10.10.2011.
NED Democracy Fellowship Applications
Donors Announcement
The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program at the Washington, D.C.-based
National Endowment for Democracy invites applications for fellowships in
2012-2013. This federally-funded program enables democracy activists,
practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen
their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote
democratic change. Dedicated to international exchange, this five-month,
residential program offers a collegial environment for fellows to reflect on
their experiences; consider best practices and lessons learned; conduct
independent research and writing; engage with counterparts; and develop
professional relationships within a global network of democracy advocates.
The program is intended primarily to support practitioners, scholars, and
journalists from developing and aspiring democracies; distinguished scholars
from established democracies may also apply. Projects may focus on the
political, social, economic, legal, and cultural aspects of democratic
development and may include a range of methodologies and approaches. All
fellows devote full-time to their projects and receive a monthly fellowship
payment, health insurance, travel assistance at the beginning and end of
their fellowship, and research support. Awardees may not receive concurrent
funding from the Endowment or its family of institutes during the fellowship period. The program does not fund professional training, fieldwork, or
students working towards a degree. A working knowledge of English is
required.
The program will host two five-month fellowship sessions in 2012- 2013: Fall
2012 (October 1, 2012-February 28, 2013) and Spring 2013 (March 1-July 31,
2013).
Deadline: Tuesday, November 1, 2011. For more information and application instructions, visit:
http://www.ned.org/fellowships/reagan-fascell-democracy-fellows-program
07.10.2011.
SELECTION OF SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES IN BIH DOBRO'11
We are pleased to invite you to the selection ceremony of socially responsible companies in BiH "DOBRO'11" organized by the Mozaik Foundation, the MaŠta Agency with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank, supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the UNDP.
The ceremony will be held on Wednesday, 12 October 2011th commencing at 20:00 hours in the Congress Hall of Hotel Holiday Inn.
The aim of the campaign is the social character and aims to motivate companies in BiH to be actively involved in philanthropy, environmental protection, workers, customers, suppliers and the community. This year, the interest group of public nominated 157 companies, and by the decision of Trial Commission consisting of media representatives in BiH, 14 of them are found in the final contest of socially responsible companies in BiH "DOBRO'11".
The best companies from BiH will be chosen in the following categories:
Environmental protection:
(DM DROGERIE MARKT, FABRIKA DUHANA SARAJEVO, TVORNICA CEMENTA KAKANJ)
Corporate philanthropy - private companies:
(ASA HOLDING, FABRIKA DUHANA SARAJEVO, PREVENT BH, PROCTER & GAMBLE)
Corporate philanthropy - financial institutions:
(INTESA SANPAOLO BANKA, NOVA BANKA, SPARKASSE BANK)
Corporate philanthropy - small and medium-sized companies:
(MLJEKARA PAĐENI, R&S, USPON)
Corporate governance:
(BIHAĆKA PIVOVARA, FABRIKA DUHANA SARAJEVO, MEGGLE MLJEKARA, NOVA BANKA)
The Supreme Commission will meet on election day and just before the ceremony will make a decision on the winners by category and total. Supreme Commission is composed of eminent experts in the field of corporate social responsibility.
02.12.2010.
PIECING THE FUTURE TOGETHER - YOUTH BANKS
Sarajevo, December 2, 2010 – The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is pleased to announce that U.S. Ambassador to BiH Patrick S. Moon will open the annual conference “Piecing the future together – Youth Banks” on Friday, December 3 at 14:00 at Dom mladih Skenderija. All media are invited to cover the event.
Press release can be downloaded here.
18.11.2010
Opening ceremony of the project
"Sarajevo -"Crossroads to stay"
We are pleased to invite you to the opening ceremony of the project "Sarajevo -"Crossroads to stay" ("Sarajevo na raskršću svijeta") which will be held in the Gallery of the Bosnian Cultural Center - BKC on Tuesday, 23 November 2010, starting at 14:00.
The project "Crossroads Sarajevo to stay" (“Sarajevo na raskršću svijeta”) is funded by the European Union in the amount of € 300,000.
