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The first regional conference in Podgorica

The Center for Civil Society Promotion (CPCD), in cooperation with partner organizations from North Macedonia – Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) and Albania – Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM), with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, in the amount of 17 ,4 million EUR, successfully realized on December 20 and 21, 2022, at Hotel Cue in Podgorica, the first regional conference of the project SMART Balkans – Civil society for a connected Western Balkans.

The conference brought together more than 100 participants from 6 countries of the region, and 22 people from the civil sector, religious communities, media, academia, and researchers of social processes spoke on three panels.

The conference “Elephants in the Civic Space” aimed to open a dialogue on two essential topics: “The role of religion and religious leaders in socio-political movements and decision-making processes in the Western Balkans region” and “Practices and lessons learned on workforce management and human resources in the civil sector.” These challenges are the untapped potential for socio-political changes.

“Transparency, professional approach, integrity, and local ownership are values that every organization should have to be relevant and have a good image in their communities. Regional cooperation is important, especially as it brings people together and leads to a more consolidated, prosperous, stable, and secure region.” Nela Jović, Senior Program Advisor, Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Belgrade.

Aida Daguda, the directress of the Center for Civil Society Promotion, said that the topics of the conference were illustrated with elephants, which speaks about the size of the problem.

“In light of the general challenges faced by the Western Balkans countries, such as low economic development, slow transition, and problems with the rule of law, it is necessary to point out the contribution of religion and civil society in all these issues. Religion is vital in forming culture, self-awareness, and national identity in the Western Balkans. Therefore it is essential to discuss its influence on all the areas above. A particular problem within civil society is human resources and the outflow of labor. The problem is more common and visible than in other regions because civil society organizations are non-profit and operate for a higher mission. We open this topic because it is the responsibility of all of us in the civil sector to ensure the well-being of all citizens, “ said Aida Daguda.

The SMART Balkan project contributes to strengthening participatory democracies and Euro-Atlantic integration in the countries of the Western Balkans. This project is implemented in six countries; we want to enhance the role of civil society organizations globally.

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Public call for audit services

Centar za promociju civilnog društva (CPCD) announces a Public call for submission of offers for audit services in the framework of the SMART Balkans – Civil Society for Shared Society in the Western Balkans project.

The subject of procurement includes the provision of audit services for four (4) financial project years, in the period from January 2022 to December 2025.

The potential offerors can obtain all information related to the Public call solely in writing while all correspondence is done via e-mail address [email protected].

The deadline for requesting clarifications is December 28, 2022 until 12 pm (noon).

The deadline for submission of offers is January 10, 2023 until 5:00 p.m.

Click here to download Public call for submission of offers
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Project Manager, Dajana Cvjetković for RTVCG

On 20 December, SMART Balkans – Civil Society for Shared Society in the Western Balkans Project Manager Dajana Cvjetković was a quest on RTVCG, where she talked about the first SMART Balkans project Regional Conference which brought together more than 100 participants from 6 countries in the Western Balkans: people from the civil sector, religious communities, media, and researchers of social processes.
Click here to watch the full interview!
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Elephants in the Civic Space – Regional Conference

SMART Balkans Regional Conference is about to start soon!
On the 20th and 21st of December this year, we are coming to Podgorica, Montenegro.
The conference consists of two components/elephants:
1. The role of religion and religious leaders in socio-political movements and decision-making processes in the Western Balkans region, within this component, are two panels:
Religion as untapped potential for socio-political changes
How and why to cooperate?
2. Practices and lessons learned on workforce and human resource management in the civil sector, panel within this component is:
Who’s to blame for the brain drain in the civil sector?
DAY 1
Welcoming speeches:
  • Aida Daguda, Directress of Centar za promociju civilnog društva
  • Nela Jović, Senior Programme Advisor, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade
  • Đorđe Radulović, Adviser to the President of the Government of Montenegro
  • Dajana Cvjetković, Manager of the SMART Balkans project

