Pavlina Filipova, Supporting civil society in the Balkans

Supporting Civil Society in the BalkansBalkan Trust for Democracy

• Created in 2003 as a

10-year, $30 million initiative

• Supports: Democracy Good Governance Euroatlantic Integration

About BTD

Partners of BTD

Subsequent Contributors:

• Danish Government• Czech Government• Royal Netherlands Embassy -

Belgrade• Swedish International

Development Agency (SIDA)• Robert Bosch Stiftung• Rockefeller Brothers Fund• Compagnia di San Paolo • Tipping Point Foundation

Founding Partners:

Grantmaking

What BTD Does:

Policy Dialogue

To Whom?

• Civic Groups • NGOs • Media • Think Tanks • Governments •Educational Institutions

Grantmaking

Where?

• Albania • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Kosovo • Macedonia • Moldova • Montenegro • Romania • Serbia • Regional

Grantmaking

Grantmaking

Linking Citizens to Government Regional Cooperation and Collaboration

Bulgaria Fund 2007-2010

Program Areas

Since inception, over $18 million in 661 projects Around 30% of the projects are regionalIn 2009: total of 125 projects with a value of $ 3,351,884 Additionally, in 2008-09: total of 48 projects with a value of $ 2,405,538 through the Bulgaria Fund

Overview

OVERVIEW

BTD Spending Breakdown by Territory2003 to 2009

ExamplesLinking Citizens with Governments

Advocacy and Monitoring

Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN):

“Monitoring of Public Services in Kosovo”

Institute for Public Policy (IPP):“ Making Local Accountability Work in Romania: Developing Tools for Measuring Mandate Performance of Local Elected Officials in between Elections”

Foundation for Local Government Reform: “Good Governance Principles: Bridging Citizens and Governments”

Fighting against corruption and organized crime

Examples

Center for Study of Democracy: “Monitoring of the Anti-corruption Reforms in Bulgaria”

BTC Pro Media Foundation:“Fighting Corruption through Investigative TV Programming”

Risk Monitor Foundation:“Basic Practices against Money Laundering in Human Trafficking” + regional “Organized crime in the Balkan Political Context” with organizations from Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Romania

Romanian Academic Society (SAR):“Anti-Corruption: What Works In Our Region. A Resource Casebook.” with organizations from all Balkan countries

Regional

"Civil society has a central role to play in the EU

integration of the candidate and potential candidate countries and their transformation into

modern European democracies.”

(Statement by enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn during the

Conference on Civil Society Development in Southeast Europe,

Brussels, 10 April 2008)

CONTACT INFORMATION:

The Balkan Trust for DemocracyThe German Marshall Fund of the United States

Dobračina 4411000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

Tel: 381 11 3036 454Fax: 381 11 3288 022

www.gmfus.org/balkantrust