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News and updates from BCSDN and the region

CfP: Project Grants for strengthening CSO Transparency and Accountability – Macedonia (Deadline: 15.05.2018)

The Macedonian Center for International Cooperation has published a call for proposals for CSOs to strengthen their capacities for transparency and accountability. MCIC will provide this funding through the EU-funded project Building shared commitment for CSO sustainability, implemented in partnership with BCSDN and CNVOS. All organizations registered longer than 2 years in Macedonia, that have

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CfP: OSCE Kosovo Supporting Innovation in Public Participation (Deadline: 03.05.2018)

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo invites applications of civil society initiatives to jointly implement innovative projects for public participation. Supporting innovation in public participation (SIPP) will provide funding through direct and in-kind contribution with a maximum value of EUR 9.000 for initiatives of civil society actors in Kosovo that address one of the following areas

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CfP: US Embassy Macedonia – Democracy Commission Grants Program (Deadline: 01.06.2018)

The US Embassy Democracy Commission Grants Program will award grants of maximum USD 24.000 to Macedonian non-profit and non-governmental organizations and independent media for projects that support the development of democratic institutions in the Republic of Macedonia. The Commission is most interested in projects relating to: Promoting rule of law / effective administration in justice;

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CfP: EU4Justice – Support to the Fight against Organised Crime and Corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Deadline: 22.06.2018)

The specific objectives of this call are: 1) Enhanced efficiency of the investigation and prosecution of organised crime and corruption cases, and 2) Reinforcement of the integrity, human and performance management, and accountability of the justice sector institutions. The overall indicative amount made available under this call is EUR 2.200.000 and equals the maximum grant

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CfP: Norway Grants to the Western Balkans 2018 (Deadline: 10.04.2018)

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a call for proposals under the grant scheme for the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), to contribute to lasting stability and democratic development. The call does not apply to country-specific initiatives in Macedonia and Montenegro. However, these countries can take part in

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CfP: Strengthening the Impact of the Civil Society in Effective Justice Sector Reforms – Macedonia (Deadline: 23.04.2018)

The proposed actions must address the following priorities: (1) Supporting CSOs for assessing performance of the justice sector, cooperating with the public sector stakeholders; (2) Providing legal aid to citizens; and (3) Enhancing partnerships between prison, probation services and CSOs to promote rehabilitation and social inclusion, including providing education, work and other purposeful activities. Any

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CfP: Grant Scheme for Civil Society Support Programme – Turkey (Deadline: 08.05.2018)

The proposed projects should fall into at least one of the below mentioned priority areas: to increase administrative and financial sustainability of CSOs; to increase the communication and advocacy skills of CSOs; to promote active citizenship and/or participation of CSOs to decision-making processes at local, national or international levels; or to strengthen the transparency and

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CfP: Development of Innovative, Integrated Youth Tailored Services and Active Inclusion Models – Serbia (Deadline: 03.05.2018)

The specific objective of this Call is to increase employment through enhancing youth activity, early acquisition of work experience and entrepreneurship practices and activation of social welfare beneficiaries. The Call is divided into two lots: Youth employability and Active inclusion. Any grant requested must fall between EUR 60.000 and EUR 200.000, with 60-90% of the

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