Link Diversity Projects:
Guidelines for Selection
"Link
Diversity" is a civil society initiative shared by 8 countries
in South Eastern Europe whose aim is to promote multicultural
and open societies and to develop links across communities and
across borders. "Link Diversity" is part of a wider series of
Stability Pact programmes aimed at combating discrimination, ensuring
the application of international standards to protect minorities
and encouraging the signature of bilateral treaties.
Achievements:
- Over
80 projects have been selected by the National
Organising Committees (NOCs);
- 9
NOCs have been established by alliances of civil society organisations
(along with government / parliamentary / academic / cultural
representation) in the region;
- Over
50 projects have been selected that cover
several countries;
- 5
main themes are covered by the projects: education, culture,
media, inter-community relations and youth;
- 1
regional co-ordinating Office is operational in Sarajevo;
1 European Organising Committee (EOC) meets
twice a year;
- Initial
implementation by some countries shows excellent impact in
particular on young population.
Implementation
of projects: For "Link Diversity" to become a meaningful
experience in the societies of the region, more projects need
to be implemented and, if possible, covering the whole region.
The Stability Pact and the Council of Europe are committed to
supporting "Link Diversity" and the work of the NOCs as the motors
and evaluators of the impact of the initiative. Coherence of the
overall approach pursued by each NOC will through the EOC, which
incarnates the values and promotes the objectives of the initiative
on a region-wide scale.
Selection:
The projects presented in the tables below have all been conceived
and proposed by civil society members or organisations. Their
selection by the NOCs has been done on the following criteria:
- Adherence
to the fundamental objectives of "Link Diversity" as shared
by all NOCs , i.e.: promotion of inter-ethnic relations and
multicultural societies, and development of civil links across
communities
- Establishment
of trans-border co-operation and /or inter-ethnic dialogue
- Enhancing
partnerships: between civil society and government institutions,
between partners across region
For ease
of consultation the projects are presented in a country table
as well as in a table by theme. A list of all the members of the
NOCs is enclosed. Funding:
Funding for projects is to be given directly to the originating
organisation/institution, or to the corresponding NOC.
Evaluation
and monitoring:
Project implementation will be monitored first by the NOC in close
contact with any other NOCs that are involved as partners in the
project. A final evaluation will be then carried out on a regional
scale by the EOC. "Link Diversity" should end in March 2003 with
a report by the Special Delegation of Advisors who toured the
region at the end of 1999 with a view to comparing the situation
and measuring the impact of the initiative and of the accompanying
measures in the legal field.
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