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SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM
From February 2023 to August 2026, the Center for Regionalism, in cooperation with the “Mother Teresa” association from Pristina, is implementing the project “Further Improvement of Civil Dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo” which is supported by the European Commission. The general goal of the project is to contribute to the normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo through civil dialogue, as well as to the building of peace, security and prosperity in the region. On this occasion, we inform you that as part of this action, an open call for the award of “small grants” will be announced in June 2023, hence, we invite you to follow the official website (https://kosseryouth.net) and social networks of the project (Facebook; Instagram) to familiarize yourself with our activities. The open call will refer to youth civil society organizations from the territory of Serbia and Kosovo to submit joint initiatives in the fields of employment, education, culture and environmental protection.
Youth civil society organizations, both in Serbia and Kosovo, do not have sustainable funding for their initiatives, as well as sufficient capacity for civil dialogue, although they have already shown in the past that cooperation on joint projects is possible for them and provides them with an opportunity for development. The high unemployment rate of women, young people and ethnic minorities from the territory of Serbia and Kosovo, who face growing social exclusion and lack of democratization, are just some of the problems that will be solved through improving the position of target groups by joint cooperation in the previously mentioned thematic areas.
The project “Further Improvement of Civil Dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo” represents the continuation of the “Civil Dialogue”, which is a non-partisan, multi-ethnic initiative of non-governmental organizations from Serbia and Kosovo, launched in 2002 with the aim of reducing the consequences of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. After the tragic events of 1998 and 1999, which led to a political deadlock between Serbia and Kosovo, civil society leaders joined forces to facilitate dialogue and promote tolerance and trust, guided by a vision of a democratic and stable Balkans. The initiative was launched by the Center for Regionalism from Novi Sad and the Mother Teresa association from Pristina.
If you have any questions or need additional information, you can contact us at any time by email: aleksandar.popov@centarzaregionalizam.org.rs
Best regards,
The Project Team
PUBLIC CALL FOR SMALL GRANTS
THREE ORGANIZATIONS FROM NOVI SAD SIGN AGREEMENTS
On January 18, 2024, at the headquarters of the Center for Regionalism, three organizations, which were granted small grants as part of the project “Further Development of Civil Dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo”, signed the Project Implementation Agreement. The organizations in question are Kulturanova, Europolis and CNTI. Together with partner organizations from Kosovo, they will implement part of the activities from their projects.
AWARDED SMALL GRANTS
14 organizations from Serbia and 11 from Kosovo applied for the public call for small grants within the project "Further development of civil dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo with their projects.Based on the score list, the evaluation commission of the Center for Regionalism selected 7 projects for donation, and the evaluation commission of the Mother Teresa organization out of 11 projects received, selected 8.These decisions of the evaluation commissions were confirmed by the joint project council at the meeting held in Pristina on November 24, 2023.
POTPISIVANJE UGOVORA SA GRANTISTIMA




ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION "ENERGY IS ALL AROUND US"
The Center for Regionalism and the organization Mother Teresa from Pristina awarded 15 small grants to civil society organizations for projects in the fields of ecology, employment, education and culture at the beginning of this year. These grants were awarded within the project "Further Development of Civil Dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo" which is financed by the European Commission. The beginning of the implementation of these projects was marked by a joint action of the organization Center for the Development and Advancement of Science, Technology and Informatics (CNTI) from Novi Sad and the organization IRA from Lipljan called "Energy is all around us". As part of the joint workshop, guests from Kosovo were presented with an action that this organization from Novi Sad has been carrying out for 15 years to spread the awareness of primary, secondary school and college youth in Vojvodina about the need to save energy and use its alternative sources. This action is carried out through a competition for the best technical innovations, as well as for literary and artistic works on the theme "Energy is all around us". The best works are awarded at the final event held at the end of the year. Therefore, representatives of the Center for the Development and Advancement of Science, Technology and Informatics will visit Lipljan at the beginning of April, where together with the IRA organization, they will make a concrete proposal on how to implement this action in Kosovo in the future.