News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Impact Standards for Financing Sustainable Development (IS-FSD), created by the OECD and UNDP, searches to fill the gap between high-level principles and the impact measurement and management frameworks and tools independently used by the organizations. The Standards provide donors, DFIs, and private investors a practical guide and self-assessment tool to integrate impact management into
Read more →62 CSOs and global networks have distributed an open letter expressing their concerns on the design, consultations, and establishment of the inadequate OECD Debt Transparency Initiative (DTI). The DTI was first announced by the G20 in 2020 to improve transparency in low-income countries, designed around the Institute of International Finance (IIF) Voluntary Principles on Debt
Read more →Target groups: Informal or registered organizations from the Western Balkans. Aim: Providing rapid funding (in the form of expert support or direct funding for regional actions) for CSOs’ immediate needs or innovation whenever they need to address some challenging situation and protect civic space. Grant amount: Max 10,000 EUR (total funding available 340,000 EUR). Duration:
Read more →Target groups: A legal person, and non-profit-making, effectively established in Albania or Kosovo. Aim: To strengthen good neighbourly relations and foster environmentally friendly and socially inclusive economic development of the bordering regions, through the promotion of their touristic potential and respect of its common cultural and natural heritage. Grant amount: Up to 800.000 EUR (The
Read more →Target groups: Local non-governmental, academic, community, multelateral and not-for-profit organizations; working on local development activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Aim: The CFLI supports small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement. The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners. The CFLI
Read more →Target groups: Legal person, non-profit making, CSOs from N.Macedonia Aim: To strengthen capacities of CSOs in N. Macedonia, advancing their role of competent, transparent, effective civil society actors that are accountable. The specific objective(s) is to support long-term commitment of civil society actors in giving citizens a voice to influence public sector reforms through evidence
Read more →Target groups: CSOs registered in Western Balkans. Aim: To contribute to reforms processes underpinned by EU integration by supporting civil society actors in the ‘Western Balkans 6’ countries. Grant amount: 21,700- 180,000 EUR. Duration: 6-18 months. Link to the original call (The German Marshal Fund of the United States)
Read more →Target groups: Nationals of the countries where UNDP supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Short Description: UNDP is launching a new and exciting 2-year Graduate Programme that will equip outstanding young graduates with the skills and experience required to kick-start their career in international development, and accelerate progress towards the SDGs, build better futures and
Read more →Target groups: Aspiring students and young professionals eager to gain new knowledge and experience on important security challenges in the Balkans. Short Description: Balkan SAYS – Security Architecture Youth Seminar is a youth oriented international security seminar. Its mission is to connect students and young professionals, to discuss important security topics with distinguished speakers and
Read more →Target groups: CSOs representatives from across the world. Short Description: Since the September 11th attacks, decision makers across the globe have embraced overreaching surveillance technologies. The global “War on Terror” normalized an array of invasive surveillance technologies. Collection and storage of biometrics data and the application of statistical methods to such data have been touted
Read more →Target groups: Young people from the Western Balkans. Short Description: MladiRini invites young person from the WB, to provide a significant contribution to the ongoing initiative which covers the topics of democracy, rule of law, internet freedoms, and the environment from its own perspective. The MladiRini gives a voice to the WB youth and provides
Read more →On 10 June 2021, BCSDN held the extended session of the 15th Annual Council Meeting. Representatives of BCSDN members joined together virtually to discuss the civil society situation in their countries, the COVID-19 impact, challenges, and practices for civil society, and the current issues in their organizations. The event contributed to learning from each other
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