News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is launching a special call for local or national youth organizations that are looking for funding for activities which respond to local needs arising from the COVID-19 crisis. Priority will be given to pilot activities that aim at demonstrating solidarity and support to all persons affected by the COVID-19 crisis,
Read more →Transparency Macedonia in cooperation with the NGO Infocenter, within the project “Civil Society Organizations and Media Against Corruption – Coalition for Zero Tolerance”, funded by the EU through the program to support the civil society and media freedom 2016 – 2017, reports call for grants for CSOs for 2020, for actions related to the fight
Read more →Sida, represented by the Embassy of Sweden in Tirana is looking for Innovative ideas for support to environmental civil society in Albania. The non-governmental organizations are invited to submit concept notes outlining ideas for new programmes. The programme should align with the core mandate and competences of the implementing organizations, for the purpose of enhancing
Read more →LevizAlbania announced a call for application to respond to the situation created by Coronavirus. It will remain open and will consider applications, which aim to: promote civic mobilization and community-led initiatives across the country in response to the natural disasters; inspire human solidarity and encourage volunteerism to help people in need; enable organizations, informal groups,
Read more →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
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