News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Young European Ambassadors (YEA) platform is a creative network of future young game changers from across the Western Balkans and the European Union. Although YEAs come from different backgrounds, all of them share an interest in learning about the EU’s values, and to promote the opportunities that the EU offers. Most importantly, YEAs are
Read more →The Civil Society Scholar Awards support doctoral students and university faculty to undertake academic projects that will enrich socially-engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region. The candidates are selected based on their outstanding academic record, as well as their active engagement with local communities, their potential to champion open society values
Read more →The training programme is implemented within the EU TACSO 3 Capacity Development and People to People Programme. It is organized by the EU TACSO 3 and delivered by a highly experienced team of trainers of the South East European Youth Network (SEEYN). The objectives of the training programme are: to inform CSOs on existing online
Read more →Zurich Foundation looks to empower vulnerable people within our communities to protect themselves from risk better, to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. NEXT is a grassroots movement within Zurich Insurance that advocates for the voices of the next generation of leaders to be heard by promoting intergenerational dialogue, partnering with other corporations.
Read more →The Civil Society Scholar Awards support doctoral students and university faculty to undertake academic projects that will enrich socially-engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country, or region. The Call supports academic research conducted within any area of the social sciences and humanities. It will especially prioritize research which addresses explicitly pressing societal issues
Read more →European Civic Forum is looking for stories of activists, associations, movements and groups of citizens who are organizing solidarity and civic contestation, and making policy proposals to ensure rights are at the center of the response amid the COVID-19 crisis in the face of a restricted civic space. They are particularly interested in the transformative
Read more →The Black Sea CONNECT project is looking for passionate, engaged and creative Young Ambassadors that would like to have an essential role in advocating for the Blue Growth in the Black Sea and promote the goals of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). The engagement of the Young Ambassadors will enhance the visibility and
Read more →Civil Rights Defenders invites young people in the Western Balkans and Turkey to apply for the second generation of participants to the EUTH – Youth Advocating in EU project. The initiative covers several lobbying and advocacy activities, anticipated to include young people in processes of creating youth-related documents and policies at the EU level. The
Read more →Reporting Democracy initiated a proposal for stories that reveal how the Covid-19 crisis is reshaping politics and society in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe. Successful proposals will receive a grant of between 500 and 2,500 EUR. Applicants from the Visegrad Four and Balkan countries are welcomed to apply. Applications are limited to one per journalist.
Read more →In order to enable more inclusive service delivery and decision making, the Amplifying local voices project is looking to developing a communication strategy that will disseminate positive discourses that celebrate diversity and expertise, whilst incorporating different perspectives on subjects, amplify positive stories of change at the local level, and counter narratives of hate speech, prejudice
Read more →Youth4Regions is the European Commission programme helping journalism students and young journalists to discover what the EU is doing in their region. The programme offers trainings on journalism and EU regional policy; a chance to receive mentorship from established journalists from individuals’’ country of origin, working side by side with renowned journalists during the EU
Read more →The Covid-19 pandemic emergency, accompanied by quarantine conditions, has created a series of challenges for the work of the non-profit sector. Аfter an assessment of needs was found that the need of organizations to have access to online platforms as a way to continue their activity, combined this in many cases with the need for
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