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Today, on the 8^th April 2024, we are officially launching the open Call for Proposals for the Youth Fund „Local Youth Initiatives“ within the framework of the project Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe funded by the European Union.

Youth Fund for Local Youth Initiatives provides grants to support civil society organizations for projects that will improve and develop participatory youth policies in communities of the Western Balkans by supporting youth initiatives and fostering active citizenship and participation of young people in monitoring reforms and policies impacting youth in the region.

Eligible organizations for applying are civil society organizations registered in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, North Macedonia and Serbia.

Project proposals within this Call will be submitted in a two-step procedure: 1^st step – Concept Note phase and 2^nd step – Full application phase.

Deadline for submitting concept notes is 8^th May 2024 by 20:00 (Belgrade time);

Applicants must apply in English, online to the email address: youthfund@centaronline.org

Information session on this Call for proposals to be held online, on 12^th April 2024, from 12:00 to 13:30 (Belgrade time). Should you be interested in this session, please fill in the form by 11^th April 2024 to be found here.

Questions requesting further explanations of the Call may be sent by e-mail no later than 20^th April 2024 to the E-mail address youthfund@centaronline.org.  Replies will be individually sent to applicants by 25^th April 2024.

You can find below the Guidelines for grant applicants and the annexes needed for the project application.

The Youth Fund “Local Youth Initiatives” is a FSTP (financial support to third parties) i.e. sub-granting activity of the three-year regional project “Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe” (RYDE), funded by the European Union in the period 2023-2026 through EU Civil Society Facility and Media Programme in favour of the Western Balkans and Turkey for 2021-2023 (IPA III). The RYDE project is being implemented by the Center for Democracy Foundation from Serbia as a lead partner in cooperation with the partnering civil society organizations from the Western Balkans: Academy of European Integrations and Negotiations (Albania), Youth Act Center (Albania), Kosovar Stability Initiative (Kosovo*), Network of Progressive Initiatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina), NGO Info Center Foundation (North Macedonia) and Regional Academy for Democratic Development (Serbia).

📄 Doc #1 Guidelines for applicants_Youth Fund for Local Youth Initiatives

📄 Doc #2 Annex Ia – Concept Note Form

📄 Doc #3 Annex Ib – Full Application Form

📄 Doc #4 Annex II – Detailed Budget

📄 Doc #5 Annex III Logical framework

📄 Doc #6 Annex IV – Declaration by the Grant Applicant

📄 Doc #7 Annex V – Declaration on partnership by the Associate Partner

 

Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe-RYDE (hereinafter referred to as the Project) financed by the European Union (EU), on the basis of grant no. 441-454, is being implemented in the period from February 1, 2023 until January 31, 2026. The Center for Democracy Foundation from Belgrade (Serbia) is the lead partner of the Project and coordinates the work of project partners (hereinafter referred to as Partners) in the consortium consisting of Academy of European Integrations and Negotiations-AIEN and Youth Act from Tirana (Albania),  Network of Progressive Initiatives-NPI from Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), NGO Info Center from Skopje (North Macedonia), Kosovar Stability Initiative-KSI from Prishtina (Kosovo*) and Regional Academy for Democratic Development – ADD from Novi Sad (Serbia).

For more information,  visit this link – Lot 1_ Terms of Reference

Title of the action: Conduct annual survey with businesses across Kosovo to monitor the implementation of labor related legislation in Kosovo

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

IKS is implementing the project “Toward Social Justice and Equity”, funded by International Swedish Agency for development – SIDA, through Community Development Fund – CDF. The Overall Objective of the Project is to contribute to greater social justice by improving implementation of labour rights and labour-related legislation through enabling active engagement of civil society and social partners. A greater social justice would contribute to better distribution of opportunities, wealth and privileges in the society.

RESEARCH PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this research is to assess the current situation in the private sector in Kosovo about the labor rights and health and safety working conditions. The survey results will be presented to stakeholders and serve for improving the legislation and/or implementation of existing legal base.

The call will be open for a week, starting from 12th of September 2023. The deadline for proposal submission is 30.09.2023 at brikena_berisha@iksweb.org.

For more detailed information: Terms of Reference

The Center for Democracy Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the CDF) implements the three-year regional project Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe-RYDE (hereinafter referred to as the Project) financed by the European Union (EU) on the basis of grant no. 441-454. The project is being implemented in the period from February 1, 2023 until January 31, 2026. The CDF is the lead partner of the Project and coordinates the work of project partners (hereinafter referred to as Partners) in the consortium consisting of AIEN (Albania), Youth Act (Albania), Network of Progressive Initiatives-NPI (Bosnia and Herzegovina), NGO Info Center (North Macedonia), Kosovar Stability Initiative- IKS (Kosovo*) and Regional Academy for Democratic Development – ADD (Serbia).

The goal of the Project is to contribute to strengthening the participatory democracy of European integration and regional cooperation in the Western Balkans, through increased influence of civil society organizations, especially youth organizations in the promotion of democratic values, political, economic and social benefits of European integration of the Western Balkans.

For information regarding the ToR and how to apply, please see document: 📄 ToR junior researchers RYDE Survey FINAL

The documents must be sent at the email info@iksweb.org, no later than 4^th of August.

The Center for Democracy Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the CDF) implements the three-year regional project Regional Youth Dialogue for Europe-RYDE (hereinafter referred to as the Project) financed by the European Union (EU) on the basis of grant no. 441-454. The project is being implemented in the period from February 1, 2023 until January 31, 2026. The CDF is the lead partner of the Project and coordinates the work of project partners (hereinafter referred to as Partners) in the consortium consisting of AIEN (Albania), Youth Act (Albania), Network of Progressive Initiatives-NPI (Bosnia and Herzegovina), NGO Info Center (North Macedonia), Kosovar Stability Initiative- IKS (Kosovo*) and Regional Academy for Democratic Development – ADD (Serbia).

