News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The main topic of the Call is the contribution to the 17 SDGs integrated with the latest EU policies, as well as the framework for the long-term transformation of the Western Balkans. The actions need to be aligned to the SDGs, with a particular reference to SDG 11 (making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe,
Read more →The Call aims to support local grassroots organizations, community associations, traditional and new leadership institutions, and informal networks that work for the rights of the victims, fostering society–authorities relations putting the dignity and wellbeing of victims. The global objective of the Call is to: support local civil society initiatives in building sustainable capacities for effective
Read more →NED encourages applications from organizations working in diverse environments, including newly established democracies, semi-authoritarian countries, repressive societies, and countries undergoing democratic transitions. NED is interested in proposals from local, independent organizations for nonpartisan programs that are looking to: promote and defend human rights and the Rule of Law; support freedom of information and independent media;
Read more →The Fund, launched by the European Cultural Foundation, set up in partnership with other foundations, is looking to support imaginative cultural initiatives that reinforce solidarity, and the notion of Europe as a shared public space in response to the current crisis and its aftershocks. The Fund is open to individuals, collectives, and organizations from all
Read more →Under the framework of the EU/CoEjoint programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”, the CoE is launching a call for proposals to fund specific measures to favor inclusion and combat inequalities of vulnerable groups, and to raise awareness against hate speech, targeting them in the specific context of the spread of the
Read more →The Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP) through its Regional Partnership Funding supports initiatives promoting online freedom and digital protection for human rights defenders, which operate in a single country or region. A wide range of activities can be supported, including: supporting internet access in cases of shutdowns, censorship or infrastructural damage; training or accompaniment on digital
Read more →Institutional grants are intended to support the institutional development and organizational strengthening of individual CSOs. Civica Mobilitas expects institutional grantees to take leadership positions in civil society in the country, to be proactive, to take and lead initiatives for cooperation and unification of other CSOs. The general objective of the call is a robust civil
Read more →Next to its regular support areas, striving to advance innovative ideas addressing shared challenges by high-quality regional cooperation projects, the Visegrad Fund welcomes new collaborations in response to Corona crisis. The call for proposals is looking for creative ideas and solutions in need of project development, exchange of experience, and know-how or a need for
Read more →Peace Nexus launches a call for proposals striving to partner with organizations that contribute to social cohesion in the Western Balkans with organizations operating on the regional level. They are particularly interested in supporting actors that work to increase the quality and intensity of collaboration across ethnic and national lines, thus contributing to regional mobility,
Read more →The objective of the call is to support grassroots organizations and local CSOs in the Western Balkans in their efforts to build and increase community resilience to violent extremism through the creation of local partnerships and joint community-based P/CVE actions with other relevant actors: authorities, FBOs, cultural institutions, youth associations, media, and academia. The overall
Read more →Within the framework of the EU/CoE joint programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”, and its action on “Promotion of diversity and equality in BiH”, the CoE is launching a call for proposals with the aim to fund specific measures to favor inclusion and combat inequalities of vulnerable groups, and/or raise awareness
Read more →The Fund complements UNESCO’s Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists and the International Programme for the Development of Communication, as well as UNESCO Funds-In-Trust projects. Its particular niche is legal defense, and part of its activity will consider applications for funding from external organizations. The objective of the call for partnerships
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