Deadline: 30-Nov-2024
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) and Civic Alliance (CA) has announced a new opportunity for local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and media outlets in Montenegro this initiative seeks to combat corruption, a major impediment to establishing the rule of law in Montenegro.
Objectives
- Strengthen capacities of local media, civil society and citizens to identify and report corruption in education sector.
- Empower civil society and media to report and counter corruption at national and local levels.
- Improve constructive engagement between civil society, government and private sector on policies related to education.
Funding Information
- Total estimated amount: $74,580.00
- Maximum grant amount: $12,430.00
Eligible Activities
- For Media Outlets:
- Developing anti-corruption stories focused on education, based on inputs from citizens;
- Conducting promotional anti-corruption campaign focused on education via mainstream and social media.
- For CSOs:
- Developing anti-corruption policy papers focused on education, based on the needs of local communities;
Eligibility Criteria
- Express clear intention and means of including under-represented communities in stories and policy papers. These may include marginalised groups, such as minorities, youth, women and other underreported communities.
- Be a legally registered entity within Montenegro.
- For Media Outlets:
- Demonstrate a commitment to producing high-quality, independent journalism that serves the public interest
- Propose (at least 5) community impactful anti-corruption stories focused on education
- For CSOs:
- Demonstrate a commitment to producing high-quality, independent policy papers that serves the public interest
- Propose (at least 3) community impactful anti-corruption policy papers focused on education
Evaluation Criteria
- Relevance of proposed story/policy paper
- Capacity
- Financial proposal
- Potential and social impact
For more information, visit BIRN.
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