Community-Based Civil Society Support Project
Foundation for Democratic Initiatives
- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Strengthening Civic Space
- Grant Amount $180,000
- Grant Period September 1, 2005–August 31, 2007
- Location Pristina, Kosovo
- Geographic Focus Kosovo
About this grant
The nonprofit sector in Kosovo has an important role to play in shaping the future of the province and meeting the needs of local communities. There are many local initiatives that need nurturing and mentoring, as well as targeted financial support. This grant will support the development of a local grantmaking organization, the Foundation for Democratic Initiatives that works to strengthen local democracy and civil society in Kosovo.Multiyear funding will enable the foundation to increase public participation in decisionmaking; stimulate cross-sector cooperation; and improve the effectiveness, transparency and accountability of Kosovo’s public institutions. Activities will include providing grants to local non-governmental organizations and community-based civic groups; responding to urgent needs, particularly in the area of Serbian-Albanian relations; and strengthening its own internal capacities. The foundation is a nonprofit, non-governmental, grantmaking organization established in Kosovo in 2002.