Cross-border Youth Dialogue Small Grants Scheme: Call for Proposals for CSOs

Deadline: 27-Jan-24

The Youth Initiative for Human Rights – Kosovo (YIHR KS) is thrilled to announce a call for proposals for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and youth through the Kosovo-Serbia Small Granting Scheme.

The goal is to empower youth to contribute to genuine normalization through dialogue.

Objective

Foster relations and communication between youth from Kosovo and Serbia.

Eligible Areas

Project ideas must fall under one of the following areas:
- Dealing with the past and transitional justice
- Peacebuilding and human rights
- Inter-ethnic community cohesion and dialogue
- Counternarratives, oral history, and storytelling
- Media literacy and fight against disinformation and propaganda
- Overcoming stereotypes and prejudice

Funding Information

Up to 5,000 EUR depending on the proposal.
The maximum duration for activities implemented is six months.

Results

Results they aim to achieve:
- Sub-granting to 10 CSOs engaged in cross-border cooperation.
- Involvement of at least an additional 10 CSOs in cross-border cooperation.
- Generate findings and recommendations for future financial assistance.
- Enhance communication between youth in the cross-border region of Kosovo and Serbia.

Eligible Activities

The following activities are eligible for financial support:
- Production of videos and multimedia content
- Small publications (reports, journals, stories, interviews)
- Podcasts
- Learning and experience exchange initiatives (trainings, workshops, public lectures, debates)
- Campaigns
- Activism and Artivism
- Journalism

Eligibility Criteria

CSOs and local non-governmental organizations active in youth activism, reconciliation, and human rights are eligible to apply.
Priority given to organizations from border towns: Preshevë/Preševo, Medvegjë/Medveđa, Bujanoc/Bujanovac (Serbia), Leposavic, Zvecan, Zubin Potok, and Mitrovica (North Kosovo).

For more information, visit YIHR KS.