Kosovo Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), with the purpose of strengthening civil society’s role in drafting and implementing policies affecting the communities and general public through the promotion of joint activities with partners, provides financial support for CSOs membership in regional or international networks. The following criteria will be taken into consideration: Benefit that these organizations, civil society and country have from this membership; Compliance of the mission, scope and applicant organization with the mission and scope of the network where the membership is required and Organizations covering a portion of their expenses from other sources will have an advantage. The…
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The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) provides direct funding assistance to community groups, non-government organizations, people’s organizations and in exceptional cases, international NGOs, and government institutions for small projects addressing governance, democracy, capacity-building, economic, and other social development issues. The call for proposals seeks projects that are of a maximum duration of four months (with activities completed by February 28, 2017). The average contribution is expected to be in the range of CAD $10,000-$20,000 for each individual project. Proposals submitted for funding must relate to: Championing inclusive and accountable governance, peaceful pluralism and respect for diversity, and human rights;…
It’s been almost one year since heads of state and government adopted ‘Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ – the ambitious agenda which contains 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 169 targets during a special session of the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015. The SDGs were the culmination of four years of negotiations. Starting in July 2011, with the initial proposal by Paula Caballero from the government of Colombia, these negotiations became the most participatory process in UN history. More information is available here. Source: IPSNews
The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) is currently implementing a three-year programme entitled “Civil Society Continuing Campaign for Effective Development.” The programme aims to make concrete contributions to global development by promoting development effectiveness through concrete CSO action, utilising a mix of approaches in policy advocacy, engagement, outreach, and capacity development at global, regional, sub-regional, and national levels. In line with this CPDE programme, IBON International, as the Fiscal Sponsor of the Action, is conducting the 2016 Global Synthesising Research, which aims to take stock of the progress of implementing effective development cooperation in the different global regions and…
The potential role of blended finance – the use of public-sector funds to mobilise private investments for the financing of development projects – has gained increasing interest and recognition from international policy dialogues and recent UN agreements. This includes the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Donors are already pledging to scale up their efforts to use aid in blended finance partnerships with private actors. We therefore need to improve the evidence base on blended finance, which is currently very limited, to ensure it can reach its full potential in financing the 2030 Agenda and that its impacts are understood, transparent…
CONCORD has shared a survey on EU delegations’ engagement with civil society, which aims to assess the quality of the relationship between civil society organizations and EU Delegations. More specifically, it looks at how EU Delegations are supporting an enabling environment for civil society at field level (for example by fostering CSOs’ participation in development programmes, political dialogue and decision making processes). The survey will serve as a basis for developing CONCORD EU Delegations Report, which is used as an advocacy tool that is used to give feedbacks and make recommendations to the EU (delegations and headquarters), to EU member…
BCSDN, in partnership with European Center for Non-profit Law (ECNL), has published the third Regional Report on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development in Enlargement Countries, presenting the regional state of play of civil society in 2015 and highlighting the priorities for intervention by national and EU institutions at the regional level towards creating a more enabling environment for civil society. According to the findings for 2015, the legal environment for CSOs in the Western Balkans and Turkey remained relatively stable. Freedom of association, assembly, expression and information continue to be legally guaranteed in all countries of the region with the exception of Turkey.…
The Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) is organising on the 7th of September 2016 the annual debate “Raising Standards, Declining Trends? Operating Environment for Civil Society in Enlargement Countries”. The event will take place between 10:00 and 13:00 hrs at the Residence Palace (Maelbeek conference room), Brussels. The event is organised with the occasion of the presentation of the 2015 Monitoring Matrix Regional Report and will bring CSO representatives from Western Balkans and Turkey to present the key challenges for the civil society operating environment in their countries. The aim is to raise a discussion with the Commission, other…
БЦСДН бара заинтересирани кандидати за позицијата Практикант/ка кој ќе ги поддржува програмските активности на Извршната Канцеларија на БЦСДН. Практикантот ќе извршува активности во рамки на проектот „Civic Space Monitor” имплементиран од Цивикус – Светска алијанса за граѓанско учество во соработка со регионални мрежи кои работат на прашања поврзани со јавниот простор. Поконкретно, практикантот ќе врши континуирано следење на состојбата со слободата на здружување, слободата на мирно собирање и слободата на изразување во земјите од Западен Балкан и Турција за двомесечни периодични извештаи и врз база на веќе утврдена методологија преку користење на различни онлајн алатки за пребарување на информации од…
Би сакале да ве известиме дека Индексот за одржливост на граѓанските организации во Македонија за 2015 година е достапен за јавноста. Генералната оценка (3.9), за одржливоста на граѓанските организации во Македонија за 2015 година бележи пад, и го продолжува надолниот тренд на попречување на овозможувачката околина за граѓанските организации. Во регионот, Македонија се наоѓа на шестото место во регионот, позади Косово, заедно со Србија и Црна Гора. Честото менување на законите, вклучувајќи ги и оние кои го регулираат привременото и хонорарното работење, создадоа правна несигурност, влошувајќи ја општата правна околина (3.7) во која делуваат граѓанските организации (ГО). Загрижувачки се измените…