Strengthening linkages for gender aware and inclusive policy making processes

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Created on Monday, 10 October 2011 12:26

Women in Macedonia (especially those from socially excluded groups) are affected by unequal treatment and therfore low participation in economic and political decision making processes. Although the legislation in place has already set the basis for equal treatment of women and men, in practice the mechanisms lack the capacity to implement, monitor and evaluate specific measures and actions.

The project wanted to change this situation by strengthening the participation of civil society organisations in drafting gender aware legislation and in monitoring the implementation of the legislation by organizing seminars and trainings aimed at increased participation of relevant NGOs in the policy-making process. 

Outputs:

• Four-day study trip to the Czech Republic. The trip aimed to familiarize its participants with advocacy and lobbying initiatives for gender equality and participation in policy making in the Czech Republic. Organized by EUROPEUM for local CSOs EOCs and municipal representatives from Macedonia.
  

Enhancing the Influence and Cross-Border Co-operation between CSO in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia regarding European Integration

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Created on Wednesday, 29 June 2011 13:14

Project Manager: David Král

Timeframe: ongoing (October 2010)

Executive summary:

The idea of project is to enable the creation of NGO and expert coalitions focused on the process of European integration in Bosnia and Serbia. This will open a public debate and raise the awareness among citizens of both countries about the integration process, and support the development of public and expert pressure on the government institutions. It will also strengthen the regional cooperation and help to identify common interests and obstacles in the process of European integration. This will be supplemented by looking at the Czech example and the experience generated during the pre-accession period.

The first part of the project will take place in Bosnia and in Serbia in the form of brain-storming workshop for representatives of NGOs, experts and journalists, aiming at creation of coalitions which will exercise pressure on political representatives and institutions regarding the European integration issues. The last stage will take place in Bosnia or Serbia. It will be a conference of the representatives of coalitions from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, as well as Czech experts, focusing on the issues selected and discussed within each workshop, and on identifying the common interests for two countries in the context of European integration, creating the space for establishment of cross-border interest coalitions.

Partners:

European Research Centre (Bosnia)

Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies (Serbia)

Donors: 

National Endowment for Democracy

Mapping out possibilities of V4 countries in strengthening the civil society sectors of Serbia and Georgia

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Created on Wednesday, 22 June 2011 13:33

Project Manager: David Král, Vladimír Bartovic

Timeframe: completed (June 2009 - December 2011)

Executive Summary:

The project aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of democracy assistance projects in Serbia and Georgia, specifically focusing on the assistance channeled to the civil society sectors of these countries. The findings of the research will identify those areas where a niche exists for Visegrad countries to contribute to the democratization of target countries by strengthening their civil societies. The recommendations will facilitate the aim of the Visegrad cooperation to promote democratic values in third countries in the most effective way.

Partners:

Center for EU Enlargement Studies, Central European University (Hungary)

Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (Slovakia)

Institute of Public Affairs (Poland)

Donors:

International Visegrad Fund

A healthy civil society – successful state (strengthening the capacities of Egyptian civil society)

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Created on Monday, 23 May 2011 11:48

Project Manager: Lucia Najšlová

Timeframe:  completed (May 2011)

Executive Summary: 

The project aimed to help Egypt build partnerships and effective relationships between the state and civil society. The means to fulfill the plan was to share the Czech experience which should serve Egyptian actors to promote a healthy relationship between civil society and the state, a relationship based on rights and obligations of both parties and their affiliate status.

Outputs: 

• seminar “Strengthening Egyptian civil society: lessons from the Czech Transition”, Cairo, June 14-15
  

Partners: 

Arab Forum for Alternatives (Egypt)

Donors:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (Department of Human Rights & Transition Promotion Policy)