News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The funding for the call is provided by SIDA, with the project “Protecting Civic Space- Regional Civil Society Development Hub”, implemented by BCSDN. Ad-hoc support is an instrument established to provide rapid funding for a CSO’s immediate need or for innovation to promote civic space ONLY when there is insufficient time to operate through the
Read more →The call aims to co-fund local school-based projects to promote a democratic education environment with the local community’s involvement. The purpose of the Action is inter alia is to foster quality education by supporting schools, communities, and relevant educational institutions to fight discrimination in education. The action also strives to accommodate and value vulnerable children
Read more →“European Youth Together” projects aim to create networks promoting regional partnerships, to be run in close cooperation with young people from across Europe (Erasmus+ programme countries). The networks would organize exchanges, promote trainings and allow young people themselves to set up joint projects, all of which could be done through both physical and online activities.
Read more →Engagement for Joint Action (EJA Kosovo) is a KCSF program that supports civil society initiatives through grants and capacity building. It aims to contribute towards two main objectives: civil society uses and claims spaces for participation in shaping public affairs. CSOs have strengthened ties to their constituents, and improved accountability and transparency towards the wider
Read more →Under the overall aim of bringing the Union closer to citizens, the general objectives of the Programme are: to contribute to citizens’ understanding of the Union, its history and diversity, to foster European citizenship and to improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at Union level. The Programme is implemented through two strands and horizontal
Read more →The Global Resilience Fund supports girls, young women, and gender non-conforming, trans and intersex activists. The Fund prioritizes applications from girls and young women with disabilities, girls and young women of color, LGBTQIA2S youth, afro-descendant, indigenous and immigrant girls, young women, and those living in urban slum areas, rural areas, refugee camps, occupied territories and
Read more →OSCE Mission to Skopje supports civil society groups, associations, charities to cope with security challenges in the country by addressing the needs of particularly vulnerable and underserved communities in the face of the COVID-19 emergency. With support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the endeavor aims to support the people of North Macedonia and civil
Read more →Recognizing the fundamental rights of all citizens, NDI has launched the Equal Rights in Action Fund (ERA Fund) to provide small grants to local organizations across the world who work to promote and defend the human rights of marginalized groups. Assistance provided through the ERA Fund is dedicated to achieving: safe and secure environments; political
Read more →The call provides the opportunity of financial cooperation and support to 3 CSOs active in the field of human rights and gender equality in three targeted regions in the country. Sub-granting will enable the financial environment that supports the sustainability of grassroots CSOs while ensuring that they can perform independently as free legal aid providers
Read more →The global objective of the call is to strengthen participatory democracies and the EU integration process in Montenegro by empowering the civil society to take part in the decision-making process actively and by stimulating an enabling legal, institutional and financial environment for civil society and pluralist media. The specific objective of the call is to
Read more →The global objective of the call is to improve the environment for active citizenship and civic participation as a driver of change at the local, and national level. The specific objective is to stimulate activisms and participation in the social, economic, and political life of the community, as well as to contribute to improving local
Read more →The global objective of the call is to strengthen the rule of law in North Macedonia. The specific objectives are: to improve the capacities of justice institutions to deliver justice in a transparent and accountable manner, to strengthen the capacities, to effectively implement modern investigation techniques in fighting organized crime, to improve the prevention and
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