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CfA: Summer School “#FreeMedia4WesternBalkans” – 22–28 September 2019, Split (Deadline: 25 July 2019)

The Summer School will be organized within the framework of the project FreeMedia4WesternBalkans: Promoting Legal Education in the field of Media law, Democratization and the EU accession process of the SEELS network faculties and the Europa-Institut of Saarland University (Germany), financially supported by DAAD and Federal Foreign Office of Germany. The project fosters media freedom

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CfA: We Make Democracy: Youth for Participation and Inclusion – 15-20 September 2019, Zürich (Deadline: 28.06.2019)

The Swiss National Youth Council is organizing an international activity for youth participation and civil society with a focus on informal and local forms of organization. We make democracy – Youth for participation and inclusion is a project where young people from 8 countries (Western Balkans, Switzerland and Moldova) will share their models of youth

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CfA: Human Rights Advocacy Program, New York (Deadline 16.12.2019)

HRAP’s comprehensive program of advocacy, networking, skills-building, and academic coursework provides advocates the opportunity to hone practical skills, develop a deeper understanding of human rights, and foster mutually beneficial relationships with organizations and individuals in their fields. Each Advocate is assigned a Columbia University professor as mentor. After completing the intensive four-month program, Advocates are

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CfA: Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program (Deadline: 01 October 2019)

Dedicated to international exchange, the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program offers five-month fellowships to leading democracy activists, journalists, civil society leaders, and scholars from around the world. During their time in residence at NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, in Washington D.C., fellows reflect on their experiences and consider lessons learned; conduct independent research and writing;

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CfA: Preparing Global Leaders Forum – 11-18 August, Blagoevgrad (Deadline: 08 July 2019) 

Application is open for the Preparing Global Leaders Forum that will take place from 11th to 18th August it the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), in the city of Blagoevgrad. The program for young leaders will gather talented students and young professionals from all around the world alongside with leading professors from top universities such as Georgetown, Oxford and the Sorbonne

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CfA: Call for Nominations – Success Stories of Resistance (Deadline: 15 June 2019) 

The European Civic Forum is looking for victorious stories of activists, associations, movements or groups of citizens who fight for fundamental rights and justice for all, while also resisting attempts to deny their rights to associate, protest, speak out and act. The Call is particularly interested in the transformative and emancipatory potential of these struggles,

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CfA: Digital Communication Network Fall 2019 (Deadline: 01 June 2019)

Funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by World Learning, the Digital Communications Network exchange program created and supports a collaborative network of communication professionals from across Europe and Central Asia, working together to strengthen communication skills through the development and dissemination of digital content. Accommodation in the United States and small stipend

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CfA: International Seminar “Critical Journalism in Digital Era: Youth’s Access to Non-Biased Information” – 2-7 July, Georgia (Deadline: 19 May 2019)

The seminar is going to explore in depth the digital rights, youth’s participation on the Internet and new online tools on how to strengthen the communication with the online public. This seminar aims to explore issues such as: digital rights and online journalism, fake news and hoax detection; open source tools of critical digital media

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CfA: Leadership Academy for Development “The How of Policy Reform” – 1-5 July, Podgorica (Deadline: 31 May 2019)

The Leadership Academy for Development (LAD) is an executive-level training program that trains government officials and business sector leaders from developing countries to help the private sector be a constructive force for economic growth and development. 30 participants from the Western Balkan countries will be selected to attend the intensive, five-day, executive-level training program, this

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