News and updates from BCSDN and the region
2019 is set to be another challenging year for social change and human rights donors. With political polarisation growing in many countries and the far-right organising and making gains across Europe, this is a time for donors to come together and think about how to use their resources and influence. One of the focal points
Read more →The Central European Initiative (CEI) is seeking proposals from public and private institutions registered in a CEI Member State, as well as international and regional organisations for its 2019 CEI Cooperation Fund for innovative actions favouring mobility and networking. Proposals need to focus on capacity building by transferring and sharing know-how, in particular from EU CEI Member
Read more →USAID’s BMAP goal is to make media in the Western Balkans more competitive in the local and regional marketplaces and strengthen the sustainability of the independent media sector across the region, particularly in the digital space. Individual grants from USD 15.000 to USD 20.000 are available to locally registered media outlets in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Read more →The project aims to increase the activities and impact of CSOs from Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, B&H and Macedonia in the environmental protection through networking strengthening their capacities and promoting green economy. The main activities of the project include trainings for representatives of CSOs on green economy, public advocacy and lobbying, participation in decision making, monitoring
Read more →Dedicated to international exchange, the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program offers five-month fellowships to leading democracy activists, journalists, civil society leaders, and scholars from around the world. During their time in residence at NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, in Washington D.C., fellows reflect on their experiences and consider lessons learned; conduct independent research and writing;
Read more →On 29th May, the European Commission published its annual enlargement package – a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement. This year the package includes a Communication on enlargement which sets out the way forward – 2019 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy and country reports that present detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made
Read more →Application is open for the Preparing Global Leaders Forum that will take place from 11th to 18th August it the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), in the city of Blagoevgrad. The program for young leaders will gather talented students and young professionals from all around the world alongside with leading professors from top universities such as Georgetown, Oxford and the Sorbonne
Read more →The European Civic Forum is looking for victorious stories of activists, associations, movements or groups of citizens who fight for fundamental rights and justice for all, while also resisting attempts to deny their rights to associate, protest, speak out and act. The Call is particularly interested in the transformative and emancipatory potential of these struggles,
Read more →The U.S. Embassy in Skopje Public Affairs Section invites U.S. and North Macedonia-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations to develop and implement municipal-level tabletop exercises to help build and strengthen municipal response mechanisms to violent extremism and terrorism. The exercises should walk municipal stakeholders in 3 to 6 different cities through fictional case study examples of radicalization. Read more here Source: Funds for NGO
Read more →The specific objective of this call for proposals is to provide support to the functioning of CSOs in Macedonia to implement their core activities against an agreed work programme in a number of pre-defined sectors/priorities for monitoring central and local government policies. Any grant requested under this call must fall between 40.000 EUR and 80.000 EUR, covering 60%-90% of the total
Read more →The Objective of this Call is to improve the effectiveness of CSOs in the Western Balkans in undertaking initiatives for improving youth employment and entrepreneurship policies at the local level. The Call aims to further build capacities of the CSOs and strengthen their involvement in public decision-making and also to design and implement the innovative initiatives related to youth employment, employability and entrepreneurship. The budget
Read more →The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has called on the EU Member States to establish an enabling environment for philanthropy in line with EU freedoms and fundamental rights, and promote it as a recognised and socially responsible form of contributing to the public good or the welfare of others. Unlike commercial companies, philanthropic foundations and private donors cannot enjoy
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