News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Target groups: New young leaders between 18-29 years old, who will inspire change within their communities and across the Western Balkan region and the EU. Short Description: The Young European Ambassadors (YEA) platform is a creative network of future young game changers from across the Western Balkans. It is a well-known network, sharing with their
Read more →Target groups: Young professionals born in or after 1980 with at least five years of professional leadership experience and demonstrated political or civic engagement. Short Description: The thematic focus of this year’s Landecker Democracy Fellowship is social cohesion. Its goal is to support young professionals in their quest to build bridges and form unique and
Read more →Target groups: NPOs from the Balkan countries Short Description: The event will showcase good practice examples in conducting highly effective and collaborative risk assessment and lessons learned from engaging with the nonprofit and banking sector during and after the process. It will also discuss benefits of streamlined and continuous engagement with the non profit sector
Read more →Target groups: CSOs representative and community-based organisations from the Western Balkan and Turkey. Short Description: The exchange is being organized as a follow-up to the EU TACSO 3 Regional Meet-up on Emergency Response from June 2020. The aim is to complement the discussion on the consequences on civil society and society in general and how
Read more →Target groups: CSOs in WBT. Short Description: The training programme aims to provide theoretical and hands-on knowledge to different range of CSOs. The training will cover the key principles of HRBA and will build specific competences for mainstreaming HRBA and gender equality in the work of CSOs. The training will also include examples and best
Read more →Target groups: Participants from CSOs and institutions from South-Eastern Europe. Short Description: The aim is to bring together participants from CSOs and institutions from South-Eastern Europe (Albania, BiH, the Republic of N. Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia) to explore and discuss the possibilities, benefits and eventual risks of the practice of social re-use of assets confiscated
Read more →Target groups: Young people and students from N. Macedonia interested in social entrepreneurship and in the opportunities for developing their own career. Short Description: The Social Entrepreneurship Award is a competition and educational program to support entrepreneurial ideas among young people who have the potential to develop and implement innovative solutions to global problems. Countries:
Read more →Target groups: Team4Tech nonprofit partners. Short Description: Team4Tech is dedicated to helping its nonprofit partners reach their goals related to technology integration for positive education impact. It is seeking education-focused nonprofits in the areas of STEM, social justice, female empowerment, entrepreneurship, and workforce development. Countries: Worldwide. Date: July- onwards September 2021 Link to the original
Read more →Target groups: Senior year journalism students, recent graduates or young journalists (18- 26 years old) Short Description: As part of the Media for All project, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, wants to connect students and young journalists who wish to gain practical knowledge in the field by working with well-respected media organisations in the
Read more →Target groups: Civil Society Organizations in Europe. Short Description: With Activizenship #6, the European Civic Forum aims to showcase civic actors’ enabling actions (advocacy, campaigning, action and community organising) that: have positive impact on legislation, policies and enforcement practices and/or bring transformative change in their communities. Countries: Europe. Date: Mid-June to mid-October 2021: Selection and
Read more →Target groups: Teams of qualified individuals; ICT companies, students, non-governmental organisations; educational institutions; start-up companies, etc., composed of 2 or more WB countries. Short Description: Balkathon is a regional competition that invites interested young people, start-ups, entrepreneurs, students, digital innovation hubs, scientific parks, universities, SMEs, etc. from all Western Balkan economies to propose and develop
Read more →Target groups: CSOs and practitioners Short Description: The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) invite participants to a high-level conversation with leaders from civil society, governments, donors, and international organizations on revitalizing civic space in the wake of COVID-19. Countries: Worldwide Date: 24 May 2021 Link to
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