News and updates from BCSDN and the region
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
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →Through the Winter University, students will gain a better and clearer understanding of the capabilities and constraints that shape the policies of NATO and EU countries in determining matters of Collective Security. Furthermore, it will provide a great opportunity for participants to see the weaknesses and threats that these security actors will face on 2020.
Read more →As part of its “Rejuvenating politics” initiative the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will invite one young person per member State to: come to Strasbourg (France) to take an active part, as a youth delegate, in its 38th (17-19 March) and 39th (27-29 October) sessions develop their own grass-roots
Read more →MCW Global’s year-long flagship program is for participants between the ages of 18 to 26, who are prepared to become leaders of positive change in their communities by obtaining tools and skills needed to transform passion into action. The program is based on 3 phases: Summer Program. The program begins with an intensive, 10-day summer
Read more →Three decades after it began, the democratic transformation of Central and Eastern Europe has ground to a halt. From within, the region is challenged by ruthless power politics, political polarization, weak institutions, beleaguered civil society and media, reform fatigue, and a return of traditional nationalism and phobias. Given these mounting challenges, the region and its
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