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ICVA mission
Make human rights real!

Objectives of the project:
Overall objective(s): to make human rights real and accessible for disadvantaged citizens in BiH through:
a) increased capacity of NGOs to affect policies, legislation and implementation of laws, and
b) increased capacities of citizens to request their rights, focused on the Law on social protection, Law on health protection and Anti-discrimination law.

Specific objective:
-develop the NGO social network to become an active stakeholder in policy discussions in social/human rights sector;
-implement capacity building programme to enable 20 NGOs to provide para-legal aid to their beneficiaries;
-develop active dialogue between the NGO network and government bodies and the media to improve realisation of the three laws in practice;
-increase citizen's understanding of laws and initiative in requesting their rights.

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NGO-trade unions action in promoting social rights in BiH (November 2008 to July 2010)

The overall objectives of the project are:
a) to harmonise legislation in the area of social and economic rights with international standards, primarily European Social Charter, ensuring better legislative and practical protection of socially vulnerable groups in BiH and
b) to strengthen capacities of NGOs and trade unions in consolidated policy and advocacy actions towards better realization of social and economic rights in BiH.

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NGOs - independent monitors of government policies (2004-2005)

The primary aim of this project is to increase capacities of NGOs to monitor human rights within national policies and influence policy-making in BiH, focusing on sectors of education, social protection and environment.

The target groups are 1) NGOs, 2) beneficiaries of NGOs, vulnerable groups whose rights are often violated, 3) government bodies relevant for human rights protection and implementation of policies in the above sectors.

Project activities, within 10 month period, will include: development of the cross-sectoral ‘Expert Group’, three workshops/discussions on HR monitoring in practice, production of the publication on ‘independent monitoring in BiH’ including best practices, recommendations for the improved conditions for independent monitoring in BiH.



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Strengthening the role of civil society organisations in monitoring national policies in the area of human rights (2003-2004)

The primary aim of this proposal is to enable civil society organisations to actively participate in monitoring human rights in four sectors of development and to provide tools for influencing policies in four sectors – social and health protection, education, protection of the environment…

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Supporting NGOs in monitoring and influencing government policies
September 2005 – September 2006


This project already builds on the project ‘Supporting NGOs in monitoring government policies’ implemented in 2003-2005 aimed to establish mechanisms for NGO input to decision making (in sectors of environment, social protection and education). This project further develops NGO capacities to advocate for specific sectoral issues through established mechanisms (NGO sectoral working groups) and mechanisms to be established (regular dialogue with parliaments and relevant ministries).

Since there is no practical experience nor model for monitoring of the Mid-term Development Strategy/Poverty Reduction Strategy (at least not in countries of Southeast Europe), the monitoring initiated and coordinated by ICVA with active participation of some 40 NGOs represents an innovative experience for NGO sector, as well as for the authorities in BiH. The model used provides a base for further development and improvement of the process itself, and of the mechanisms for monitoring, and gradual inclusion of more civil society actors in the decision making processes in BiH.

The process is funded by the European Union (focusing on the sector of environment protection) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (focusing on sectors of social protection and education) under two projects:

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