News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The 2016 prize will reward initiatives carried out by CSOs and/or individuals and aimed at improving migrants’ lives and fostering their integration in society. The aim of the Civil Society Prize, which is awarded annually, is to reward and encourage tangible initiatives and achievements that have made a significant contribution to promoting European identity and
Read more →Smart Start is a regional project, financed by the EU through the Civil Society Facility and Media Programme 2014- 2015 and led by CPCD, that aims to create an enabling environment for social entrepreneurship of CSOs, and to improve their sustainability, financial viability and social impact in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.
Read more →The objectives of the EU/Council of Europe Pilot Project scheme is to fund projects designed to contribute to the sustainable development and promotion of education for democratic citizenship and human rights education. In particular, with the new call launched within the framework of the 2016 programme cycle of the EU/CoE Pilot Project Scheme, support will
Read more →The specific objective of this call for proposals is to support the proper implementation of human rights and anti-discrimination legislation, in the wider context of Kosovo consolidating the functioning of its democratic institutions. The priority issues of this are to: i) monitor the work of the Kosovo Ombudsperson and support the implementation of human rights
Read more →The specific objectives of this Call for Proposals are: to support CSOs engaged in social service provision in enhancing social and economic inclusion of the vulnerable communities – children with disabilities, children in need, elderly persons, persons with long-term sickness, persons with disabilities, and victims of domestic violence (physical and psychological) – through delivery of
Read more →On 12-13th May, Civil Society Forum 2016 took place in Novi Sad/Belgrade, Serbia under the umbrella of the “Civil Society Forum of the Western Balkans Summit Series” and building on the Civil Society Forum held on the margins of the Vienna Summit of the Berlin Process in August 2015. With the aim of the Forum
Read more →On 25-27th May, CIVICUS organized a Research Partners Workshop on Civic Space Monitor in Johannesburg, South Africa, gathering representatives of 21 regional civil society networks working on enabling environment for civil society development issues, including Sanja Bogatinovska, BCSDN’s Junior Policy and Advocacy Officer on Civil Society Development. The workshop aimed at opening a discussion around
Read more →The level of trust citizens of the Western Balkans have in national and international institutions generally dropped in 2015, with the most drastic declines seen in scandal-plagued Macedonia, according to the results of polling conducted for a PASOS project on open government. Other countries in the region saw similar, albeit less dramatic, declines in public
Read more →Only two working days after the Decision on the Establishment of the Council for Cooperation between the Government and Civil Society was presented to CSOs, the Government adopted the Decision on its regular session on 17th May 2016, without any possibility for additional consultations with civil society. The adoption of the Decision comes unexpectedly, after
Read more →The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has prepared a compilation of practical recommendations for the creation and maintenance of a safe and enabling environment for civil society, based on good practices and lessons learned. In the report, the High Commissioner focuses on examples of practices that optimize civil society’s transformative potential. In this
Read more →The initiative “Gledaj (U)druge” is a result of the raised awareness of the public regarding the importance of the work of civil society organizations, but also as a response to the recent announcement for decreasing the financial support for CSOs’ projects and programmes. The aim is to present to the public the numbers, strength, motivation
Read more →The Ministry of Interior Affairs in Montenegro has submitted for public review two draft regulations: 1) the draft Regulation on the procedure for establishing cooperation between state administration and CSOs, and 2) the draft Regulation on the procedure for conducting public hearings in the preparation of laws. Therefore, the Ministry invites citizens, civil society organizations,
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