During March 2018, Partnership building meetings were held in Skopje and Podgorica. The aim of the first round of meetings was to facilitate the accomplishment of the Network’s goals and present objectives and main activities planned by the project IRIS NETWORKing – CSOs for protection sensitive migration management. Representatives of more than 25 organizations, members […]
For the purpose of launching of the project „IRIS NETWORKing – CSOs for protection sensitive migration management, first partnership building meeting was held in Hotel Palace in Belgrade on 24th and 25th January 2018. The meeting was organized by IDC and attended by all project partners: Open Gate (FYROM), SOS Podgorica (Montenegro), LIR CD (B&H), […]
At the beginning of the year IRIS Network commenced new initiative within the project “IRIS NETWORKING-CSO for protection sensitive migration management” that is focusing on quality of the social service and policy improvement for the migrants in 5 countries of South East Europe (Albania, BiH, FYRoM, Montenegro and Serbia). Main objective of the project is […]
Out of 37 received project proposals, PREDA Plus in partnership with ASB awarded 20 grants under Small Grants Facility Programme “Activate!” to projects of civil society organizations (CSO) in FYRoM. Implementation of all supported project started on 1 st February 2018 with the duration of eight to ten months. Each project focus is on important […]
Foundation for Sustainable Economic Development “PREDA Plus”, in cooperation with Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) have great pleasure to announce Small Grants Programme for the civil society organizations operating in Macedonia. Innovative ideas, project proposals that will have a direct connection with improving the active involvement of CSOs in the decision-making process, by strengthening and supporting initiatives and […]
Assessing social progress in the Western Balkans 2016 This country report provides policy recommendations on how to strengthen social inclusion and protection of minorities in the Western Balkan region and how to enable the environment for CSOs to provide social services. It focuses on recent developments that have taken place since January 2016. This country […]
IRIS Network members: ASB, Solidar, LIRCD, ASYD and EDC, participated in Framework Partnership Agreements (FPAs) Closing Event on 10 -11 November 2016 in Skopje. The aim of the event is to discuss issue concerning general development of the civil society in the Western Balkans and Turkey and to generate concrete self-reflective recommendations for further improvements […]
The IRIS Network is led by Arbeiter Samariter Bund e.V who is main social partner in Germany, and trough Forieign aid to South East Europe and other regions/countries around the world. Countries of Western Balkans (WB) are characterized with the transitional situation affected by extreme levels of unemployment, social exclusion and poverty. IRIS Network established […]
Social engagement and good cooperation between national IRIS network members in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, resulted in development of 6 national innovative case studies, created under the Project “Improving the provision of Social Service Delivery in South Eastern Europe through the empowerment of national and regional CSO networks”. The […]
The experiences, best practices and lessons learned through the project “Improving the provision of Social Service Delivery in South Eastern Europe through the empowerment of national and regional CSO networks”, implemented through IRIS Network, are represented within Case Studies on innovative social inclusion practice. Six national innovative Case Studies have been developed, as a result of social […]