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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
Read more →The project’s primary goals are to build the capacity of media professionals and journalism students in verification, fact-checking, content production, and to enhance public service broadcasters’ understanding of media and information literacy (MIL) and to improve their ability to deliver MIL campaigns to the public. Proposed topics should encompass topics predicted with the project objectives,
Read more →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
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