National Resource Center for Civil Society

Centres of Civil Initiatives (CCI) and the Agency for Cooperation, Education and Development (ACED)

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.

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.

October 2018 – October 2022