One of the most vibrant activities of the “LINK 4 Cooperation” project was the “sub-granting scheme”, the provision of non-reimbursed financial support to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), carried out in the third year of the project, with the aim of strengthening the capacities of these very important “actors” involved in public processes at the local...Read More

Final Conference “Local authorities and citizens together for better communities” of the “LINK 4 Cooperation” project Through continuous cooperation and strengthening of the capacities of local governments and civil society organizations (CSOs), with the mandatory inclusion of citizens in decision-making processes, Bosnia and Herzegovina can make stable progress on the way to the EU, it...Read More

LINK 4 Cooperation Project: 12 smart benches enhancing the participative democracy in 12 local communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina In the period from 10-16 November 2023, 12 local authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina received smart benches that form a unique online network or digital HUB and serve as a communication tool between local governments, CSOs...Read More

“COOPERATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY” TRAINING FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES OF 12 LOCAL GOVERNMENT HELD IN TREBINJE As a part of the project “Strengthening local participation and cooperation through partnership of Public Authorities and CSOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina – LINK 4 Cooperation”, funded by the European Union, a four-day training for representatives of...Read More

An activity not foreseen by the project, encouraged by the project consortium, was the organization and implementation of meetings in local communities where grant scheme projects are implemented, which brought together representatives of local governments and representatives of CSOs, beneficiaries of grants as well as representatives of relevant departments and services of local governments. Thus,...Read More

BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF CSOs TO IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES – MILESTONE TO THE SUCCESSFUL LOCAL COMMUNITIES Within the framework of the project “Strengthening local participation and cooperation through partnership of Public Authorities and CSOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina – LINK 4 Cooperation”, financed by the European Union, training on project cycle management was conducted for the...Read More

In the period from 13 to 16 February 2023 four informative meetings were held due to the previously published Public Call for Project Proposals for the allocation of grants to civil society organizations from the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, implemented within the frame of grant scheme of the “LINK4Cooperation” project, financed by the European...Read More

The final year of the project started with a series of meetings in January, gathering representatives of civil society organizations and representatives of 12 local self-governments, the beneficiaries of our project. The aim of the meetings was primarily to inform the non-governmental sector about the findings of the ELoGE process that local governments went through...Read More