News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Target group: Youth CSOs Countries: International Short description: In the framework of the campaign, local, national, and international activities will take place allowing young people, youth workers, youth organizations, and youth policy institutions to shape the themes, the content, and the outcomes of the campaign in the spirit of participatory democracy. Link to more information
Read more →Target group: сompanies, design studios, NGOs, foundations, public and other organizations, social enterprises, and entrepreneurs Countries: International Short description: The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports projects that contribute to improving our society. If you work towards achieving one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, your project is eligible. Link to more information (MladiInfo)
Read more →Target group: N/A Countries: International/Online Short description: Ministers and policy influencers from across the world discuss how they are addressing inequality and why we have not seen the scale and speed of progress the pandemic has warranted. This event will draw on a recent report, from rhetoric to action: Delivering equality and inclusion from the
Read more →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,
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