News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Balkan Trust for Democracy is launching a second call for proposals responding to the civil society’s needs and challenges in the Balkans. The call aims to support CSOs working on strengthening the rule of law, freedom of expression, human rights protection, fight against domestic and gender-based violence, building stronger cooperation to reform processes weakened
Read more →EJA Kosovo is a KCSF program that supports civil society initiatives through grants and capacity building, striving for a democratic and inclusive society of the country on its path towards integration into the EU. Organizational Development grants aim to support well-established NGOs that have a clear vision and systematically work to implement their strategy; and NGOs
Read more →People in Need publishes its first small grants scheme for communities in Serbia in the project Amplifying Local Voices for Equitable Development (ALVED). This grant scheme is supported by the UK Government’s Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund (CSSF). The grant scheme aims to support local-level, community-based initiatives that deal with the impact of COVID- 19
Read more →The UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons has launched the Fifth Call for Proposals. The main goals of the programme are: to provide direct assistance and protection to vulnerable victims of trafficking in persons, to improve health and well-being, facilitate social integration, and prevent re-trafficking amongst vulnerable victims of trafficking in
Read more →The Balkan Trust for Democracy calls for project proposals to respond to the needs and challenges of the Balkan region civil societies amplified by the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The call aims to help CSOs and support the reform processes weakened by the Coronavirus’s economic and social recession. It looks for specific themes, including Strengthening
Read more →As part of the Regional Civil Society Development Hub, BCSDN is calling for grants for organizations from the WB region, struggling with shrinking civic space in their country, facing pressure to the civic space, incidences of hate speech, hostile attacks, or want to react towards the changes of a law that affects their work, etc.
Read more →MATRA program aims to use Dutch expertise in democracy, the rule of law, and human rights to contribute to social transformation, leading to a sustainable relationship between government and its citizens. The MATRA Program is demand-driven and supports initiatives of Albanian NGOs. The projects must promote transformation in the following areas: Rule of Law, Freedom
Read more →EJA Kosovo is a KCSF program that supports civil society initiatives through grants and capacity building, striving for a democratic and inclusive society in Kosovo on its path towards integration into the EU. Organizational Development grants aim to support a) well-established NGOs that have a clear vision and systematically work to implement their strategy; and b)
Read more →WWF Adria has published a call for applications for a Support Program for CSOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia, within the Protected Areas for Nature and People II Programme. The program is dedicated to local organizations that contribute to nature protection and conservation of protected areas and aim to improve the
Read more →The guidelines are intended for applicants for grants under the 3rd call for proposals for the 2014-2020 cross-border cooperation programme for Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro. The programme is implemented under the framework of the Instrument of pre-accession assistance (IPA II). It results from joint planning efforts made by the governments and other stakeholders of
Read more →The FYO is a three-year program that supports youth-led organizations in the Western Balkans. It strives to lower thresholds for young people to assume greater social responsibility. Between 2020 and 2022, 22 grants will be awarded to enable at least 8 different youth organizations to implement activities that are embedded in the annual work plans.
Read more →As part of the Regional Civil Society Development Hub, BCSDN is calling for grants for organizations from the WB region, struggling with shrinking civic space in their country, facing pressure to the civic space, incidences of hate speech, hostile attacks, or want to react towards the changes of a law that affects their work, etc.
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