The first keynote lecture: “The role of religion and religious leaders in socio-political movements and decision-making processes in the Western Balkans region”,

  • Prof. dr. Danijela Gavrilović, sociologist, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš

PANEL 1: Religion as untapped potential for socio-political changes

  • Nina Krivokapić Bakrač, Institute for social innovation, Montenegro
  • Razim Čolić, Riyaset of Islamic Community in BiH
  • Ylli Doçi, chairman, Inter-religious Council of Albania
  • Felipe Herrera – Espaliat, priest and editorial coordinator – Vatican News
  • Vahidin Omanović, Center for Peacebuilding, BiH
  • Moderator: Marika Djolai, Team Leader/ Key Expert Global Exchange on Religion in Society, Germany

PANEL 2: How and why to cooperate?

  • Igor Mitrović, director ADRA Serbia – Adventist Development and Relief Agency
  • Romario Shehu, a researcher at the Institute for Democracy and Mediation, Albania
  • Jelena Jorgačević Kisić, journalist Serbia
  • Arben QIREZI, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at University of London, Kosovo
  • dr. Genti Kruja, Professor of Sociology at Bedër University, Secretary General of Inter-religious Council of Albania & Vice President of ENIB, Religions for Peace, Europe
  • Miloš Vukanović, Historian and educator
  • Moderator: Ana Vujošević Nenezić, CSO expert MNE
  • Conclusions, prof. dr. Skender Bruçaj

DAY 2

The second keynote Lecture: “Practices and lessons learned on workforce and human resource management in the civil sector”

  • Prof. dr. Ilir Gadeshi, Managing Director at Center for Economic and Social Studies, Albania

PANEL 3: Who’s to blame for brain drain in the civil sector?

  • Aida Daguda, directress Centar za promociju civilnog društva, BiH
  • Milica Škiljević, Deputy Chief of Party, Partners Global, Serbia
  • Sanela Shkrijelj, Member of Parliament of North Macedonia
  • Tihomir Dakić, President of the Center for Environment, BiH
  • Blerjana Bino Center Science and Innovation for Development (SCiDEV), Albania
  • Moderator: Simona Mladenovska, BCSDN network, North Macedonia
Suppose you are a representative of a civil society organization or religious community from one of the six Western Balkans countries, and you believe you can contribute to the topics of the conference. In that case, you are in the right place! Register via the following link https://bit.ly/ElephantsInCivicSpace.
We look forward to your reply, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
[email protected]
Centar za promociju civilnog društva (CPCD), together with partner organizations from Albania – Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) and North Macedonia – Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM), is implementing project SMART Balkans – Civil Society for Shared Society in the Western Balkans.
This project strengthens participatory democracies and Euro-Atlantic integrations in the Western Balkans by empowering civil society organizations and CSO networks for a more vital and active role in creating peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs finances it with a grant worth more than 17 million EUR.
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Newsletter November 2022

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AD HOC SUPPORT

SMART Balkans Project, funded by the Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is implemented by a consortium of organizations: Centar za promociju civilnog društva (CPCD) from Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Lead Applicant, in partnership with Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) from North Macedonia, and Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) from Albania.

SMART Balkans project, through specialized Ad Hoc grants, is providing support for civil society organizations, informal citizens groups, and media outlets in dealing with emergency issues that could not be predicted and require immediate intervention.

Ad Hoc grants are available throughout the year, more flexible, with simplified and accelerated review procedure to ensure timely response to the individual need.

Ad Hoc grants are planned for unforeseen interventions for events that may occur but do not necessarily fall under/belong to any of the other granting categories. This grant represents support for initiatives that respond to unexpected urgent events or events with limited timing of implementation. The maximum amount of an individual grant is 54 100 NOK. The size of the grant will be determined based on the proposed activity, the applicant’s capacity for the absorption of financial resources, and the limits of the total fund for this grant line.

The purpose of this grant type is NOT to support activities that could be planned/predicted in advance.

