Civic Participation
The Black Sea Trust’s (BST) Civic Participation program funds in-country projects.
Priority will be given to project proposals addressing one or several of the country topics listed in the drop-down menu below.
All inquiries and project proposals should be sent to [email protected]. BST accepts proposals on a rolling basis for this program.
Only project proposals using BST application forms (narrative and budget) will be taken into consideration. To download the forms, please go to the Application Forms section.
Some of the most successful projects awarded under the Civic Participation can be found within the BST Portfolio section.
Regions:
Expand AllArmenia
- Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in promoting citizen participation and democracy
- Monitoring and challenging disinformation, hate speech, and fake news
- Supporting independent media
- Empowering youth in order to inspire agents of change
- Supporting watchdog activities in order to hold the authorities accountable
- Fighting corruption
- Special focus on NGOs that are located in the regions, outside of the capital city of Yerevan
Azerbaijan
- Legal aid to civil society actors
- Increase civic participation in the electoral processes
- Support of independent media
- Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in promoting citizen participation and democracy
- Anti-corruption activities
Georgia
- Watchdog activities
- Support of independent media
- Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in promoting citizen participation and democracy
Ukraine
- Accountability of elected and appointed officials
- Anti-corruption activities
- Cohesion of civil society at national level
- Think tanks and public policy
- Support of independent media
Republic of Moldova
- Fighting foreign and state run propaganda, disinformation, and fake news
- Supporting watchdog activities in order to hold authorities accountable
- Supporting independent media
- Empowering youth in order to inspire agents of change