Call for Advancing gender equality in the Western Balkans

10/06/2026 23:59

European Union and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

To advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Western Balkans by supporting regional civil society cooperation, advocacy, and innovative initiatives addressing relevant social, economic, digital, environmental, and security challenges.

• a legal entity, (individuals and/or not registered entities are not eligible) and
• established in one WBF Contracting Parties (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia), and
• non-profitmaking, and
Be a specific type of organisation from one of the following categories:
• Civil Society Organization (CSO/NGO)
• Educational institution (such as university/faculty2, school, institute, library, research centre, academy)
• Associations of culture or sports (such as museums, art galleries, theatres, or associations of cultural institutions, sport associations, etc)
• Business associations (such as association of enterprises, agriculture association, chamber of commerce, tourism association, etc)
• Media associations (such as: organizations working with media, journalism, and freedom of expression)

Partnership must include Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and/or institutions as described in the eligibility of applicants section 2.1.

Partnerships must include participants from at least three (3) different WBF Contracting Parties (CPs). Each partnership should have one (1) Lead Applicant and at least two (2) Project Partners from different WBF CPs.

Min: 30000

Max: 40000

10 %

8-12 months