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The paper aims to support Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members and other providers of development cooperation to integrate the implications of a range of plausible futures of civic space into positive policy action. It overviews the variables (i.e. current trends, drivers of change, and uncertainties) that may determine the trajectory of civic space in the
Read more →The call aims to co-fund local school-based projects to promote a democratic education environment with the local community’s involvement. The purpose of the Action is inter alia is to foster quality education by supporting schools, communities, and relevant educational institutions to fight discrimination in education. The action also strives to accommodate and value vulnerable children
Read more →“European Youth Together” projects aim to create networks promoting regional partnerships, to be run in close cooperation with young people from across Europe (Erasmus+ programme countries). The networks would organize exchanges, promote trainings and allow young people themselves to set up joint projects, all of which could be done through both physical and online activities.
Read more →Engagement for Joint Action (EJA Kosovo) is a KCSF program that supports civil society initiatives through grants and capacity building. It aims to contribute towards two main objectives: civil society uses and claims spaces for participation in shaping public affairs. CSOs have strengthened ties to their constituents, and improved accountability and transparency towards the wider
Read more →Under the overall aim of bringing the Union closer to citizens, the general objectives of the Programme are: to contribute to citizens’ understanding of the Union, its history and diversity, to foster European citizenship and to improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at Union level. The Programme is implemented through two strands and horizontal
Read more →The Global Resilience Fund supports girls, young women, and gender non-conforming, trans and intersex activists. The Fund prioritizes applications from girls and young women with disabilities, girls and young women of color, LGBTQIA2S youth, afro-descendant, indigenous and immigrant girls, young women, and those living in urban slum areas, rural areas, refugee camps, occupied territories and
Read more →The programme aims to facilitate investigative, cross-border, and independent journalism to promote democracy in Europe by connecting donors and journalists without endangering the journalists’ independence. The awarded European Cross-Border Grant programme will support professional journalists, who have good ideas for cross-border investigations and research on European affairs, living in a CoE country. The project can
Read more →Transparency School is an annual state-of-the-art anti-corruption and accountability training for future leaders. The School exposes its participants to the latest developments in anti-corruption and accountability and offers real opportunities to try and implement their ideas in practice. The School is open to senior students, graduates, and young professionals under the age of 35. The
Read more →The Justice Accelerator is HiiL’s flagship innovation programme that funds, trains, and scales a global cohort of justice startups each year. Since 2011, they have supported over 110 startups worldwide. They are the only accelerator worldwide dedicated to justice and SDG16. The Innovation Justice Challenge is looking for innovative entrepreneurs that focus on: preventing or
Read more →The publication is the second in a series of reports which analyzes the effects of the Corona crisis management on institutions, political and civil rights, parties, civil society, as well as external factors. While the anti-Corona measures are being relaxed in most cases, the State of Emergency has not been lifted in all countries of
Read more →FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2020 reviews major developments in the field in 2019, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions. The 2020 focus section of the annual report, “Ten years on: unlocking the Charter’s full potential”, outlines the
Read more →Marking the first year of the Reporting Democracy initiative, BIRN’s Democracy After Coronavirus report highlights the key “signals to watch” as the political and social consequences of the coronavirus crisis come screeching into view. Democracy After Coronavirus seeks to examine the political implications of the pandemic. The report presents 7 significant trends likely to have
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