6. September. 2016. | 09:24

CALL FOR GRANTING, COACHING AND TRAINING for strengthening advocacy capacities for sustainable agriculture in the Western Balkans

We are inviting civil society organisations (CSOs) to submit Concept note related to advocacy initiative in one of the thematic areas of sustainable agriculture: water quality, soil quality, crop production, livestock production, energy and waste management, food safety, consumer protection, biodiversity and landscape conservation, welfare of people working in agriculture.

Concept note should be innovative advocacy initiative which clearly and credibly demonstrates the relevance of sustainable agiruculture and its
aspects. Of special importance is active participation of decisionmakers, general public and other relevant stakeholders.

The Call is opened until 10 October 2016 at 16 hours for all CSOs from Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, FYROM and Kosovo* active in different aspects of sustainable agriculture.
More information about conditions for applying can be found in Guidelines for
applicants with accompanying annexes at webpage http://www.orca.rs/sr/call-for-granting-coaching-and-training/

Organisation with successful Concept note will participate in programme aimed to strengthen capacities of CSOs for advocacy and internal governance, improve their knowledge and skills for writing project proposals and contribute to development and implementation of sustainable agriculture policies in the Western Balkans.

This programme is made of three components:
1. Training of selected CSOs on organisational development, internal
governance and advocacy (November/December 2016)
2. Coaching for writing project proposals in the area of sustainable
agriculture. CSOs will be provided with expert support for development of full applications (January-March 2017)
3. Granting CSOs with maximum 25.000 euros per grant. 10 best advocacy project proposals for sustainable agriculture will be granted (May 2017- May 2018).

Questions may be sent by e-mail no later than 21 days before the deadline for the submission of Concept Notes to the address below:

 programmes@orca.rs   or directly Kosovo project coordinator Mr Aca Mitic on: aca.mitic@ngoaktiv.org

Programme is conducted as part of project “Sustainable agriculture for sustainable Balkans: Strengthening advocacy capacities of CSOs and
developing policies in the Western Balkans” financed by European Union;