News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Target group: Individuals, Researchers, and Scholars from ExYu Countries Countries: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Slovenia, Montenegro Short description: The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network is seeking to commission material about forced disappearances and mass graves in the former Yugoslavia as part of its online mass graves database project, Bitter Land, and for potential inclusion
Read more →Target group: CSOs, Informal groups, and network representatives interested in the area of accountability and transparency Countries: International (Online) Short description: The session aims to discuss the multiple approaches that CSOs are using to apply diversity and inclusion in their work. It will start with a presentation on measuring D+I by Care International colleagues, followed
Read more →Target group: Researchers, Youth Workers, Formal education representatives, Policymakers Countries: International Short description: The Youth@Work: “Connecting policy, research, and practice” Conference will bring together a diverse group of researchers, policymakers, youth workers, and others actively working in the youth work sector to discuss how to build processes to inform youth work with relevant and rigorous
Read more →Target group: Professionals with a proven track record in project management, monitoring, and evaluation Countries: Western Balkan countries Short description: Regional Pool of Evaluators will be created from all six countries in the region, like a pool of recognized experts in the topics related to technical evaluation of applications received in response to public calls
Read more →Target group: Young people interested in peace-building, community-building, and re-conciliation Countries: North Macedonia Short description: The topics covered through the training are: violence, understanding conflicts, facing the past, building peace, non-violent action, gender roles, discrimination, as well as identity, and national identity. The program is open and flexible, it is designed to follow the needs,
Read more →Target group: Young journalists, analysts, bloggers, and vloggers from the Western Balkans, with an interest in cooperation, reconciliation, democratization, and geopolitical matters related to their region. Countries: WB Countries Short description: The Training Program Young Reporters in Dialogue offers 12 young participants from the Western Balkans an opportunity to increase their familiarity with contemporary approaches
Read more →Target group: CSO representatives Countries: International/Online Short description: Civil society organizations are increasingly targeted by official narratives which undermine their work. Those at the frontline of seeking social change are often depicted as “corrupt”, “money-oriented” or “enemies of the State”, especially in populist rhetoric. This has very real and negative repercussions on the work of
Read more →Target group: Young activists (15-29), CSOs, and informal groups who have significantly contributed towards advancing youth`s position in society Countries: Noth Macedonia Short description: The Youth Participation Award recognizes youth initiatives, informal youth groups and youth organizations, youth organizations, and umbrella youth organizations that demonstrate: a clear vision for community improvement that is systematic and
Read more →Target group: Professionals with a proven track record in project management, monitoring, and evaluation Countries: WB6 Short description: Regional Pool of Evaluators will be created from all six countries in the region, like a pool of recognized experts in the topics related to technical evaluation of applications received in response to public calls for grants
Read more →Target group: individuals from public, private, non-governmental, and academic sectors, from all academic backgrounds Countries: International Short description: Transparency International School on Integrity is an annual state-of-the-art anti-corruption and accountability training for future leaders. The School exposes its participants to the latest developments in the field of anti-corruption and accountability and offers real opportunities to
Read more →Target group: professionals with between 5 to 10 years of experience in foreign and national security policy and who are working in government think tanks, media, and the private or non-profit sectors Countries: International Short description: The Penn Kemble Forum on Democracy promotes bipartisan conversation among young foreign policy leaders in Washington, DC. The Forum
Read more →Target group: Experienced trainers in the field of communications for CSOs Countries: N/A Short description: BCSDN aims to strengthen the communication and advocacy capacities of the Regional Hub’s grantees. Thus, BCSDN will organize a workshop that will bring together the representatives of the Regional Hub’s grantees (regional networks of CSOs operating in the Western Balkan
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