Community Activism program

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albania announces an open competition for non-governmental organizations to submit applications for a community activism program. Proposals should focus on expanding and/or strengthening a network of activists by enhancing their capacities to advance positive community engagement solutions and programs. Proposals should clearly articulate how they will contribute to or create a culture of activism and advocacy, including facilitating interaction with civil society organizations, media, local government, and the public to produce tangible results. Please follow all instructions below: Priority Region: Albania Program Objectives: The proposed actions should: · Provide direct support to community grass-root initiatives or civil society organizations to improve their understanding of activism as a process and ways how it can be used in local contexts to improve public services, protect and promote human rights, and contribute to a vibrant, local democracy. · Help consolidate a community of activists with improved capacities to engage in citizen-driven initiatives. · Contribute to increased and/or improved dialogue processes with the local and national authorities by residents. · Facilitate concrete initiatives to support pressing issues of civic concern.