News and updates from BCSDN and the region
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
Read more →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)
Read more →Target group: CSO representatives Countries: Internationals Short Description: A free online course on the topic of constituent accountability, which will provide CIVICUS members with the knowledge and tools to better engage, actively listen to, and collaborate with the people directly affected by CSO`s work, to make their work more relevant and impactful Link to the
Read more →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)
Read more →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
Read more →Target group: CSOs Countries: International Short Description: The tool assists CSOs and movements in their journey to become more inclusive, diverse and sensitive to the needs, identities and backgrounds of their people. Link to the original call (Global Standard)
Read more →Target group: Young activists and CSO leaders, ages 21-28 Countries: International Short Description: The Community Engagement Exchange Program is a year-long program designed to enable civil society leaders, ages 21-28, to harness the power of networks, relationships, and information for the public good, specifically on issues related to civic dialogue and peacebuilding, open and participatory
Read more →Target groups: CSOs Countries: Europe Short Description: Research conducted jointly by Civil Society Europe, European Civic Forum, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, and Institute for Public Affairs,to understand the challenges CSOs in Europe have faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, how these obstacles have influenced CSO’s operation and what are the policy options
Read more →Target groups: N/A Countries: International Short Description: Initiative that celebrates women in the social enterprise sector, spotlighting their impact journey and achievements, connecting them to learn from and inspire each other. Selected candidates will be featured in the Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise book. Date: 8 March 2022 Link to the original call (EUCLID
Read more →Target group: Journalists, Reporters and Media workers, Writers Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia Short description: Two-day online training course on practicing gender-responsive reporting on human trafficking and violence against women, examining worrying and increasing trends in gender-based violence, both in the offline and online sphere in the Balkan region,
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