Call for Civil Society Actors in the Eastern Neighborhood Countries

• Eligibility Criteria
  For this call for applications:
  – Civil society actors from the Eastern Neighborhood Countries can apply;
  – Civil society actors are broadly defined as civil society organisations, social movements, media, academia, trade unions, as well as community-based groups and organisations, including cultural, educational, and knowledge institutions.
• Type of Funding: Programmatic
• Target Region: Eastern Neighborhood Countries (ENC)
• Application Language: English

The New Democracy Fund has launched a new call for applications from civil society actors in the Eastern Neighborhood Countries (ENC).

The aim of the call is to support and strengthen regional partnerships, cross-country/cross-thematic alliances, and to utilise windows of opportunity.

The following partnerships are eligible for support:

• Cross Country Partnership: One CSO from the ENC (Lead applicant) in partnership with minimum one other civil society actor from at one other ENC country or Denmark. The proposed project should align with minimum one of NDF’s themes.
• Cross Thematic Partnership: One CSO from the ENC (Lead applicant) in partnership with minimum one other civil society actor from the same ENC country. The proposed project should align with minimum two of NDF’s themes.

What kind of projects do they support?

The proposed projects should address one of the following:

• Building regional networks and alliances to foster understanding and collaboration across the ENC.
• Cross-country and/or cross-thematic activities that promote solidarity, peaceful coexistence, and mutual understanding (e.g., campaigns, cultural exchanges, community building).
• Windows of opportunity for civil society actors facing civic space restrictions or human rights challenges.

Priority areas

Projects should align with one of NDF’s themes — youth, media, culture, labour market, or green and just transition — and the cross-cutting priorities: gender, human rights, or inclusion.

Funding Information

Applicants can apply for up to 53,000 EUR/400,000 DKK.

See here to learn more and apply.

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