The goal of the Project is to contribute to strengthening the participatory democracy of European integration and regional cooperation in the Western Balkans, through increased influence of civil society organizations, especially youth organizations in the promotion of democratic values, political, economic and social benefits of European integration of the Western Balkans.

For more information on the ToR and how to submit, please see the document: 📄ToR senior national experts RYDE Survey Final

The documents must be sent at the email info@iksweb.org, no later than 4^th of August.

Ne ju ftojmë të aplikoni për Shkollën Rajonle për Pjesëmarrje Rinore që do të zhvillohet në 6-12 korrik në Nish, Serbi.

Shkolla e pare për shoqërinë civile POLITEIA u zhvillua në 1997 ku të rinjtë fituan njohuri të vlefshme mbi vlerat europiane dhe demokratike. Qysh atëhere, qindra të rinjve iu mësua dhe u motivuan të marrin pjesë aktivisht në proceset sociale dhe politike. POLITEIA është njohur si një nga programet edukativ jo-formal për shkak të zgjedhjes së mrekullueshme të lektorëve, metodologjisë ndëraktive si dhe zgjedhjes së pjesëmarrësve cilësorë. POLITEA u zgjerua në nivel rajonal gjatë tre viteve të projektit rajonal “Regional Youth Compact for Europe – RYCE” (2018-2021) dhe pjesëmarrja është tani e mundur për të rinj nga i gjithë rajoni i Balkanit Perëndimor. Shkolla Rajonale POLITEIA është e organizuar brenda projektit rajonal 3 vjeçar“Regional Dialogue for Europe” e financuar nga Bashkimi Europian.

Disa nga çështjet kryesore të POLITEA-s këtë vit do të jenë:

• Bashkimi Europian dhe zgjerimi – Balkani Perëndimor dhe aderimi në BE: Western Balkans and accession to the EU: stagnami apo progres?
• Identiteti Kombëtar, Rajonal dhe Europian – Si mund ti lidhim ato?
• Çfarë lloj progresi ekonomik dhe social do të sillte adaptimi i standardeve europiane?
• Çfarë shteti dhe shoqërie duam të ndërtojmë?
• Hapësira publike – përfshirëse, demokratike, pa gjuhë urrejtje dhe lajme të rreme
• Çfarë janë detyrat e vendit në rrugën për në BE? Si i ndihmon BE që t’i arrijnë ato?
• Sfidat kyçe në nivel kombëtar dhe rajonal
• Bashkëpunimi Rajonal – një kusht për pranimin në BE ose një nevojë reale në Balkanin Perëndimor?
• Çfarë janë politikat publike dhe si formulohen ato?
• Çfarë janë politikat e rinisë në BE dhe Balkani Perëdimor?
• Dialog midis rinisë dhe vendimmarrësve – si është e organizuar, kur merr pjesë, çfarë diskutohet?

Pjesëmarrja në Shkollën e Balkanit Perëndimor për Pjesëmarrjen Rinore POLITEA është e hapur për student, maturantë, profesionistë dhe aktivistë të rinj nga mosha 18 deri në 58 nga Shqipëria, Bosnje-Hercegovina, Mali i Zi, Kosova, Serbia dhe Maqedonia e Veriut. Pjesëmarrësit do të zgjidhen sipas arritjeve akademike, aktivizmit dhe arritjet të tjera si dhe nga motivimi i tyre për të qenë pjesë e rrjetit të ish-studentëve të POLITEA.

Kandidatët e suksesshëm do të jenë ata që kanë një interes të forte në marrje njohurive të reja rreth përfitimeve sociale, ekonomike dhe politike të integrimit në BE të Balkanit Perëndimor, politikave të rinisë, rrjetit të të rinjve në nivel rajonal dhe europian, si dhe mekanizmat për pjesëmarrje në procesin e krijimit dhe zbatimit të politikës publike.

Certifikatë për përmbylljen me sukses të Shkollës Rajonale për Pjesëmarrjen Rinore POLITEIA do t’i jepet pjesëmarrësve.

Afati i aplikimit është 4 qershor 2023.

Ju lutem kini parasysh që pjesëmarrja në Shkollën Rajonale për Pjesëmarrjen Rinore POLITEIA është falas! Organizatori do t’ju mbuloj të gjitha shpenzimet për akomodimin, ushqimin dhe udhëtimin.

Objectives

Improving employment conditions is a key element in working towards better gender equality in Kosovo.Through this contract, the IKS project team aim to obtain information about the quality of jobs for women in Kosovo and feed information on the working conditions of women at the country level in the retail and cleaning industry. This will be used by IKS and QPA as the basis for a policy/work strategy and a wider programme of support to women participation in the labor market in Kosovo.

While the focus of CSOs and other actors has rightly been on active labour market projects, decent work has been neglected to date. Regardless of which factor is the most prevalent, it is certain that discrimination of women at workplace happens systematically and their working conditions are far from being decent.

Our goal is to achieve decent work conditions for all women. Ending this form of discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right, but it is also crucial to achieving social justice.

Implementation

The intended commencement period is the 1^st of October 2021, while the sessions should be completed before the 31^st of December 2021.

Please send your CV and Motivation Letter to brikena_berisha@iksweb.org, by 23d of September 2021.

To read the full Terms of Reference, click: 📄 Terms of Reference – Matra