News and updates from BCSDN and the region
Through Citizen Action (CA) small grants program, fAKT supports and encourages civic engagement and activism in community problem-solving and decision-making processes. By providing financial support to local CSOs and informal groups of citizens, the fund for Active Citizenship would like to encourage, stimulate and contribute to positive social change and better civil society in Montenegro
Read more →The Global Standard for CSO Accountability has been created by nine CSO accountability initiatives from across the world including the BCSDN. In times of changing role of civil society, active pressure and shrinking civic space, civil society actors need to ensure they retain their core missions, integrity, purposefulness and high levels of trust. Civil society
Read more →The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) announced the launch of its “Civic Freedom Monitor,” a re-branded version of its long-running NGO Law Monitor – widely recognized as the most comprehensive source of information on legal issues affecting civil society organizations (CSOs) around the world. ICNL’s Civic Freedom Monitor currently features reports on 50 countries
Read more →An analysis carried out by CIVICUS indicates that in far too many countries and in all global regions, the space for civil society to carry out its work has worsened appreciably in recent years. The sources and methods of restriction are manifold, with attacks emanating from political leaders, government agencies, criminal elements linked to private
Read more →At the meeting of the working groups and experts, held on 15 and 16 September 2016 in Montenegro, the draft analytical documents were presented, which are part of the development of the new Strategy and Action plan. Participants of the meeting have been working to further identify and improve the content of data and analysis,
Read more →A meeting of international donors, foundations, and multilateral funders opened in the Serbian capital Belgrade on September 21 amid growing concern from young grassroots and philanthropic organizations that the Western Balkans are drifting backward. With the EU now focused on ensuring security, controlling its external borders, and stemming the flow of migrants reaching Europe, the union is
Read more →Britain is currently a highly influential actor in the international development system, due to a combination of its financial clout and soft power, which enables influence without resorting to force or money. The UK has been one of the most important donors to multilateral initiatives such as the World Bank’s International Development Association and the
Read more →The Global Standard for CSO Accountability has been created by nine CSO accountability initiatives from across the world including the Balkan Civil Society Development Network.…
Read more →Creation of partnerships and strengthening the networking of civil society organizations is one of the priorities of the TACSO project. Therefore, in the period July 2015 – February 2016, the Macedonian TACSO office and the resource centre in Macedonia, the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) conducted comprehensive assessment of the needs of the Macedonian
Read more →This study is one of the seven country assessments of civil society capacities conducted as an activity within the EU-funded project TACSO in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The aim of the study is to provide a comprehensive assessment of civil society in Serbia and the environment that it works in, including its strengths and
Read more →The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament has published a Draft Report on the Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2015 and the European Union’s policy on the matter. Read the full report here. Source: European Parliament
Read more →The CSO Effectiveness Awareness Check is an initiative by the Working Group on CSO Development Effectiveness (CSO DE WG) of the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) to help CSOs around the globe to check their progress in implementing the principles for CSO development effectiveness and accountability. By answering this test, CSOs are contributing to
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