News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Despite the fact that the Universal Declaration with its broad range of political, civil, social, cultural and economic rights stands for “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations”, unfortunately the Western Balkans and Turkey (WBT) cannot testify for a comprehensive level of enabling environment for civil society. Throughout the region, as the
Read more →An informal document of the European Commission on the situation in Chapters 23 and 24 in negotiations with Serbia, the so-called “non-paper”, has been published on the website of the Serbian Ministry of European Integration. It represents a six-month report that informs the EU Member States on the situation in areas of key importance for
Read more →A new BIRN report shows that Liberal-sounding access to information laws – vital for a free media – have yet to bring real transparency to the traditionally secretive countries of the Balkan region. With the aid of the information gained from 854 official requests to access public documents, submitted between January 2017 and June 2019,
Read more →In the end of January 2020, BCSDN will hold a 2-day training on accountability for CSOs and CSO networks in Macedonia. The participants will have an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge about the process of CSO accountability and the self-assessment mechanisms by experts from the Global Standard for CSO Accountability. Participants will also test the Rendir
Read more →The Report provides a mapping of CSO Networks with information on each network main contacts, members, geographical coverage, fields of activity and mission; an overview of networks capacities and needs to further support the development and ongoing work of networks and coalitions in the country. The purpose of the study is to provide a mapping
Read more →Based on the non-decision on the MFF EU summit in December, it is evident that a deal on the new EU budget will be very difficult to reach in early 2020, which means EU programmes will not start promptly in 2021, as expected. Learning from past MFF experiences, it is clear by now that EU
Read more →Philanthropy is a quarterly newsletter with news and facts on philanthropic activity in Albania and beyond. As part of its work to promote philanthropy, Partners Albania has been conducting daily monitoring of this activity since 2015, focusing on supported issues, the nature and value of donations, geographical coverage and the nature of donors and beneficiaries.
Read more →Applicants are invited to apply for the first round of the Truepic social impact grant program which is designed to help organizations working to positively impact their community or the world. In this program, Truepic’s offers its flagship Vision platform to capture better, higher trust, and verified images to allow for improved decision-making and accelerated
Read more →The program supports NGO efforts to promote women’s leadership and the political, economic, and social advancement of women across Bosnia and Herzegovina. The program welcomes proposals for projects that equip women who have leadership potential with the skills and knowledge to advocate effectively for their rights and to become opinion leaders, successful communicators and businesswomen.
Read more →The program supports initiatives with the primary goal of promoting interethnic and intercommunity exchange, collaboration, and joint projects. The program seeks projects and initiatives that clearly develop increased tolerance and cooperation between the ethnically and geographically diverse communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Proposals should engage youth belonging to at least one of two specific age
Read more →The Call welcomes the participation of all interested organizations and institutions. In addition, it offers a new opportunity to apply for not only one-year cycle, but also two-year cycle process, with the aim to foster and encourage the commitment to World Heritage. The World Heritage Volunteers Campaign 2020 shall aim to: Raise awareness; Empower young
Read more →The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands invites local CSOs to apply for the MATRA 2020 Fund. For next year the MATRA budget delegated to the Embassy will allow for 4-6 new projects to be financially supported. The concept notes cover 4 areas: Rule of Law; Anti-Corruption; Fighting Organized Crime and Money Laundering; Democratization,
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