes the first Balkan Green Academy 2020/2021. The Academy is composed of modules that encompass three main pillars: policy, economy, and society, which will facilitate discussion on actual issues related to green sustainable development in the Western Balkans. The main aims of the Academy
Read more →Center for refugee law and migration at the Iustinianus Primus Law Faculty, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius-Skopje in collaboration with the UNHCR Mission in Skopje, and in partnership with the International Institute of Humanitarian Law – Sanremo, Italy, will be hosting a Summer School on Refugee Rights and Migration with a focus on the Challenges
Read more →The CEI and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) have opened the Call for applications 2020 of the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism. The Award is dedicated to honor the work implemented by investigative journalists and their contribution to investigative reporting despite the difficult conditions under which they operate. This
Read more →An online conference was organized by BCSDN and ECNL on 13 July 2020, its goal being to facilitate a discussion about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on public participation, also to explore how to promote participatory and multi-stakeholder approaches in the relief of the crisis. The conference aimed to explore the challenges for public participation
Read more →BCSDN invites CSOs form the Western Balkans to take part in the Regional Civil Society Development Hub activities. The Hub aims to support the effective, transparent, and accountable CSOs from the region in their continuous efforts to protect and promote civic space, by providing different funding opportunities and means of cooperation. The Hub will serve
Read more →The Sustainable Development Report 2020 presents the SDG Index and Dashboards for all UN member states, and frames the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) implementation in terms of six broad transformations. The first part reviewed the early responses and identified short-term priorities for action by governments and their partners worldwide, including the international community. It also
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