Mozaik Foundation is the creator of the project idea and implementer.
The project is to last over next 24 months.
The objective is to promote cultural and historical heritage of the city of Sarajevo through the theme of unifying the Sarajevo museums and their diversity of architecture into an improved tourism offer in the field of cultural tourism and thus motivate tourists to stay longer in the city.
The project, therefore, aims at improving the content and the quality of such tourist offer in Sarajevo by promoting a common brand of 10 cultural institutions of great cultural and historical value in the city: Museum of Sarajevo, National Museum, Jewish Museum, Assassination Museum, Museum of Alija Izetbegovic, Despića house, Svrzina house, House of Alija Đerzelez, Sebilj, White bastion (Bijela tabija), with the possibility of including three additional institutions to the project: National Gallery, Bosnian Institute and Ars Aevi - Museum of modern art.
For more information please contact:
Mr. Edin Bajramović, Project Manager
Ph. +387 33 265 290
Email: edin@mozaik.ba
01.06.2010.
Ten Youth Banks approved 102 projects of non-formal youth groups the total value of 387,363 KM
Youth Banks Doboj Jug, Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje, Kotor Varos, Kozarska Luka, Novi Grad, Novi Travnik, Srbac, Sipovo, Zavidovici and Zepce have approved 102 projects of youth non-formal groups.
The total value of these projects is 387,363.24 KM, some of which are non-formal groups of young people provided by companies, organizations and citizens to contribute to the community the amount of 220,729.40 KM, and the amount of 166,633.84 KM was provided by funds from the ten Youth banks supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and ten municipalities.
The ceremonies of handing over checks and signing contracts with youth representatives whose projects are approved were held between 21st July to 11th August in the premises of the municipalities and was attended by mayors of municipalities, members of the Youth Committee of banks, representatives of the Mozaik Foundation and USAID, and the media.
Youth projects will be implemented during the period August - October 2010.
With Youth Bank program in BiH, Mozaik Foundation and youth have shown and proved that young people are a resource that needs support, not a problem that needs to solve. And today when we celebrate the 12th August International Youth Day, they can all say that there are young people who move from words to deeds.
More information you could see on www.omladinskabanka.ba.
01.06. 2010.
Ten Youth Banks-200.000 BAM for the projects of non formal youth groups in the year 2010.
Youth Banks Doboj Jug, Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje, Kotor Varoš, Kozarska Dubica, Novi Grad, Novi Travnik, Srbac, Šipovo, Zavidovići and Žepče have open public call from 1st June until 30th June 2010 for the project proposals of non formal youth groups in above mentioned municipalities.
These ten Youth Banks have available 200.000 BAM for the projects of youth non formal groups that could apply with proposals between 500 BAM and 2.000 BAM according to criteria defined in Call.
Financial resources for youth projects that will approve Youth Banks are provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and ten municipalities.
If you are young, have idea for projects and live in some of above mentioned municipalities, could forms of Call and Application for project proposals see at www.omladinskabanka.ba in section of news for each of mentioned ten Youth Banks.
“SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR” IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Brussels, Belgium, 11 May 2010 –
Zoran Puljić was announced as the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” Central and Eastern Europe at the World Economic Forum meeting on Europe. He received the official recognition from the Chair of the Foundation, Hilde Schwab, during a meeting with leading social entrepreneurs from across Europe, gathered in Brussels.
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Youth Banks Modrica, Mrkonjic Grad, Sekovici, Tesanj and Zvornik - 85.000 KM for youth projects in the year 2010
2.03.2010.
Youth Banks, Modrica, Mrkonjic Grad, Sekovici, Tesanj and Zvornik have opened Call for proposals of non-formal youth groups up to 2.000 KM from 1st March until 30th April in the above mentioned municipalities. Total available funds for projects in these five municipalities is 85.000 KM
For more information about call and application you could look at www.omladinskabanka.ba
Program Youth Banks in these five municipalities are finacially supported in partnership of Foundation Mozaik and Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD) and municipalities Modrica, Mrkonjic Grad, Sekovici, Tesanj and Zvornik.
