News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The European Union is planning between 2020 and 2024 to complete the Action for EU Support to Social Inclusion, which will focus on increasing coverage, inclusiveness, and effectiveness of social care services, the provision of inclusive education, and employment opportunities. The action supports populations at risk of poverty and social exclusion – including youth, men
Read more →CEI announces a Call for Proposals for the CEI Know‐how Exchange Programme (KEP) with funding made available by the CEI Fund at the EBRD, financed by the Italian Government. KEP is an instrument supporting projects and programs focused on transferring know-how and best practices from EU to non-EU CEI Member States. By co‐financing capacity building
Read more →The UN Democracy Fund welcomes CSOs to apply for project funding within 1 November 2020 and 1 December 2020. It supports projects that empower civil society, promote human rights, and encourage all groups’ participation in democratic processes. Most UNDEF funding goes to local CSOs. UNDEF supports project proposals embracing one or more of eight thematic
Read more →As part of the Regional Civil Society Development Hub, BCSDN is pleased to announce the Call for Ad-Hoc Support Grants. Organization 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
Read more →The Ecumenical Women’s Initiative (EWI) published a call for proposals to support women as initiators and agents of change in faith communities and society. The Call strives to supporting and connecting individuals and groups working in the fields of women’s rights, peacebuilding, and reconciliation, belief-based ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue and cooperation in BiH, Croatia, Kosovo,
Read more →SEENPM member organizations are looking for project proposals aimed at strengthening the capacities of CSOs to help safeguard media freedom and pluralism in the Western Balkans. The call is part of Resilience: Civil Society for Media Free of Hate and Disinformation, a regional project supported by the EU and implemented in the Western Balkans and
Read more →As part of the Regional Civil Society Development Hub, BCSDN is pleased to announce the Call for Ad-Hoc Support Grants. Organization 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
Read more →The IJ4EU (Investigative Journalism for Europe) fund published two new calls for cross-border investigative journalism projects in the EU and EU candidate countries. IJ4EU’s Investigation Support scheme provides financial support to new cross-border investigative projects in Europe, including projects that have only recently begun or new phases of existing projects. Projects on all topics will be considered,
Read more →The global objective of the call for proposals is to strengthen policy dialogue in reform processes, facilitate engagement and dialogue between central and local state institutions and non-state actors towards improved public policy dialogue. The priority of the call for proposals is: to horizontally empower civil society, particularly in sectors with lower civil society capacity
Read more →The fourth RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals’ overall objective is to support the civil society in the Western Balkans to foster reconciliation and regional youth cooperation during and post COVID-19 crisis. The call aims to contribute to increasing the capacities of CSOs that can implement regional youth-related projects and offer opportunities for young people.
Read more →WeBER 2.0 project is implemented by six Western Balkans CSOs, gathered within the Think for Europe Network (TEN), and Brussels-based partner organization European Policy Centre (EPC). The WeBER 2.0 – Western Balkan Civil Society Empowerment for a Reformed Public Administration is looking for project proposals for implementing the Small Grant Facility to support civil society
Read more →In order to protect media freedom and pluralism, as well as to promote professionalism in journalistic content, the Pilot Project will seek to further support the transition of media self-regulatory bodies to the online world. It will also help them engage in discussions with internet intermediaries and other internet media stakeholders. Through exchanges of best
Read more →