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The Open Society Foundation is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organization that develops and supports projects and activities aimed at developing a democratic culture, openness, respect for diversity, full respect for the human rights of all and promoting the principles of the rule of law, good governance and accountability and citizen participation in public to
Read more →The USAID Economic Development, Governance and Enterprise Growth Project (EDGE) implemented by International Development Group LLC (IDG), is a 3 to 5 year regional activity in Europe and Eurasia that aims to create inclusive, sustainable economic growth and to support intra-regional and Euro-Atlantic integration. EDGE aims to generate synergies among the USAID projects working in
Read more →The programme contributes to the goals and objectives of the BiH Gender Action Plan (2018-2022), particularly Strategic goal I and the priority area “Prevention and combating gender-based violence, domestic violence and trafficking.” The Programme is in alignment with European policies on gender equality and women’s rights and the EU enlargement strategy. The programme also builds
Read more →The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Consulate General in Istanbul invite Turkish civil society, non-profit educational institutions, semi-governmental organizations and municipalities to submit proposals for Matra Social Transformation Programme Fund. Matra works with country specific priority areas. Priority areas for Turkey are identified within the overall framework of rule of law:
Read more →The overall objective of the call is: public change in North Macedonia driven by a strong civic sector, active citizens and good co-operation with the government, resulting in transparent, accountable and socially inclusive governance at national and local level. The duration of the activities of this call should be at least 12 months and maximum
Read more →UN Women Office in Serbia is inviting CSOs working on gender equality, women’s rights and/or antidiscrimination to apply with project proposals supporting women’s economic empowerment. 5 projects will be supported, which will contribute to the implementation of the National Strategy for Gender Equality 2016-2020, more specifically to the improvement of position of women in the
Read more →The objective of MATRA is to contribute to social transformation, leading to a sustainable relationship between government and the citizens in the areas of plural democracy, the rule of law and human rights, using Dutch experience where possible. The aim is to increase accountability and transparency of BiH authorities, influence policies and legislation, and/or monitor
Read more →The ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme covers the period 2014 to 2020. The call for proposals covers the following strands and measures of the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme: Strand 1: European remembrance — European Remembrance projects, and Strand 2: Democratic engagement and civic participation — Town Twinning — Networks of Towns — Civil Society Projects. The
Read more →The grants will fund projects designed to raise awareness among the public, particularly in regions which are prone to risk of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation and/or people at risk or people in vulnerable circumstances prone to such risk, or specific groups at risk of labour trafficking. Such raising campaigns might target
Read more →Specific objectives of the Call are: to strengthen the capacities of youth from targeted communities for active citizenship and participation in the life of their communities, and particularly in policy and decision-making processes; to increase inclusion of youth with fewer opportunities in local activities promoting youth participation; to increase focus of public authorities in targeted
Read more →The Roma Education Fund’s (REF) supports policies and programs which ensure quality education for Roma through scholarships, grant making and advocacy activities. The objectives of REF include: Expanding Roma children’s access to quality early childhood education and care; Improving primary education outcomes for Roma children aged six to fourteen; Boosting academic performance and graduation rates
Read more →The specific objective is to strengthen the capacities of existing or new national, regional, local networks /platforms of CSOs and their cooperation with public institutions and business community to give citizens a voice and influence sector reforms that improve the quality of the life of citizens and society, in general. The priority themes are: Good
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