Ad hoc support needs to be in line with the SMART Balkans objectives.

The overall objective of the Project is to contribute to strengthening participatory democracies and Euro-Atlantic integrations in the Western Balkans by empowering civil society organizations and CSO networks for a stronger and more active role in creating peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development in Albania, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

Specific objectives of the SMART Balkans project are:

  • Stronger, more sustainable, and vibrant CSOs in the six countries of the Western Balkans region
  • Developed strong regional partnerships between civil society organizations from the region of the Western Balkans themselves and with their EU counterparts and public authorities
  • Increased effectiveness of citizen influencing change through CSOs that advances Security and Stability and Governance in the Western Balkans region
  • Increased awareness of public on importance of active participation of civil society in major development initiatives in the region of Western Balkans

Civil society organization must be registered on Grants Management platform which can be found on following link Grant management platform (smartbalkansproject.org)

The information available on local languages are below:

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Answers to questions – PUBLIC CALL N-R-NO 001 – 002/2022 “Procurement of promo materials”

By the Public Call “Procurement of promotional materials” we publish answers to the received questions.

Find answers to the questions received HERE.

Center for Civil Society Promotion (Centar za promociju civilnog društva – CPCD), together with partner organizations from Albania – Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) and North Macedonia – Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM), is implementing a project named SMART Balkans – Civil society for shared society in the Western Balkans, which contributes to strengthening participatory democracies and Euro Atlantic integrations in the Western Balkans by empowering civil society organizations and CSO networks for stronger and active role in creating peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

Project is financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a grant worth more than 17 million EUR (34 million BAM).

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BIH Strategy For Prevention and Fight Against Terrorism by 2026 Adopted

The Council of Ministers of BIH took the Ministry of Security-proposed decision to adopt Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021-2026 Strategy for Prevention and Countering Terrorism, drafted by an earlier formed work group.

It is an important strategic document, that confirms the commitment of all-level BIH institutions for the prevention and fights against terrorism, violent extremism and radicalization, which lead to terrorism, in accordance with international obligations of the state, member of the United Nations, Council of Europe, Organization for European Security and Cooperation, Antiterrorist Coalition, and a prospective EU candidate.

The Strategy defines aims, principles, and measures that Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to take, as well as a time span for realization thereof in terms of prevention and fight against terrorism.

The Strategy aims to set up an all-level effective, coherent and sustainable mechanism for prevention and fights against terrorism, violent extremism, and radicalization, which lead to terrorism, and which should make our society resistant to these challenges.

A work group that drafted the Strategy will prepare an Implementation Action Plan and provide it to the Council of Ministers of BIH for adoption.

The Strategy implementation will take place at all levels of authority in accordance with constitutional and legal authorizations of BIH, Federation, Republika Srpska, and Brčko District institutions, under action plans that will follow the Strategy aims and measures, including through setting-up surveillance and evaluation models.

The Ministry of Security of BIH will form a Coordination Body to follow the Strategy implementation.

Also, Governments of the Federation of BIH, Republika Srpska, and Brčko District of BIH will develop their own action plans for the Strategy implementation, within 90 days from the Strategy adoption.

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PUBLIC CALL – Procurement of promo materials

Centar za promociju civilnog društva (CPCD), in partnership with Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM) from North Macedonia and Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) from Albania, is implementing a project called SMART Balkans – Civil Society for shared society in the Western Balkans, which contributes to strengthening democracies and Euro-Atlantic integration in the Western Balkans network. The project aims to create a solid foundation for sustainable development in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Some of the topics of this project are the fight against organized crime, prevention of radicalization (including violent extremism), reconciliation through intercultural dialogue, reforms in Euro-Atlantic integration, human rights and gender equality (including domestic violence), support for freedom of speech and independent media. The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, with a grant worth over 17 million EUR (34 million BAM).

The subject of this Public call is the procurement and printing promotional materials for the project SMART Balkans – Civil Society for Shared Society in the Western Balkans.

Public call is on this link.

















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