News and updates from BCSDN and the region
USAID’s Civic Engagement Project (CEP) invites nominations for its 2021 Youth Civic Engagement Award (YCEA). Individuals, organizations, institutions, media, businesses, or community members can submit a nomination for an individual young person, informal group, formal organization, or youth CSO alliance that has promoted young people to be civically engaged in their community. Will be delivered
Read more →BIRN awards 10 Fellowships to journalists from Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe who have an idea for a story that needs dedicated on-the-ground reporting, in-depth research, generous funding, and sustained editorial attention to do it justice. Applications are solicited under the 2021 theme, Transformation. The successful applicants will participate in BIRN’s ten-month programme for professional
Read more →Civic Europe is looking for up to 20 ideas from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe that strengthen civic engagement and social and political participation to tackle societal challenges at the local level in three different areas: community, capacity development, and visibility. The aim is to support locally rooted CSOs and civic initiatives active in communities
Read more →The Consultancy’s objective is to provide expert support to Balkan Network for Local Democracy – BNLD and its members in implementing the project “CSOs Networking for Better Local Democracy in the Balkans”. The project’s main objective is to contribute to a conducive environment for civil society development that enables them to become influential actors in
Read more →The Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) is a training programme designed to build new networks, knowledge, and practices for increased transparency, efficiency, and public administration resilience. It aims to strengthen applicants’ capabilities to meet the requirements of a modern governance structure. The modules are composed of modern teaching methods linked with interactivity, collaboration,
Read more →The objectives of the European Civic Academy are: mapping civil society needs in terms of research priorities; enable civic actors to gain knowledge about existing research, methodology, and approaches to inspire a strengthening and a renewal action framework; increase awareness among academic researchers about civil society needs and priorities and identify collaborative opportunities for future
Read more →CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) welcomes civil society and people’s organizations, policymakers, academics, press members, and other stakeholders to a global webinar on effectiveness in the pandemic response. At the event, CPDE will present its recent study, “World in Lockdown, Development on Hold: A special report on the (in)effectiveness of COVID-19 response,” to show
Read more →The Dynamic Accountability Community of Practice (DACoP) invites CSO representatives to join their latest network and workshop session titled “Sharing Practices of Resilience” on Tuesday, 23 March 2021 at 13.00 PM CET. The 90-minute session will allow like-minded practitioners to meet, share, and exchange experiences on how they have adapted to the crisis, discussing the
Read more →The UNDP Office in Montenegro opens a public invitation to NGOs to nominate one member of the Partnership Committee in Montenegro of the Regional Program for Local Democracy in the Western Balkans (ReLOaD2), implemented by UNDP and funded by the EU. Members of the Partnership Board (PO) will monitor project implementation and contribute to their
Read more →The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe offers traineeships twice a year for three to five months in different units, such as Global Education, Youth Cooperation (5 months traineeship period compulsory), Women Empowerment, Communication and archives, Central Unit – Events and administration. The second traineeship occurs from 6 September 2021 to 31 January 2022.
Read more →Nominations are open for the UN Global Compact SDG Pioneers Program 2021 for Young Leaders. Business leaders advancing sustainable development are welcomed to apply. As part of the Making Global Goals Local Business campaign, every year, the UN Global Compact celebrates a group of SDG Pioneers — business leaders to advance the Global Goals by
Read more →Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) is pleased to announce a visual identity design contest for the Regional Civil Society Development Hub. Professional graphic designers, companies, freelancers, and talented individuals are welcomed to offer innovative solutions and provide a visual identity for the Hub that would contain logo, color palette and font type. The logo designed
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