Deadline: 31-May-21
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights is inviting a call for project proposals for the award of national grants related to the prevention of the smuggling of migrants and/or protection of smuggled migrants, within the project Security for People and Borders – Combating Smuggling of Migrants in the Western Balkans.
This action is launched within the project “Security for Human Beings and Borders -Combating Smuggling of Migrants in the Western Balkans” that was developed as a regional response of 7 CSOs affiliated in the Balkan Refugees and Migration Council (BRMC): Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), Civic Alliance from Montenegro (GAMN), Civil Rights Program Kosovo (CRP/K), Group 484, Macedonian Young Lawyers Association (MYLA) and Vaša prava Bosnia and Herzegovina (VP BiH), as well as Danish Refugee Council (DRC) to the burning common problem along the Western Balkans Migration Route – smuggling of migrants. The project is funded by European Union within the scope of Civil Society Facility and Media Programme 2018-2019 under the lot “Enhancing CSOs’ engagement in protection sensitive migration management”.
Objectives
- The Overall Objective of this call for proposals is to contribute to the EU approximation process by establishing protective sensitive migration management in WB with fine balance between security and border protection of the countries and respect human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants.
- The specific objective(s) of this call for proposals is/are:
- to support CSOs in conducting activities for prevention of migrant smuggling
- to support CSOs in providing effective protection services to smuggled migrants
- to support CSOs in engaging to advocacy activities for migrant`s rights
Funding Information
- The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 17.600,00.
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following amounts:
- minimum amount: EUR 3.500
- maximum amount: EUR 5.000
- The overall number of national grants will be up to four.
Target Groups
- Migrants, particularly smuggled migrants;
- Vulnerable groups of migrants (e.g. women, children, persons with disabilities, the elderly, unaccompanied and separated migrant children, victims of torture, etc.);
- State and local institutions;
- Media;
- Local citizens and municipalities.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
- be a legal person registered before 1 March 2019
- be established in the Republic of Serbia;
- be non-profit-making;
- civil society organization;
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action.
For more information, visit http://www.bgcentar.org.rs/bgcentar/eng-lat/call-for-project-proposals-for-national-grants-for-addressing-migrant-smuggling-prevention-andor-the-protection-of-smuggled-migrants/