National Resource Center for Civil Society
Name
National Resource Center for Civil Society
Implemented by
Centres of Civil Initiatives (CCI) and the Agency for Cooperation, Education and Development (ACED)
Purpose:
To contribute towards the increasing of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) involvement in BiH’s decision-making processes, in particular regarding BiH’s EU accession process. Strengthening the capacity of CSOs by providing local CSOs with the tools, skills and resources to develop advocacy, analytics and sector-relevant negotiation skills needed for policy and social dialogue. Strengthening affirmative environment for CSOs – by implementing activities that diversify the sources of funds for CSOs, as well as improving the cooperation between CSOs and public institutions in the context of European integrations. Advocating reforms directed toward European integrations: by developing sectoral initiatives to align BiH legislation with the EU Acquis Communautaire and promoting EU-related reforms.
Services for CSOs:
Supporting CSOs and empower them to continue sharing knowledge and skills by organizing basic and advanced training; Policy design and involvement of CSOs in the advocacy process; Organization of conferences, public debates with CSOs, publication of educational / information materials; helping CSOs become competent, independent and recognised actors in the EU integration process; Enabling sectoral networking of CSOs.
Timeframe:
October 2018 – October 2022
Address and contacts:
Meše Selimovića 14, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosna i Hercegovina
Tel / Fax: +387 51 228 172
E-mail: euresurs@gmail.com
Prvog Krajiškog korpusa 102, 78 000 Banja Luka, Bosna i Hercegovina
Tel/Fax: +387 51 961 370
E-mail: office@aced.ba
Contact Persons:
Project manager CCI
denis@ccibh.org
Director ACED
office@aced.ba