News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in partnership with the Václav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation, published a call for nominations for the 2021 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. The Prize, created in 2013, aims to reward outstanding civil society for defending human rights in Europe and beyond. Candidates should
Read more →The Globsec programme intends to support the Western Balkans’ democratisation and reconciliation process by engaging young professionals and journalists from the region. The programme will hold activities to train young leaders in democracy promotion, media literacy, negotiation, and policy-making. The aim is to establish a network of young Western Balkan ambassadors who will continue to
Read more →The Matra Rule of Law Training Programme intends to strengthen institutional capacity in the rule of law within government organizations in Albania, Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Seven training programmes are organized per year, each offering the participants best practices of the rule of law topics. Through interactive
Read more →Youth activists based in the global south are invited to apply on the Youth Action Lab, a one-year co-creation lab for grassroots that works to support youth movements to become more resilient and sustainable in their efforts of a more equitable world. The Lab is an innovative, safe, active, inclusive, collective, representative, and connected space,
Read more →Supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, through the Embassy of Japan in Tirana, the Western Balkans Fund welcomes independent researchers, Think Tanks, academia, civil society networks, and advocacy platforms from Western Balkans the Call for research papers. The Call aims to comprehend better the impact of COVID-19 on the activities and functioning
Read more →Young professionals from the Western Balkans are welcomed to apply on the youth exchange “Western Balkans meet Japan: A Bridge into the Future”, implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO). The youth exchange, organized under the MIRAI Program, aims to increase participants’ understanding of Japan and
Read more →The Journal is the annual publication of the Institute for a Greater Europe, a youth-led independent think tank promoting challenging new ideas, reaching across cultural divides, and bringing together young academics worldwide. It tackles European politics by discussing diverse topics. The Institute for a Greater Europe (IGE) offers young professionals the opportunity to contribute to
Read more →Western Balkans Youth Conference aims to create a platform for the youth, students, and recent graduates in arts, humanities, social sciences, and technical sciences to promote the EU values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, and rule law, and human rights. The presenters are encouraged to explore the interdisciplinary subject to evaluate the Western Balkans’
Read more →EU TACSO 3 project is looking for a research team to support its annual monitoring exercise of the EU Guidelines for Support to Civil Society in Enlargement Region, 2014-2020. The annual report will be subject to in-country consultations and validation, to which the research team would be expected to participate. The annual monitoring has two
Read more →After the Western Balkans and Turkey Regional Civil Society Forum held in Skopje on 21-23 January 2020, EU TASCO 3 Project has started the preparation for the EU Civil Society Guidelines in the enlargement region for the period 2021-2027. The guidelines build on the current framework and focus on making more evident linkages with existing
Read more →UNICEF Skopje is publishing a call for expression of interest to identify CSOs for prospective partnership with UNICEF, to support the achievement of results for children to promote greater effectiveness and inclusiveness of services for children victims of violence and abuse. The activity is part of the initiative “Just(ice) children – EU for juvenile and
Read more →The GlobalGiving Accelerator is a virtual training program and crowdfunding campaign that assists organizations in advancing their fundraising. GlobalGiving will provide more than 30,000 USD in matching funding and bonus prizes for participating organizations. Following an optional one-week training curriculum, the organizations will join an Accelerator campaign to raise at least 5,000 USD total from
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