News and updates from BCSDN and the region
BCSDN, in cooperation with CIVICUS and Civic Initiatives, and with support from the Balkan Trust for Democracy, is launching a call for ICSW/local events in the Western Balkans to bring diverse civil society and community perspectives into the global conversations at the International Civil Society Week 2019. CSOs from the region are invited to apply
Read more →This regional conference, organized by the Institute for Democracy and Mediation, Belgrade Open School, Analitika Center for Social Research and the Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities, aims to explore threats and opportunities for the role of religion in Western Balkans societies and to contribute to enhancing societal and policy mechanisms to better respond to
Read more →The conference “Call to Europe in the Western Balkans” will bring together politicians, experts, representatives of civil society and the media from the Western Balkans to discuss the current and future political processes in the European Union, which include the forthcoming elections for the European Parliament in 2019, the numerous calls for reforms within the
Read more →The Secretariat of the EEA and Norway Grants is seeking a Fund Operator to develop and implement the national EEA Grants programme for civil society in Croatia 2014-2021. The objective of the Civil Society Programme Area is: ‘Civil society and active citizenship strengthened and vulnerable groups empowered’. The areas of support are: Democracy, active citizenship,
Read more →The OECD and OGP are launching a call for open government innovations. An open government innovation is any good practice that promotes the principles of transparency, integrity, accountability and stakeholder participation in support of democracy and inclusive growth. Open government innovators from around the world are encouraged to submit innovative practices to propel research on
Read more →The 2019 EFC Annual General Assembly and Conference will take place from 22-24 May in Paris, under the title “Liberté, égalité, philanthropie”. Who isn’t familiar with this French national motto which finds its roots in the Revolution of 1789 but is still considered the rallying call for freedom, equality and solidarity around the world today?
Read more →The Open Society Foundations is seeking applications for its Open Society Fellowship Programme with an aim to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. Fellowship Applicants are invited to address the proposition that New and radical forms of ownership, governance, entrepreneurship, and financialization are needed to fight pervasive economic inequality.
Read more →On 28 November 2018, Belgrade will be the host to the conference “The European Union and the Western Balkans: Making Enlargement a More Credible Process? This conference will take place in the framework of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The conference is a part of the “Western Balkans Reflection Forum” initiative,
Read more →The Working Group 2 of the COST Action “Empowering the next generation of social enterprise scholars” invites interested authors to submit a proposal to its second workshop titled “Social Enterprise in Social and Health Services”. The workshop will focus on the potential of social enterprises to contribute to important sectors of (public) welfare provision and
Read more →The Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) will organise the Conference “Violent extremism in Albania” to launch findings of the study on forms, drivers and threats stemming from violent extremism. The purpose of the conference and IDM study is to inform decision-makers and policy processes, institutional measures of state actors, and actions by non-state players
Read more →Volunteers Center Skopje, with the support of the City of Skopje, this year is organizing the fourth NGO Fair in Skopje, under the theme “Together for a Better Society!.” The event will also celebrate the International Volunteer Day, taking place on 5 December. CSOs who are either registered on the territory of Skopje, or implement
Read more →Applications are now open for the 2018 TechCamp Cyprus, which aims to help Cypriot and European youth to become better democratic citizens now and in the future, responding to the challenges of the increasing influence of digital media and taking advantage of the opportunities it offers. Through fast-paced, interactive workshops, participants will engage with international
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