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CfA: Freedom in the World 2022–23 Junior Fellowship – Remote, New York (Deadline: 28 February 2022)

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

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CfA: Regional Network for Cultural Diversity Residency Program (Deadline: 29 April)

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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CfA: Winter School for Female Leadership in the Digital Age (Deadline: 3 January)

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

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CfA: Call for Applications for ReThink.CEE Fellowship 2022 (Deadline: 10 January)

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,

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CfA: Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award 2022 (Deadline: 13 January)

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)

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CfA: Call for papers for International Symposium on Critical Thinking and Media Literacy (Deadline: 14 January 2022)

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

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CfA: Regional Network for Cultural Diversity Residency Program (Deadline: 29 April)

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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CfA: Open Global Call – Partnerships for Sustainable Development (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: Commercial-CSO partnerships Countries: International Short description: P4G – Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 is currently inviting nominations for the 2022 State-of-the-Art Awards to recognize the world’s most innovative and successful multistakeholder partnerships in Sustainable Development Goal areas. Link to the original call (FundsForNGOs)

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CfA: Kovoso – Call for Nominations for 2021 Democracy Award (Deadline: 20 January)

Target group: CSOs, Activists, Grass-root initiatives, Individuals Countries: Kosovo Short Description: Through its annual Democracy Award, EJA Kosovo will recognize outstanding contribution of individuals, unregistered initiatives and nongovernmental organisations in various field to the development of democracy in Kosovo and promote role models to be followed.. Link to the original call (KFCS)

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CfA: Forus International – Communication Strategy Workshop (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: N/A Countries: International Short Description: The objective of this workshop on how to develop a communication strategy, taking place on 16 December, is to share tips and to hear about CSOs expectations regarding Forus’ communication strategy, in order to integrate the participants’ inputs & identify possible synergies. Link to the original call (Forus

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