News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The survey is part of a wider UNDP initiative that sets out to analyse youth digital activism in Europe and Central Asia. The nature of civic engagement is shifting towards non-conventional ways using digital technologies for advocacy, networking, coordination, and amplification of youth voices. The survey aims to understand how the youth use the platforms
Read more →The 5-day training event, organised by Civil Rights Defenders, offers students, recent graduates, and activists an opportunity to gain practical experience in dealing with human rights issues in the Western Balkans. The Human Rights Defenders Academy will take place from 22-28 November in Vršac, Serbia. The organisers cover all costs. Read more here. Source: Civil
Read more →The 13th edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum will be virtually taking place between the 23 and 27 November 2020. The Forum provides a platform to enhance dialogue and cooperation between NGOs based in the Black Sea Region. It aims to strengthen the capacity of NGOs by promoting regional partnerships and projects. Read more
Read more →ABD is collaborating with the Open Government Partnership to offer funding for individuals or teams to develop tools and mechanisms to strengthen the monitoring of COVID 19 related spending. The programme is looking for innovative solutions to guide citizens about monitoring the government budget and is offering 10,000 USD or more for the winning solution.
Read more →The OECD Internship Programme seeks current full-time degree students studying in a field or discipline related to the OECD’s work. Its main goal is for successful candidates to improve their analytical and technical skills in an international environment. The internship involves work with the Strategic Orientations of the Secretary-General and aims to improve students’ analytical
Read more →The international conference in Tivat, Montenegro, organized by the Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro, Institute for sociological research, University of Belgrade, and Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade aims to support academic researchers and policymakers to use European Social Survey data and other longitudinal comparative data collection studies. The forum will provide a framework
Read more →EU TACSO 3 provides a learning and development opportunity to CSOs from the Western Balkans and Turkey (WBT) through its Strategic Mentoring Programme. The Programme is a part of the EU TACSO 3 Capacity Development and People to People (P2P) Programme. It enables interested and qualified organizations to get in-depth mentoring support to improve their
Read more →The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) is the European Centre for Minority’s flagship journal (ECMI), which explores to publish critical analyses of developments and policies in European institutions and their member states, their relations with the European neighborhood broadly understood and other immediate neighbors. It also welcomes contributions on non-European perspectives
Read more →The Road to WSF Western Balkans Program (WB Program) is part of “The Road to Warsaw Security Forum 2021”. It is encompassed of a series of online events that aim to promote EU expansion to the WB, as well as to share Poland’s transformation and European integration experience with regional civil society opinion leaders and
Read more →As part of the Media for All Project, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, will host a four-month traineeship programme to connect students and young journalists to gain practical knowledge by working with media organizations in the Western Balkans. Senior journalism students, recent graduates, or young journalists, looking for an opportunity to learn from highly dedicated
Read more →Applications are open to submitting investigative articles from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo for the annual EU Investigative Journalism Award. Investigative stories published from January 1 to December 31, 2019, and related to freedom of expression, the rule of law, transparency, abuse of power and fundamental rights, corruption, and organized crime are welcomed to apply.
Read more →Dedicated to international exchange, the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program provides five-month fellowships to leading democracy activists, journalists, civil society leaders, and scholars from around the world. During their time in residence at NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, in Washington D.C., fellows reflect on their experiences and consider lessons learned; conduct independent research and writing;
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