What's New

News and updates from BCSDN and the region

CfP: BCSDN Regional CSDev Hub – Ad-Hoc Grants (Deadline: end of 2021, until all available funds are disbursed)

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 CSO’s 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 →

CfP: The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives 2021/2022 – Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia (Deadline: 18 May 2021)

Target groups: Local, national, or community-based organizations; International or regional organization (non-governmental or not-for-profit); and Intergovernmental or multilateral institution, organization or agency working on local development activities. Aim: To support small-scale, high-impact projects that align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement. The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by

Read more →

CfP: Responding to Anti-LGBTI Forces (Deadline: 23 May 2021)

Target groups: LGBTI organizations in Europe. Aim: To strengthen the capacities of LGBTI organizations to be(come) pro-active and achieve change in the current context of growing populist anti-gender and anti-LGBTI rhetoric and state-led anti-LGBTI attacks. Grant amount: 12.500 – 17.500 EUR. Projects involving two or more organizations working in a partnership can increase their budget

Read more →

CfP: Civil Society Facility and Media 2020 – Supporting Core Functions of CSOs, Turkey (Deadline: 28 May 2021)

Target groups: A legal person, non-profit-making CSO established in a Member State of the European Union or a Beneficiary of the IPA II or a member state of the European Economic Area (EEA) country. Aim: To contribute to strengthening participatory democracy by improving the resilience of rights-based CSOs and grassroot organisations in Turkey; Support core

Read more →

CfA: Remembering and Coexisting in Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean Summer School- Turkey (Deadline: 3 May 2021)

Target groups: Advanced students, young researchers, and civil society activists working on history, cultural heritage, memory studies, human rights, and related fields. Short Description: The summer school offers a unique opportunity for young individuals to deepen their knowledge on pluralism, historical trauma, and human rights in Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean. The aim is to

Read more →

CfA: Stanford GDPi-ICNL Tech Camp for Civic Space Defenders (Deadline: 10 May 2021)

Target groups: Civic space defenders interested in the impact of digital technology. Short Description: The tach camp will address: the effects of artificial intelligence on the freedoms of association, peaceful assembly, and expression (“civic space”); the growth of digital authoritarianism and its influence beyond state borders; disinformation and threats to free expression online; and the

Read more →

CfA: Peacebuilding Practices in Divided Societies (Deadline: 20 June 2021)

Target groups: Activists, students, researchers, theoreticians, journalists working in the fields of peacebuilding, dealing with the past, and human rights’ protection. Short Description: The course offers an excellent opportunity for learning about peacebuilding practices from the perspective of diverse divided societies. It is organized in cooperation between the Peace Academy which brings over 13 years

Read more →

Conference on the Future of Europe: It’s About Time!

After a long pause, the Conference on the Future of Europe will be finally launched on 9 May 2021 by the European Parliament, Council, and Commission. Some of the major developments, such as the increase in turnout in the 2019 European elections, the adoption of the EU 7-year budget, including a recovery plan through joint

Read more →