Active Citizens Fund Romania is launching on September 16 a new Call for proposals with a budget of 780.000 Euro aimed at increasing the capacity and sustainability of non-governmental organizations and strengthening the infrastructure of civil society in Romania.
The objective of this Call is to provide support for protection and social inclusion of refugees fleeing from Ukraine.
The objectives of this Call are to provide support for refugees fleeing Ukraine, victims/at risk of discrimination on human rights infringement and/or to enhance awareness on human rights/equal treatment of refugees fleeing Ukraine.
The objective of this Call is to enhance civic engagement for a better response to the Ukraine crisis.
Are you involved in an NGO or any other associative structure and want to develop the skills you need to deal with the various situations you encounter? Want to learn more about civil society, working in NGOs and how to change things for the better? Are you willing to devote time and energy to these things? Do you want to be part of the new generation of leaders for civil society in Romania?
The Active Citizens Days 2022 is an annual event organized by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and Fund Operators of the Active Citizens Fund - this year by ACF-National and ACF-Regional from Poland. The topic of the ACD 2022 is Advocacy for social inclusion: strategies and tools. Within that topic special focus will be put on the subtopic of integration of persons of migrant/ refugee background. The programme is addressed to representatives of civil society organizations from the countries benefiting from the Active Citizens Fund, including Romania, and Norway, active in the area of social cohesion and support for vulnerable groups.
45 organizations working in the field of human rights in Romania, Norway and other Beneficiary States within theActive CitizensFund programme participate between March 14 and 16 in networking activities and workshops on organizational development (communication, fundraising, sustainability strategies, activism media, team motivation, burnout, etc.). The last day of the event is dedicated to study visits to Norwegian organisations to learn from their experience and establish possible bilateral collaborations.
A warm conversation with Demetrius Association about the inclusion of people with disabilities, especially of young people with hearing impairments.
A warm conversation about youth inclusion and the bilateral collaboration between Romania and Norway with Espen Haugen, Acting Executive Director of Adina Stiftelsen Foundation Norway and Ronja Trolie, Manager of Empo multicultural resource centre.
Improving the reduced access of children with disabilities to integration services in the community was the motivation behind the project "Informed we are more powerful for our children", implemented by the Autism Voice Association between January and September 2021 in five rural communities located in Prahova County, communities with a large number of children with disabilities and low access to social services.