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CfP: IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro 2021–2027 (Deadline: 28 November 2025)

Target Group: Local authorities, emergency services, businesses, and civil society organisations working to improve disaster resilience and address climate change challenges. Aim: To enhance the capacity of authorities and emergency services to manage natural and human-induced disasters, and to strengthen the ability of local authorities, businesses, and civil society to respond to climate change. Countries:

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CfP: WBF Matching Grants – Autumn Season (Deadline: 30 November 2025)

Target Group: Legal, non-profit entities based in the WB6 region, including CSOs/NGOs, public bodies, educational institutions, business or media associations, and cultural or sports institutions, with prior experience in managing donor-funded or regional projects. Aim: To support ongoing activities or replicate successful projects from local to regional level, strengthening cooperation, dialogue, and mutual understanding across

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CfP: REINFORCING 6th Open Call – Incubator Call for Responsible Innovation Projects (Deadline: 2 December 2025)

Target Group: Consortia of at least two legal entities from EU Member States or Horizon Europe-associated countries, including CSOs, NGOs, higher education institutions, research centres, and SMEs. The lead applicant must be new to ORRI practices. Aim: To support projects implementing Open and Responsible Research and Innovation (ORRI) principles, fostering inclusivity, transparency, anticipation, and responsiveness

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CfA: Re:Connected – Media, Art and Dealing with the Past Workshop (Deadline: 20 November 2025)

Short Description: BIRN Hub and Youth Initiative for Human Rights, in cooperation with the Regional Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Tirana, invite young activists and journalists to the Re:Connected workshop in Sarajevo. This three-day interactive workshop explores how media and art can be used as tools for reconciliation and dialogue. Target

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CfA: Act for Human Rights – Legislative Theatre Training Course (Deadline: 23 November 2025)

Short Description: This training in Bușteni, Romania, empowers youth workers to use Legislative Theatre methods to address systemic change, engage vulnerable groups, and work with public authorities on advocacy processes. Target Group: Active youth workers, NGO staff, teachers, and professors passionate about human rights and non-formal education; no prior experience in theatre methods required. Countries:

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CfA: EcoAction Hackathon – Youth for Climate Action (Deadline: 24 November 2025)

Short Description: The EcoAction Hackathon is an international online challenge for young people to design creative, practical, and innovative solutions to environmental issues. Participants can develop projects individually or in teams and present their ideas in one of four tracks: Creative & Visual Idea, Media & Digital Content, Project & Community Action, or Innovation &

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CfA: Youth Global Forum 2026 – Madrid, Spain (Deadline: 25 November 2025)

Target Group: Young leaders, activists, social entrepreneurs, youth advocates, policy students, researchers, and creatives aged 16–46 from any country, passionate about making a positive impact. Aim: To bring together global youth changemakers to engage in workshops, policy dialogues, cultural exchange, and innovation labs, addressing challenges such as climate change, AI disruption, youth unemployment, democratic participation,

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CfA: Bridges of Experience – Boosting Senior Volunteering for Sustainable Development across the Balkans (Date: 24 – 25 November 2025)

Short Description: A regional conference bringing together government representatives, civil society, the private sector, and academia to promote inclusive volunteering, with a particular focus on senior volunteers aged 50+. The event highlights the importance of senior expertise in strengthening intergenerational cooperation, fairness, and solidarity across the Balkans. Target Group: Government institutions, civil society organisations, volunteer

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CfA: Kosovo–Serbia Bridge Fellowship Program (Deadline: N/A)

Short Description: Cross-border initiative by Heartefact that supports young professionals, researchers, and creatives from Kosovo and Serbia to develop new and constructive narratives about relations between the two societies. Target Group: Young professionals, researchers, and creatives from Kosovo and Serbia working in or affiliated with academia, CSOs, think tanks, media, culture, creative industries, new media,

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CfA: Connecting Europe Fellowship (Deadline: 4 December 2025)

Short Description: The Connecting Europe Fellowship, launched by the European Policy Centre (EPC), offers young professionals from EU enlargement countries the opportunity to spend three months in Brussels conducting independent, policy-oriented research on how EU policy and enlargement intersect. Target Group: Early- to mid-career researchers and professionals from think tanks, universities, or civil society organisations

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Proceedings: Regional Conference, “Resilient Voices: WB Civil Society in a Changing World”

The Proceedings from the Regional Civil Society Conference “Resilient Voices: Western Balkans Civil Society in a Changing World,” held in Tirana and organized by BCSDN and Partners Albania, confirm that over 150 CSOs, policymakers, and donors gathered to call for stronger protection and sustainable support for the sector. Participants warned that restrictive laws, “foreign-agent” initiatives,

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