Public Call for CSO initiatives promoting reconciliation and dialogue in the Western Balkans

Description

1) Objective

With the support of the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announces a public call for civil society organizations (CSOs) in Serbia to submit proposals for projects contributing to reconciliation, dialogues about the recent past and raising public awareness about the crimes from the 1990s.

The proposed projects should contribute to fact-based dialogue about the conflicts from the 1990s in the region and the recent past, reconciliation within society and between ethnic groups, especially through the engagement of youth, raising public awareness of war crimes and trials, educational programmes on transitional justice, research and memorialization, and other related activities.

2) Eligibility

The call is open for CSOs registered in Serbia that deal with transitional justice, reconciliation, inter-ethnic and other social dialogue, protection of human rights, and memorialization. These may include victims’ associations, non-governmental academic, research, or educational institutions, CSOs engaged in cultural development, non-governmental museums, and other non-governmental memorialization institutions, as well as non-governmental sports associations and clubs.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Serbia.

4) Budget

The selected projects will receive support through grants of at least EUR 5,000 to a maximum of EUR 45,000.

5) Application

The deadline for the application process is 7 March 2025, until 23:59 (local time).