{"id":20065,"date":"2025-09-10T13:06:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/?p=20065"},"modified":"2025-09-10T13:36:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:36:42","slug":"open-call-for-womens-initiatives-grassroots-organisations-ngos-and-activists-from-serbia-and-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/2025\/09\/open-call-for-womens-initiatives-grassroots-organisations-ngos-and-activists-from-serbia-and-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEN CALL FOR WOMEN\u2019S\u00a0 INITIATIVES, GRASSROOTS ORGANISATIONS, NGOs and ACTIVISTS FROM SERBIA AND UKRAINE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Join \u201cLIBERTE, EGALITE, SOLIDARITE! 2.0 \u2013 Healing and Rebuilding Through Cross-Border Collaboration\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Association KROKODIL is opening a new call and invites women\u2019s grassroots organizations, initiatives, NGOs and activists from Serbia and Ukraine to apply for participation in the second phase of the project \u201cLIBERTE, EGALITE, SOLIDARITE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why this call?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LIBERTE, EGALITE, SOLIDARITE! 2.0<\/strong> addresses the urgent need to strengthen cooperation between <strong>Serbian and Ukrainian <\/strong><strong>women\u2019s grassroots organizations, initiatives, NGOs<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>to effectively respond to social challenges stemming from the ongoing conflict. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/2024\/05\/liberte-egalite-solidarite-research-with-proposals-and-recommendations-for-the-involvement-and-cooperation-of-civil-society-organisations-regarding-activities-in-response-to-the-aggression-against\/\">KROKODIL\u2019s Research<\/a> in 2023 highlighted gaps in cross-border collaboration, especially among women-led and feminist organizations, emphasizing their vital role in advocating for peace, human rights, and social justice. Building on the legacy of 1990s women\u2019s activism during the Yugoslav Wars \u2014 challenging nationalist narratives and documenting war crimes \u2014 the projects aims to foster <strong>cross-border collaboration<\/strong> between Serbian and Ukrainian women\u2019s and feminist organizations to enhance efforts tackling gender-based violence (GBV), promote women\u2019s rights, and advance social justice in post-conflict settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through <strong>joint online and offline networking sessions, <\/strong>the project seeks to strengthen responses to GBV and related issues, contributing to societal resilience and gender equality in both countries. The project also addresses Serbia\u2019s sensitive geopolitical position concerning the war in Ukraine, Russian influence, and soft power mechanisms that conflict with democratic and peacebuilding principles. It emphasizes a <strong>bottom-up approach<\/strong>, strengthening the capacity of civil society, sharing effective methodologies, and raising awareness about the importance of active, timely, and coordinated actions that create sustainable partnerships for long-term collaboration, advocacy and social change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The program offers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A space for connection and exchange: online networking sessions (October 2025 \u2013 February 2026).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An in-person gathering: an invitation to a three-day fully paid forum at Pali\u0107 Lake , where networks are strengthened, and new ideas are born.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support and visibility: your voices, experiences, and recommendations will be included in a final trilingual publication and shared with the public in Serbia, Ukraine, and beyond.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solidarity and alliance: an opportunity to build long-term cross-border partnerships and joint initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Want to join us? Here\u2019s how to apply:<\/strong> <br>If you share the values of solidarity, feminist struggle, and social justice, this call is for you. We invite you to express your interest by filling out a <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ebKxz7Pj5utmNCTJA\">short application form<\/a> and sign up to take part in our events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Number of spots available<\/strong> <br>For online networking sessions: unlimited <br>For in-person gathering at Pali\u0107 Lake: 10 per country. The project\u2019s selection committee will choose participants upon the open call closure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline for applications: 01.10.2025 by 23.59h<\/strong> <strong>CET <\/strong><br>Applications may be submitted in English, Serbian, or Ukrainian via the following form:<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/ebKxz7Pj5utmNCTJA\"> LINK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project <em>\u201cLIBERTE, EGALITE, SOLIDARITE!2.0\u201d<\/em> is implemented with the support of the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\">www.krokodil.rs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join \u201cLIBERTE, EGALITE, SOLIDARITE! 2.0 \u2013 Healing and Rebuilding Through Cross-Border Collaboration\u201d The Association KROKODIL is opening a new call and invites women\u2019s grassroots organizations, initiatives, NGOs and activists from Serbia and Ukraine to apply for participation in the second phase of the project \u201cLIBERTE,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[4,208],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20065"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20069,"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20065\/revisions\/20069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.krokodil.rs\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}