News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Conference is a significant forum for discussion on important issues concerning the participation of civil society and the media in the European integration process of Serbia and the Western Balkans. Sixth in a series, Move.Link.Engage. The Conference is organized by the Belgrade Open School with the support of the Embassy of Sweden in Serbia.
Read more →The RISE project is launching an open call for young entrepreneurs from the six Western Balkan countries to develop their social business ideas. Through a series of workshops, lectures, meetups, mobility programs, and financial support, young people will have an opportunity to learn, grow, do business, and find a way for a solution to their
Read more →Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, office in Belgrade, in cooperation with Women’s Leadership Academy, organizes a political educational program aimed towards women from social-democratic political parties and organizations in the Western Balkans. Regional Women’s Leadership Academy is a unique program for female activists from left political parties, movements, CSOs and trade unions in Serbia, BiH, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania,
Read more →BCSDN is looking for evaluators who have experience in assessing project applications for Calls for proposals for grants. The assignment will include the evaluation of project proposals (FULL applications only) received under the Call for Regional Multi-Country Action Grants, recently published by BCSDN. The indicative timing for the assignment is October 2020, and the duration
Read more →The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum has launched a call for participants for the online Eastern Partnership Youth Conference “Youth for Environment”. The conference is organized by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum under the auspices of the German presidency of CoE, with the support of the EU and the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation. Participants will discover
Read more →The Center for Media, Data, and Society at Central European University in Budapest is providing a unique hybrid-style online, and offline course on cross-border investigative journalism, aiming to equip reporters with improved skills of the latest investigative reporting techniques to be able to research, conduct and present region-specific cross-border investigations; to teach how to integrate
Read more →The conference will take place within four thematically different panels: Europe as an area of peace and stability; Europe as a space of cultural diversity; Europe as a global actor; If not the EU, is there/has there been an alternative? The aims of the Forum are: Promoting and encouraging young scholars to engage with Central
Read more →Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights (SAHR) is a global community of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), striving to end impunity for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and accompany survivors on their quest for justice. Fellows will identify a specific case of sexual-based violence or discrimination in their community and execute a chosen intervention towards justice, reparations, and
Read more →EU TACSO 3 project announced the People to People (P2P)- On-demand online tool that allows access to ad-hoc support for the organization of events/activities. P2P provides flexible and targeted help to address the on-going needs of CSOs, Networks, National Resource Centres (NRCs), Delegations of European Union (EUDs), etc. in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The
Read more →Balkan Green Foundation, part of the Regional Program Balkan Green Ideas, organizes the first Balkan Green Academy 2020/2021. The Academy is composed of modules that encompass three main pillars: policy, economy, and society, which will facilitate discussion on actual issues related to green sustainable development in the Western Balkans. The main aims of the Academy
Read more →Center for refugee law and migration at the Iustinianus Primus Law Faculty, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius-Skopje in collaboration with the UNHCR Mission in Skopje, and in partnership with the International Institute of Humanitarian Law – Sanremo, Italy, will be hosting a Summer School on Refugee Rights and Migration with a focus on the Challenges
Read more →The CEI and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) have opened the Call for applications 2020 of the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism. The Award is dedicated to honor the work implemented by investigative journalists and their contribution to investigative reporting despite the difficult conditions under which they operate. This
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