that systematically support and promote these changes. DSP aims to achieve positive changes at the local and central level

The overall goal of DSP is to support the development of a democratic society in Kosovo.

The long term perspective is to contribute to significant and sustainable changes that will in turn contribute to the development of democratic society in Kosovo. DSP contributes to the following two objectives/outcomes:

Outcome I: Kosovar citizens and civil society organizations increase their demand for, and take an active role in seeking high quality services, good governance and the integration of minorities. Outcome II: Diaspora actively contributes to the democratic and social development of Kosovo.2 PRIORITY INTERVENTION FIELDS

Project proposals shall at least address one of the priority intervention fields below:

Increased civic activity in influencing the priorities, planning and decision making of local and central government;

Increased civic activity in monitoring with the aim of requesting accountability for the shortcomings identified at the local and central government;

Higher participation in budgeting, with special emphasis on women and minority community inclusion;

• Fair and transparent elections;
• Better social, economic, cultural integration between the majority and minority communities; ore;
• Improvement of gender equality in education, job positions and public life;
• Contribution of Kosovo media and civil society in decision-making and policy-drafting processes that will reflect and implement social and political rights of Diaspora.
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CONTACT

Any question you may have on the preparation of applications or grant application details can be sent via e-mail at dsp@kcsfoundation.org.

You can also visit our facebook page www.facebook.com/DSPKosovo.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PROJECT GRANTS Call for applications for Diaspora grants is closed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPONENT

The overall goal of DSP is to support the development of a democratic society in Kosovo. Through years 2014 – 2018, except the support for projects implemented through Kosovo based organizations, DSP offered support also for the diaspora organizations. The areas where DSP invested cover diaspora civic and political rights in Kosovo and transfers of “know-how” by Kosovo’s diaspora for social and economic development in Kosovo. In reaching these objectives, DSP employed project grants with the purpose of supporting the existing and new civic potential in Diaspora. Applicants with their proposals addressed one of the priority intervention areas below:

• Diaspora media and civil society contribute to policy and decision-making processes that reflect diaspora civic and political rights in Kosovo. • Initiatives that aim to create sustainable and institutional mechanisms for providing and transferring sectoral know-how between diaspora and Kosovo are supported

INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS Institutional grants enable civil society organizations to plot their own agendas and invest significant time in the areas of critical importance. Financial support for institutional development is intended to sustain organizations that are, or have the potential of becoming, change agents in the field of citizen participation, good governance, transparency, inter-ethnic relations, and gender equality. Institutional grants permit DSP partners to build thematic and organizational capacities internally. Institutional grants enable organizations to focus on their strategies and in parallel with strengthening internal organizational capacities become the voice of citizens in the thematic areas that they cover. Institutional grants enable organizations to address consistently identified issues and whenever they appear without the need to plan them properly as in the case of project grants. Call for institutional grant is closed.