Deadline: 7-Mar-25
With the support of the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announces a public call for civil society organizations (CSOs) in Serbia to submit proposals for projects contributing to reconciliation, dialogues about the recent past and raising public awareness about the crimes from the 1990s.
The call is open for CSOs registered in Serbia that deal with transitional justice, reconciliation, inter-ethnic and other social dialogue, protection of human rights, and memorialization. These may include victims’ associations, non-governmental academic, research, or educational institutions, CSOs engaged in cultural development, non-governmental museums, and other non-governmental memorialization institutions, as well as non-governmental sports associations and clubs.
Objectives
- The objectives are:
- dealing with the legacy of the 1990s conflicts and promoting reconciliation (e.g. inter-societal and intergenerational dialogue, education on transitional justice, youth engagement),
- improving public information and awareness about war crimes and trials,
- conducting and publishing research (including documenting crimes, human losses, positive examples of interethnic solidarity),
- public representation and advocacy,
- research and teaching history, developing educational curricula on transitional justice and building trust.
Funding Information
- The total financial resources for the award of grants amount to EUR 1,000,000 and will be distributed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia.
- The minimum amount per grant is EUR 5,000
- The maximum amount per grant is EUR 45,000
Duration
- Duration of the proposed project: minimum 4 months, maximum 18 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants who meet the requirements for receiving grants are among the following civil society organizations (CSOs) registered in Serbia:
- Non-governmental organizations, registered in Serbia, engaged in the promotion of transitional justice and social dialogue, and the protection of human rights, including victims’ associations;
- Non-governmental academic, research or educational institutions;
- Non-governmental organizations whose field of work is focused on the development of culture;
- Non-governmental museums and other non-governmental institutions that foster a culture of remembrance, that is, offer new and innovative approaches to a culture of remembrance, based on facts and inclusiveness.
- Note: Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that currently have an active, ongoing contract with the UNDP office in Serbia can apply to this public call if they meet the following requirements:
- that the total amount of funds received during the UNDP programming cycle 2021-2025 may not exceed a total of 300,000 dollars (USD). This amount includes all past, current and potential funds that may be received through the grant mechanism.
- CSOs must demonstrate that they have achieved the planned or most of the planned results from any previous or ongoing agreement with the UNDP office.
Selection Criteria
- The awarded grants should aim to promote activities and results in the following areas:
- Public debates, media campaigns, including those on social media, and other public events to promote fact-based dealing with the past;
- Educational programs on transitional justice and the wars of the 1990s that include a gender perspective, aimed at future decision-makers and leaders (young political activists, young leaders, young lawyers, historians, sociologists, political scientists, etc.);
- Research in the country and the region, academic exchange and internship and practice programs for social science researchers with a focus on transitional justice, documenting crimes, promoting interethnic relations and solidarity;
- Development and/or piloting of new gender-responsive university curricula on transitional justice and peace studies, with an emphasis on the context of the region;
- Promoting various forms of social and interethnic dialogue, especially youth dialogue and youth engagement, on overcoming the legacy of the past and promoting reconciliation and closer interethnic relations.
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