“Without Dialogue, we cannot have democratic reforms, improve the rule of law and promote human rights. This is why the mentorship and financial support is crucial for civil society organizations who will in the upcoming period actively work on resolving key social problems in their community through the program Dialogue of Change” is the conclusion of the informational session from 11.5.2021. via Zoom platform and BOS Youtube channel.

The kick-off meeting within the project "Dialogue of Change: Nurturing Participative and Evidence-Based Policy Dialogue in Reform Processes in Serbia" was held on Friday, March 26, 2021, in Belgrade.

In order to support the establishment of dialogue between the civil and public sectors, the Belgrade Open School will implement the project Dialogue for Change: Nurturing Participative and Evidence-Based Policy Dialogue in Reform Processes in Serbia in the period from 2021 to 2023.

The sessions of the last day of the Move.Link.Engage conference held on September 23rd, opened discussions on the topics of youth employability development and local sustainable development in terms of just energy transition in coal-reliant communities.

The sixth annual regional conference Move.Link.Engage started today in Belgrade under the title Development for Real: Partnership, Solidarity, and Responsibility in the Post-COVID 19 era. The focus of this year's discussion is the European Union's response to the pandemic, presentation of the key features of the EU's recovery plan and exploring the impact of recent developments on the EU perspective of the Western Balkans.

What is the role of the Western Balkans countries in the implementation of the new development policy of the European Union, how did the pandemic affect the process of European integration and whether the EU response to the current crisis was adequate and timely - were questions on which participants of Move.Link.Engage conference gave answers.

In the period from April 27 to June 24, we organized five webinars and held a total of 10 sessions within the online training on the project Active Citizens - Better Society: Advocating for Cooperation and Democratic Development in Serbia.

The project team "Active Citizens: Better Society: Advocating for Cooperation and Democratic Development" from April 27, 2020 conducts a series of online trainings with the aim of strengthening the capacity of project and program partners in the field of public advocacy.

The project team made sure that the planned activities on the project were implemented at the scheduled time. From April 27 to June 24, 2020, online training will be organized consisting of a series of webinars as part of the CSOs' support package, which received support this year to implement their advocacy initiatives - to project and program partners.

Approved projects will be implemented between April 1 and October 31, 2020.

“Advocacy is a strategic process, not an ad hoc activity” is a sentence that could often be heard in training where lecturers and project partners discussed the importance of long-term planning for this process, as well as the importance of connecting the civil sector, citizens, decision-makers and media.

Approved projects will be implemented between March 1 and October 31, 2020.