News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The paper presents key findings from FRA’s second consultation of its Fundamental Rights Platform, focusing on the experiences of CSOs working on human rights. The second annual consultation shows that many of the human rights organizations that FRA cooperates with continue to face challenges in their daily work. Some of the finding demonstrate that more
Read more →As the enabling environment for CSOs is threatened and civic spaces continue to close, the legitimacy, transparency and accountability (LTA) of civil society is increasingly questioned by governments and individuals alike. There is a strong need for CSOs to foster a culture of accountability and transparency to improve their working relationship with constituents and enhance
Read more →MCIC published a report on the governance practices on transparency and accountability of CSOs in North Macedonia. The research is part of the program “Sustainable Civil Society – State Financing of CSOs, implemented by MCIC together with BCSDN and CNVOS from Slovenia during the period 2018-2021. The program is funded by the EU. The report
Read more →At a special summit in Brussels on 21 July, the EU leaders agreed on an overall budget of 824 trillion EUR. Combining the multiannual financial framework (MFF) and an extraordinary recovery effort known as the Next Generation EU (NGEU), the package will help the EU to rebuild after the COVID-19 pandemic and will support investment
Read more →Civil society actors and the European Parliament state that the Council decisions about the EU multiannual budget are not acceptable, and that mobilization and institutional discussions have to redress its shortcomings and ill-directions. ECF considers that the present Council decision about the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Next Generation EU funding does not reflect people’s
Read more →The next call for proposals for operating grants to support non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the light of concluding framework partnership agreements (FPAs) and specific grant agreements (SGAs) will be published in spring 2021. The applicants: be a non-profit-making legal person; be independent, in particular from government, other public authorities, and from political parties or commercial
Read more →Under the framework of the EU/CoE joint programme “Horizontal Facility for the WB and Turkey 2019-2022”, and its action on “Promotion of diversity and equality in BiH”, CoE is launching a call for proposals. The Call aims to fund concrete responses on combating discrimination, including discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and/or gender identity,
Read more →The United States Embassy in Tirana announces an open competition for assistance awards through the notice for funding opportunity of the Democracy Commission small grants program. The small grants program is for non-governmental activities that promotes grassroots democracy. Projects should include democracy building aspects such as: public awareness, respect for human rights and advocacy for
Read more →The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), in partnership with the Institute for Political Studies (ISP) and Civil Rights Defenders (CRD), through the initiative: “I participate! My voice, my vote counts”, funded by the EU announces a call for proposals. The overall objective of the call is: to empower local CSOs to promote democratic processes in the
Read more →Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights (SAHR) is a global community of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), striving to end impunity for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and accompany survivors on their quest for justice. Fellows will identify a specific case of sexual-based violence or discrimination in their community and execute a chosen intervention towards justice, reparations, and
Read more →EU TACSO 3 project announced the People to People (P2P)- On-demand online tool that allows access to ad-hoc support for the organization of events/activities. P2P provides flexible and targeted help to address the on-going needs of CSOs, Networks, National Resource Centres (NRCs), Delegations of European Union (EUDs), etc. in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The
Read more →Balkan Green Foundation, part of the Regional Program Balkan Green Ideas, organizes the first Balkan Green Academy 2020/2021. The Academy is composed of modules that encompass three main pillars: policy, economy, and society, which will facilitate discussion on actual issues related to green sustainable development in the Western Balkans. The main aims of the Academy
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