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News and updates from BCSDN and the region

CfP: BOOST Women Innovators (Deadline: 1 March)

Target group: women-led or women-owned startups, SMEs, social enterprises, non-profits, and academic institutions. Aim: Tapping into the innovation potential of the region, together, we can bring about social change, articulate alternative futures, and lay the groundwork for a new inclusive reality. Amount: up to USD 10.000 Duration: N/A Link to the original call (UNDP)

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CfP: EC RFP- Gender and Social, Economic and Cultural Empowerment (Deadline: 20 April)

Target group: Registered CSO from EU member counties, the OCTs linked to the Member States, non-EU countries associated with Horizon Europe, and low- and middle-income countries. Aim: Build towards a better understanding of gendered power relations across the social and economic spheres, taking into account intersections between gender and other social categories such as ethnicity,

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CfA: Call for Participation in the NDI Youth Leadership Academy (North Macedonia)  (Deadline: 21 February)

Target group: students of law, political science, and gender studies from the universities “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”, “St. Kliment Ohridski”, “Fadil Sulejmani” and “Goce Delchev” who have an interest in politics and political participation. Countries: North Macedonia Short description: To strengthen youth leadership knowledge and skills and motivate them to be more actively involved in

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CfA: Reclaim Your Face Boot camp (Deadline: 22 February)

Target group: Everyone interested in taking part in the stand against biometrics mass surveillance Countries: International Short description: Civil society across Europe launches the “Reclaim Your Face” campaign, demanding that local and national authorities listen to their communities about the serious risks of using facial recognition and other biometric technologies in public spaces. The newly

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CfA: iF Social Impact Prize (Deadline: 26 May)

Target group: сompanies, design studios, NGOs, foundations, public and other organizations, social enterprises, and entrepreneurs Countries: International Short description: The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports projects that contribute to improving our society. If you work towards achieving one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, your project is eligible. Link to more information (MladiInfo)

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CfP: L`Oreal Fund for Women – Supporting Highly Vulnerable Women (Deadline: N/A)

Target group: Grassroot organizations of general interest with filed statutes and eligible to philanthropic funds that support a minimum of 50 beneficiaries per year. Aim: Help women to get out of poverty; help women achieve social and professional integration; provide emergency assistance to refugee women and women with a disability; prevent domestic/sexual violence against women

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CfP: The Legal Empowerment Fund (Deadline: 18 February)

Target group: Registered or unregistered grassroots organizations doing legal empowerment work. Aim: long-term core funding to grassroots activists and organizations who are supporting their communities to tackle systemic injustices and advocate for expanded protections under the law. Amount: N/A Duration: 24 months Link to the original call (The Fund for Global Human Rights)

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CfP: ICNL Action Call for Climate Action (Deadline: 15 February 2022)

Target group: CSOs advocating for an enabling civic space for climate action Aim: support advocacy efforts to expand and protect civic space for climate action, including by furthering the national-level implementation of multilateral commitments to ensure respect for the rights to peaceful assembly, association, and public participation in the context of climate change decision-making and

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