News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Each year the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) makes direct grants to hundreds of CSOs worldwide working to advance democratic goals and strengthen democratic institutions. NED is interested in proposals from local, independent organizations for nonpartisan programs that seek to: Promote and defend human rights and the rule of law; Support freedom of information and
Read more →Montenegro Institute for Media publish a call for project proposals which goal is to improve the capacity of CSOs in Montenegro in order to promote the practice and the policy of the media and information policy on a local level. This call is a part of the regional project Media for Citizens – Citizens for
Read more →The Nordic Support for Progress of North Macedonia project is launching an Open Call for Proposals for Support to CSOs and Media for EU Integration Projects with the objective to empower active participation and engagement of the civil sector and media in pursuing activities considered to be in the broad public interest and in support
Read more →The main goal of EU TACSO 3 is to strengthen the capacity of CSOs to actively take part in the democratic processes and to stimulate an enabling environment for civil society and pluralistic media development. A comprehensive needs assessment of civil society in the Western Balkans and Turkey has been planned within the EU TACSO
Read more →Visegrad+ Grants support projects which contribute to the democratization and transformation processes in selected countries and regions, especially non-EU member states in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership countries. The project must be implemented by at least three organizations (including the applicant) from three different V4 countries (“3xV4” rule). In case of Strategic Grants,
Read more →Third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals is dedicated to secondary schools. The General Objective of this Call for Proposals is to support the process of reconciliation in the Western Balkans by providing young people with opportunities that create space for dialogue, mutual learning and increased understanding across communities and RYCO‟s Contracting Parties, and to contribute to increasing
Read more →The programme financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Pristina and managed by the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation in partnership with Partners Albania for Change and Development (PA). The overall goal of the programme is to support the democratic participation and development of a strong and vibrant
Read more →The purpose of the Call for Expression of Interest is to solicit interest from existing or prospective partners that wish to participate in a UNHCR operation and contribute complementary resources (human resources, knowledge, funds, in-kind contributions, supplies and/or equipment) to achieving common objectives as agreed in a Project Partnership Agreement for 2020.The main aim of
Read more →The call for proposals aims to co-fund a project with activities at the national level aimed at promoting the implementation of Council of Europe Recommendation on Preventing and Combating Sexism and complementing activities undertaken by the Council of Europe with member states. The project shall be carried out by an umbrella NGO with strong expertise
Read more →Center for Monitoring and Research (CEMI) in partnership with the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM) and the Network for the Affirmation of European Integration Processes (MAEIP) within the framework of the project “Judicial Reform: Improving the capacity of civil society organizations in contributing to the preservation of the integrity of the judiciary”, funded
Read more →The global objective of this call for proposals is to support the development of civil society through more active democratic participation in policy and decision-making processes. The specific objective of this call for proposals is to empower CSOs in terms of their structures and participation capacities to decision-making processes and networking skills. The overall indicative
Read more →FOSM renews the call for grants for CSOs for implementation of projects that will enable a better understanding of the EU accession process of the Republic of North Macedonia. This general goal is to support reform processes in the areas of fight against corruption, judiciary and prevention and protection against discrimination, as priorities in the
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