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11-01-2012.
The Competion “Local Community Advocacy to Support Social Inclusion” Open till January 31st 2012

Balkan fund for local initiatives (BCIF) opens a competition titled  Local Community Advocacy to Support Social Inclusion. Competition is the integral part of the Project  “Developing Community-based Services for Children with Disabilities and their Families” implemented within tripartition partnership of EU Delegation, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and UNICEF (IPA 2008 – Social Inclusion). In this way BCIF likes to instigate associations of citizens to launch initiatives focused on providing financial means for financing social services for children with disabilities and their families from the  budgets of local municipalities.

The competition is open for registered citizens associations and coalitions of associations recognized within their local communities in Serbia, located in the regions that are beneficiaries of EU funds within Grant Scheme Social Inclusion (EuropeAid/130732/L/ACT/RS).

List of eligible local municipalities:

Kikinda, Nova Crnja, Žitište, Sečanj, Stara Pazova, Irig, Pećinci, Ruma, Čoka, Novi Kneževac, Topola, Zemun, Knjaževac, Boljevac, Svrljig, Pirot, Bor, Negotin, Kladovo, Žagubica, Dimitrovgrad, Vlasotince, Bela Palanka, Babušnica, Aleksinac, Ražanj, Crveni krst, Gadžin Han, Paraćin, Despotovac, Rekovac, Ćićevac, Vrnjačka Banja, Trstenik, Prokuplje, Gornji Milanovac, Užice, Požega, Čajetina, Kosjerić, Ivanjica.

Support to advocacy initiatives will be provided through following phases:

• 10-12 organizations will be selected out of the received applications. Two representatives of selected organizations will pass the advocacy training. Three three-day seminars have been planned, and the whole training course will take place during February, March and April 2012.

• After the training course is finished, the implementation of the best developed and the most realistic projects would be supported with 7000 USD (in RSD currency).

Here you can download the Invitation to apply with detailed explanation of the program and the criteria, as well as the Project proposal form. Filled Project proposal form should be sent to e-mail address zajednice@bcif.org. Deadline is  January 31st 2012, till 17 hours.

For all additional information and questions, please contact the office.

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