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News and updates from BCSDN and the region

CfA: Enabling Civic Space: Structural Support to Civil Society Actors Protecting/ Strengthening Democracy (Deadline: 16 October 2020)

To tackle the ongoing challenges and threats to the European democracies, a number of CSOs develop initiatives to protect democratic institutions and reverse the trend of shrinking civic space. Such as: coalition building, knowledge sharing, campaigning, empowering activists, and networking. Based on the conversations with the community, CFEU has decided to allocate its 2020 budget

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CfA: RomaActiveYouth – A Training Course on Roma YouthParticipation for Social Inclusion, Gender Equality and Combating Antigypsyism (Deadline: 20 September 2020)

The Roma Youth Action Plan was a project of the Youth Department of the CoE, which, between 2011 and 2019, supported Roma youth’s participation and inclusion across Europe. Capacity-building and the development of young Roma competencies, organizations, and networks were a central part of the RYAP project, supporting Roma youth’s autonomy and participation in areas

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CfA: New Call for Proposals for Cultural Projects in North Macedonia (Deadline: 29 September 2020)

To nurture the basis for development and peace, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is promoting free and inclusive societies that give equal opportunities to all citizens regardless of their gender, religion and identity. Culture and arts play a key role as drivers for societal dialogue on social norms, values and change. As

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CfA: Civil Society Exchange (Deadline: 5 October 2020)

The Civil Society Exchange Program (CSE) is a 6 – 8 months international mobility program for CSOs and initiatives in Turkey and Europe. The program aims to CSOs to foster and form international partnerships and work with their partners to strengthen their organizational capacity. COVID-19 pandemic has pushed societies into reimagining what mobility and cross-border

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CfA: Reading Balkans 2021 / The Literary Residence Programme (Deadline: 7 October 2020)

The Literary Residence Program is a part of the Reading Balkans project, which is a cooperation project of the Publishing House Goga (Slo), Goten Publishing (MK), Krokodil (Srb), Udruga Kurs (Cro), Poeteka (Alb), Qendra Multimedia (Kos), PEN Centre (BIH) and partners. The Literary Residence Program ‘Reading Balkans 2021’ is open to welcome fiction writers (M/F),

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CfA: BCSDN Publishes a Call for Evaluators (Deadline: 11 September 2020)

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

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CfA: International Youth Conference “European Values for the Future of SEE countries” – 2020, 5- 10 November (Deadline: N/A)

The Conference identifies the need for a networking platform for sharing experiences and practices for the relevant engagement of young people in the EU integration process. The 18th edition of the International Youth Conference would be a suitable online forum to discuss and create joint youth vision for the SEE region’s future after the unpredictable

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CfA: 6TH Regional Conference Move.Link. Engage. Development for Real 21- 23 September (Deadline: N/A)

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.

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CfA: Social- Democratic Regional Women’s Leadership Academy, 17- 20 September, Sarajevo/ 15- 18 October, Belgrade (Deadline: N/A)

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,

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CfA: BCSDN Publishes a Call for Evaluators (Deadline: 11 September 2020)

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

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CfA: Online Eastern Partnership Youth Conference “Youth for Environment”, 24 – 26 September 2020 (Deadline: 23 August 2020)

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

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