News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Target group: Individuals or CSOs active in the defence of human rights Countries: International Short description: The Prize, created in 2013, aims to reward outstanding civil society action in defending human rights in Europe and beyond. Candidates should have made a real difference to the human rights situation of a given group, been instrumental in
Read more →Target group: National and international CSOs; Stakeholders; Human Rights Institutions and Academics acting in the field of human rights protection Countries: International Short description: The Special Rapporteur wishes to receive inputs from Member States, civil society, national human rights institutions, academics, international organizations, and other interested stakeholders, by responding to the following questionnaires to help
Read more →Target group: CIVICUS’ member organization; individual member affiliated to a civil society organization; non-member representatives interested in improving their organization’s accountability practices Countries: International Short description: Accountability Accelerator is a free online course that will teach you how to make your work more relevant and responsive to the communities that you serve – vital ingredients
Read more →Target group: Young people interested in building regional cooperation. Countries: North Macedonia and Greece Short description: The initiative for establishing youth cooperation offices envisions and gives a unique opportunity to build up an institutional mechanism for bringing young people from North Macedonia and Greece together and giving them an opportunity to collaborate by getting to
Read more →Target group: Individuals who have completed their undergraduate degree between fall 2021 and June 2022 Countries: International Short description: Three Junior Fellows will be hired to join Freedom House in New York City for 9 months, starting from July 2022, as a fixed-term, salaried employee, eligible for a generous benefits package. Junior Fellows will be
Read more →Target group: NGOs from the target countries Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Portugal Short description: CoE country visits concentrate on the situation of the Civil Society in the country. To organise a country visit, a tendering process will be organized to select an NGO on the ground to aid CoE in the visit. Organisations in
Read more →Target group: Regional and local writers, translators, playwrights, poets, illustrators, graphic novel artists, and comic book writers Countries: North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Albania, Kosovo Short description: The goal is to allow the READ artists-in-residence to develop a project over a fixed period, and to reflect and consolidate their artistic practice in the specific context. Creative
Read more →Target group: Students and young professionals 18 years and above Countries: International Short description: As part of Huawei’s broader initiative Seeds for the Future, the Schools for Female Leadership in the Digital Age represent the company’s continued commitment to digital inclusion. The program aims to close the gender gap and create a world where women
Read more →Target group: Young policy experts with a maximum age of 35 Countries: Central Europe, Western Balkans, and Eastern Partnership countries Short description: Given the mounting threats, the CEE countries and their Western partners urgently need fresh thinking and innovation in policymaking to address the democracy, security, and prosperity challenges in the region. For this reason,
Read more →Target group: Social entrepreneurs Countries: International/ countries defined as low-income and/or lower-middle-income by the World Bank Short description: The Swiss Re Foundation Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award recognizes entrepreneurial initiatives that take innovative approaches to build resilient societies in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Link to the original call (FundForNGOs)
Read more →Target group: Scholars, Researchers, Academics Countries: International/Western Balkans/EU/US Short description: The Symposium is being organized as part of USAID’s Media Literacy Project YouThink. It is a five-year USAID-funded program that works with youth to help them navigate and shape an information ecosystem that informs and engages rather than divides and polarizes. The project is implemented
Read more →Target group: Regional and local writers, translators, playwrights, poets, illustrators, graphic novel artists, and comic book writers Countries: North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Albania, Kosovo Short description: The goal is to allow the READ artists-in-residence to develop a project over a fixed period, and to reflect and consolidate their artistic practice in the specific context. Creative
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