CSOs Networking for Better Local Democracy in the Balkans

Timeline: 01/2021 - 12/2021
Donor: International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)    
Countries involved: North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro
Geographic Area: Western Balkans
Lead partner: Balkan Network for Local Democracy
Other partners:    

LDA Knjazevac (Serbia), ALDA Skopje (North Macedonia), LDA Prijedor (BiH), LDA Albania, LDA Zavidovici (BiH), LDA Subotica (Serbia), LDA Montenegro, LDA Kosovo, LDA Mostar (BiH)

Project at a glance: The project actions aim to create a regional civil society organization’s cooperation and learning resource for advancing active citizenship at a local level. Moreover, the idea is to set local and regional capacity building, awareness raising and networking actions with the aim to address the main challenges of the civil society in our region. The activities will include research and comparative analysis of present state legal framework for citizens’ participation in policy and decision making on local level in Western Balkan countries. Furthermore, there will be also Regional Best Practise Fair as well as social media campaign and e-newsletter.  

Project’s objectives: The project is intended to improve conducive environment for civil society development that enables them to be influential actors in society; strengthen regional thematic CSO capacities to contribute more effectively the promotion of regional co-operation and exchange as well as regional CSO alliance for evidence-based advocacy and monitoring EU integration reform agenda at local level in WB countries. Finally, it also aims to create regional CSOs learning & knowledge share platform promoting good governance, active citizenship and participation in policy/decision making.

Contact person (name/email): Katica Janeva
projects@aldaintranet.org