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CfA: Strengthening Cultural Cooperation with and Competitiveness of Cultural and Creative Industries in The Western Balkans (Deadline: 17 March 2020)

The overall objective of the call is to foster reconciliation and good neighbourly relations in the Western Balkans through cultural cooperation and creation. The specific objectives of this Call are: to increase cultural cross-border cooperation within the Western Balkans region and the EU Member States; to strengthen the competitiveness of the cultural and creative industries

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CfA: 2020 Western Balkans Youth Conference: Regional Cooperation and Integration (Deadline: 6 April 2020)

The Conference “Western Balkan Youth Conference: Regional Cooperation and Integration” reflects the University’s interdisciplinary and international character by offering a platform for students and recent graduates in arts, humanities, social sciences, and technical sciences from all over the world to exchange their ideas and experience in an intellectually stimulating academic environment. The fundamental objective of

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CfA: NGO Leadership Workshop 2020 -18-22 May, Warsaw, Poland (Deadline: 7 February 2020)

The Workshop is open to 25 NGO leaders from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The objective of the Workshop is to empower civil society representatives to strengthen their internal expertise, managerial and income generating capacities, abilities to engage with both general public

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CfA: The Regional Jelena Santic Award Call For Applications For Brave Steps (Deadline: 10 February 2020)

The Jelena Santic Foundation Award: Brave Steps has been established to promote artistic initiatives that contain messages of peace, tolerance, understanding, solidarity – uniting the professional and ethical values of the honorable name it bears. It is awarded every other year in memory of Jelena Santic. The award is intended for the women collaborative initiatives

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CfA: Humanity in Action Summer Fellowship (Deadline: 10 February 2020)

Humanity in Action Bosnia and Herzegovina (HIA BIH) contributes to a peaceful and sustainable future BIH by educating, connecting and inspiring a network of young Bosnian leaders who are committed to promoting cultural, religious and ethnic tolerance. HIA BIH raises awareness about injustice, discrimination and other social problems in BIH by educating youth about democracy

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CfA: Europeanization Beyond Process (Deadline: 15 February 2020)

The program aims to help policy organizations from the Western Balkans better understand the policy scene in Berlin, meet Berlin-based organizations and policy makers, and improve their understanding of Germany, German policies, and in particular German-WB policies, and/or enhance the effectiveness of their advocacy. As a policy hub, Aspen Germany will support selected policy research

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CfA: World NGO Day – Seminar: “From the Past to the Future: A Living Civic Space for a Living Democracy”, Brussels, Belgium (28 February 2020)

The Conference of INGOs is celebrating World NGO Day with the holding of a seminar entitled “From the Past to the Future : A Living Civic Space for a Living Democracy” World NGO Day is a global initiative aiming to: highlight the efforts and achievements of NGOs from all sectors, offer the opportunity for people

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CfA: Study Session On Shrinking Civic Space At The European Youth Centre, Strasbourg, 2-6 March 2020 (Deadline: 16 January 2020)

The study session, organized by the European Confederation of Youth Clubs in collaboration with Rural Youth Europe and the Council of Europe at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, brings together young activists to raise awareness on the topic. The main aim is to empower young people and youth organizations to engage in expanding the

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CfA: USIP’s Environment and Conflict Program for Institutions and Nonprofit Organizations (Deadline: 22 January 2020)

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is currently accepting applications to support research that will increase the overall understanding of the complex relationships between the environment, violent conflict, and peacebuilding. USIP will support groundbreaking research with clear potential to improve policy and practice that addresses how changes in the natural environment influence the risks of

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CfA: ICES 2020: 7th International Conference on European Studies “The Power and Politics of Transitional Justice”, 27-28 April 2020 Tirana, Albania (Deadline: 25 March 2020)

A key goal of this conference is to contribute in a substantial way to the study and research of transitional justice and to catalyze the growth of the field in the Western Balkan region. It is organized with the special contribution of international researchers from universities and institutions with an excellent reputation. The conference targets

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CfA: 1st Western Balkans Civil Society Summit 2020 – February 2020 (Deadline: TBC)

By organizing a Western Balkans Civil Society Organizations Summit in Tirana, WBF will continue nurturing the bond between and with its stakeholders; also by gathering at one place key regional and European actors would further promote WBF’s approach towards regional cooperation in Western Balkans which is yet a challenge. Some of the objectives through the

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