Deadline: 4-Aug-23
The United Nations Development Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNDP) announces the second public call for project proposals within the regional project “European Union Support for Confidence Building in the Western Balkans”, financed by the European Union and implemented by UNDP.
The implementation of the project began on January 1, 2023 and will last for four years. The project will provide professional support to judicial authorities and police agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia in the processing of war crimes cases at the national level, improve the conditions for regional cooperation in the processing of these cases, improve the provision of support to victims of war crimes and witnesses, to strengthen the capacities of relevant actors in supporting victims, which would improve the efficient and effective processing of war crimes in the Western Balkans, focused on victims and respect for human rights.
Objectives
- The public call is aimed at civil society organizations, including victims’ associations, which provide support to victims and their families in a gender-responsive manner.
Funding Information
- The total financial resources for awarding grants amount to EUR 800,000.
Duration
- Minimum 4 months, Maximum 24 months. In exceptional situations, when it comes to complex projects, they can last 36 months, which are preferably implemented by two or more subjects, and if there is a solid justification for this.
Eligible Activities
- The activities supported by the public call are:
- supporting victims and survivors to achieve better access to justice and institutional services, including, for example, exercising the right to compensation and reparations, informing victims and survivors about their rights;
- Support for criminal justice, among other things, by providing witness access to the premises of courts and prosecutor’s offices, support for the participation of survivors (witnesses, victims, injured parties) and trial observers in trial processes;
- psycho-social support for victims, survivors and their families – external or peer (including addressing the effects of transgenerational transmission of trauma);
- public advocacy campaign to improve the rights and status of victims and survivors;
- support for victims and survivors of sexual violence in war (including their families, especially children born after war rape, to address the effects of transgenerational transmission of trauma);
- capacity building and mentoring of small civil society organizations by more experienced organizations (to increase their sustainability in relation to project planning and implementation, fundraising, campaigns, public advocacy and communication, etc.) improving their operational infrastructure;
- enable and promote better and direct communication between victims and relevant local authorities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants who meet the conditions for receiving grants are:
- Non-governmental organizations and associations that gather victims of war crimes as well as survivors and their families, and deal with the protection and promotion of the rights and interests of these groups (registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina);
- Non-governmental organizations and associations dealing with the promotion and protection of victims and their rights, transitional justice, human rights, providing psycho-social support, free legal aid;
- Non-governmental academic, research and scientific organizations, which are active in the field of victimology.
Selection Criteria
- Proposals will be selected based on:
- the estimated impact of the proposed project on raising public awareness of past crimes, promoting inter-ethnic dialogue and reconciliation,
- the potential of the proposed project to achieve systemic changes in society,
- sustainability of the intervention,
- expected costs (value for money).
For more information, visit United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).