News and updates from BCSDN and the region
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
Read more →Open World Leadership Center has announced its 2019 Grant program to bring emerging leaders from participating countries to the United States in order to give them firsthand exposure to the American system of participatory democracy and free enterprise. The 2019 Open World Program will focus on emerging political, civic, and community leaders from the national, regional,
Read more →The Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region will cover topics of particular importance for the Danube region related to preservation of cultural and historical heritage, new technologies and digitalization in tourism sector, ensuring safety and security in tourism, transport connectivity and mobility. Issues related to synergy and consistency between macro-regional strategies
Read more →The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is seeking applications for its Community Solutions Program (CSP) 2018–2019. CSP is a year-long professional development program for people who are working to improve their communities by addressing issues related to the environment, tolerance and conflict resolution, transparency and accountability, and women and gender. For 2019–2020, up to
Read more →70 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human, all over the world, a wide variety of Human rights defenders, civic and social movements, associations, NGOs, philanthropists… work, advocate, provide assistance and care, or services for millions of people, making the Declaration promise an everyday reality. At the same time, in many countries,
Read more →Call for applications has just been launched for participants to the 11th Edition of the Black Sea NGO Forum, which will take place between the 12th and 14th of November 2018, in Brussels, Belgium. The Forum this year aims to draw attention on the importance of the Black Sea Synergy and on the contribution brought
Read more →The Building a Better Response Platform provides free online training and in-person workshops, aimed to strengthen the capacity of NGO staff, as well as other humanitarian actors, to engage in humanitarian coordination and improve response to the needs of crisis-affected populations. The aim of these workshops is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of
Read more →The EC and the British Council announce the the EU Scheme for Young Professionals in the Western Balkans – Round III(YPS 2018), the action implementing two training programmes in EU academic institutions and a regional exchange component for early career civil servants from the six countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Kosovo,
Read more →The Obama Foundation Fellowship supports outstanding civic innovators – leaders who are working with their communities to create transformational change, addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems. The program selects 20 community-minded rising stars from around the world for a two-year, non-residential program, designed to amplify the impact of their work and inspire a
Read more →After successful first edition in 2017, the second edition of the Executive Program of the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), which is being delivered in close collaboration with the College of Europe on “Civil society involvement in the EU accession process”, will be held on 22-24 October 2018, in Prishtina. The 3-day Executive Program targets
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