News and updates from BCSDN and the region
In order to provide a targeted response to the global outbreak caused by COVID-19, the Central European Initiative (CEI) launched the COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals 2020. The call aims at addressing quickly the specific needs of communities in CEI Member States. CEI Cooperation Fund and by Italy through the Know-how Exchange Programme under the
Read more →ECNL announced a call for proposals to support national advocacy actions on the right to free assembly in Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Ukraine. ECNL is especially interested in proposals that include outreach to a broader range of stakeholders (i.e. judges, members of Parliaments, Ombudsman or
Read more →The main goal of the contract is to support public authorities to improve the quality of their engagement with CSOs in policy-making processes. This will be addressed through the provision of expertise and technical collaborations in order to develop proposals towards the improvement of all legal, strategic and institutional frameworks related to the sector. This
Read more →UN Women published a call for proposals to select a responsible party to contribute to the programme Specific Objective 3: To empower women and girls (including those from disadvantaged groups) who have experienced discrimination or violence to advocate for and use available, accessible and quality services and more specifically to Output 3.3: Better access to
Read more →The global objective of the call for proposals is: to strengthen participatory democracies and the EU integration process in Montenegro by empowering civil society to actively take part in decision making and by stimulating an enabling legal and financial environment for civil society. The specific objective(s) of the call for proposals are: to build the
Read more →The overall objective of the action is to support and strengthen CSOs, democracy activists and human rights defenders working on critical human rights and democracy issues in BiH. The specific objective(s) are to: support human rights defenders and civil society in countering systematic, widespread, and gross human rights violations and attacks against fundamental freedoms; support
Read more →The overall objective of the call is to foster reconciliation and good neighbourly relations in the Western Balkans through cultural cooperation and creation. The specific objectives of the call are: to increase cultural cross-border cooperation within the Western Balkans region and the EU Member States; to strengthen the competitiveness of the cultural and creative industries
Read more →The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified entities to implement the YouThink Activity. The goal of YouThink activity is to increase youths’ resilience to disinformation campaigns and political manipulation by enhancing their media literacy and critical thinking skills. The activity is part of a larger
Read more →The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement from qualified local and regional organizations to implement Community Philanthropy – Enabling Legal Environment Activity. The purpose of the activity is to enhance the culture of local community philanthropy in BiH as a tool towards self-reliance of local development. The
Read more →To further strengthen the impact of the funding, the Rising Tide Foundation is launching a call for proposals to identify the best projects around the globe that have the objective to promote freedom and prosperity. The Foundation believes that Freedom is the most important explanatory factor driving and shaping human well-being around the world and
Read more →ICNL works to build an enabling legal environment for civil society, philanthropy, and public participation around the world. Occasionally, they offer grants CSOs and other actors working to promote and protect civic freedoms, as well as fellowships and internships at ICNL. Some of the current grants announced by ICNL are: proposals to ensure that women
Read more →The Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) through the program “Sustainable Civil Society – State Financing of CSOs” announces a public call for grants for CSOs in North Macedonia. The program is implemented by the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) in partnership with BCSDN and the Center for Information, Cooperation and Development of Civil
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