PROJECT TITLE:

Equal Rights for All Coalition

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

To establish and maintain an effective coalition that aims to strengthen the capacities of participating CSOs to advocate for the promotion and protection of fundamental rights of selected vulnerable and marginalised groups (VMGs). In particular, the Coalition will: 1. form a cooperative mechanism to provide aid and support to members of VMGs whose fundamental rights are not guaranteed or protected; 2. establish meaningful and informed participation in the government’s decision- and policy-making processes on the promotion and protection of fundamental rights of VMGs on the basis of multi-disciplinary policy research; 3. strengthen the institutional capacities and interdisciplinary skills of participating CSOs; 4. raise awareness about the role of civil society in enhancing access to fundamental rights for all.

LOCATION:

Kosovo

SECTOR:

Democracy and Human Rights

BENEFICIARIES:

1. Kosovo civil society; 2. Vulnerable and marginalised groups in Kosovo; 3. Kosovo public institutions; 4. The wider public in Kosovo.

DURATION:

29/December/2015 - 28/December/2019

VALUE:

1,110,928.00 EUR; from European Union 90% is financed.

TARGET GROUPS:

1. Approximately 30 active CSOs that protect and promote rule of law and access to fundamental rights for VMGs. 2. Members of VMGs with limited access to fundamental rights; 3. Government institutions at central and local level directly responsible for the realisation of fundamental rights.

RESULTS

1. An effective cooperative mechanism for support in cases of limited access to fundamental rights for members of VMGs is functional; 2. Structural dialogue is in place for meaningful and informed civil society contributions to the government’s policy- and decision-making processes to address shortcomings in the implementation of the relevant legislative framework; 3. The institutional capacities, interdisciplinary skills, and professional networks of participating CSOs are strengthened; 4. Public awareness is increased on the crucial role of civil society within participatory democracy.

ACTIVITIES:

1. Establishment and management of a cooperative CSO network for case-to-case aid and assistance to members of VMGs with limited access to fundamental rights; 2. Development and communication of recommendations for policy- and decision-making based on structural policy research and monitoring of access to six (6) fundamental rights for VMGs; 3. Internal capacity-building of participating CSOs; 4. Public awareness campaigns.

PARTNERS:

-European Centre for Minority Issues in Kosovo -Centre for Social Group Development (CSGD) -Centre for Equality and Liberty for the LGBTI Commmunity in Kosovo (CEL) -Kosovo Centre for Gender Studies (KCGS) -Youth Initiative for Human Rights -Kosovo Glocal -Centre for Legal Aid and Regional Development (CLARD).