Companies nominated for the DOBRO'10 award for socially responsible companies in 2010
22.02.2010.
Citizens, employees and non-governmental organizations from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina nominated 154 companies for the DOBRO'10 award. DOBRO’10 is a unique campaign for promoting social responsibility, corporate governance as well as those companies that have demonstrated care for their community.
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Program Youth Bank in the year 2010 - Election of new board members of the Youth banks Modrica, Mrkonjic Grad, Sekovici, Tesanj and Zvornik
15.02.2010.
Foundation Mozaik extends Program Youth Bank in 2010 to ten new municipalities with the financial support of USAID, and continues to support the work of the Youth banks in five municipalities with the financial support of the Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD) through partnership and support of municipalities Modrica, Mrkonjic Grad, Sekovici, Tesanj and Zvornik.
Youth Banks Modrica, Mrkonjic Grad, Sekovici, Tesanj and Zvornik are inviting young people from these municipalities to apply until 1st March 2010 for Call of election of new members of the Youth Banks' boards.
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Bosnian Kingdom Trail at tourist fair in Ljubljana
2.02.2010.
In the period from 20-24th January, the Mosaik Foundation took part in a tourism fair in Ljubljana. This interesting tourism "product" has encountered great interest from visitors at the fair.
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12.01.2010.
Announcing this year's campaign for the promotion of social responsibility and corporate governance DOBRO'10
Agency MaŠta, in cooperation with the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the World Bank Group) and Mozaik Foundation, announces today in the IFC office the start of this year's campaign for the promotion of social responsibility and corporate governance.
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Mozaik rewarded with the highest scores from an external auditor for the sixth time
21st December 2009.
The European Commission, in accordance with its internal policy, requires regular and external audit in order to ensure successful implementation of supported projects. Mozaik recently hosted European's Commission's external auditor - Agency for Development REZ, for the Bosnian Kingdom trail project. This was the sixth, out of seven visits over 27 months of the project.
Mozaik just accepted the auditor's report congratulating us on receiving, yet again, the highest scores. We gained a mark, A (the highest score one can receive), for each aspect of this project.
Towards the end of the project, REZ will visit Mozaik to do a final audit. The project is due to finish in seven months. All audit reports, including the final one, will be delivered to the European Commission (EC). The EC will refer to these reports for any future proposals and concept papers submitted by Mozaik.
We are very proud of the fact that our professionalism is recognized by such esteemed institutions and look forward to successful collaboration with others.
21st December 2009.
Mozaik will spend the next six months working with tourist guides and info point officers from ten municipalities, following the Bosnian Kingdom trail, on enhancing their capabilities. The first initiative in accordance with the afore-mentioned aim, was held on Dec 18th, 2009. 18 participants from 9 municipalities attended a workshop facilitated by Mozaik. This was the first out of six workshops that will be organized every month. Each workshop will have a specific goal in mind in order to best prepare tourist guides and info point officers for working as professionally as possible. Examples of such workshops may include: group work/facilitation, how to organize successful activities for reviving project's authentic locations from medieval period, etc. Each workshop will be targeted towards two long-term goals: 1. To strengthen Bosnian Kingdom Trail tourist product, and 2. To equip tourist guides and info point officers as key personnel responsible for the success of this product.
The last workshop will take place shortly before project's big event "The week of Bosnian kings“, which will take place in June 2010.
The first workshop was very positive, it convinced participants that only through successful, regular and responsible participation and actions will they be able to improve this product in their communities and revive the Bosnian Kingdom trail. Participants also realized that this process was the first step in many, ensuring total independence and sustainability, of this product in their communities. Such steps will bring about sustainability of this tourist product and will strengthen the economic situation individually and jointly for BKT communities.
Bosnian Kingdom Trail Project Extension
14th December 2009.
Mozaik spent the last couple of months reviewing its Bosnian Kingdom Trail project and communicating to various tour operators in order to best design future plans and the project's existing strategy. We came to a conclusion that the project's impact would be maximized through project extension of three and a half months, to ensure that its major activities will take use of the summer months, when a greatest number of visitors come.
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