Western Balkans Democracy Initiative Archives - Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)

Call for applications – E-learning modules for the Women Leadership Academy in Montenegro

IrenaZ2021-10-08T09:50:30+00:00October 8th, 2021|Western Balkans Democracy Initiative, WFD Request for Proposal|

Application deadline: 17 October, 2021 Introduction Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). With over 25 years of experience supporting democracy around the world, WFD’s strategic plan elaborates our expertise and approach to supporting political parties, parliaments, civil society, and electoral processes. WFD [...]

WFD analysis on youth budget allocations at local governing levels in Serbia

IrenaZ2021-09-30T13:47:05+00:00September 30th, 2021|Western Balkans Democracy Initiative|

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) in Serbia and the Institute for Research and Innovation (IRI) conducted a research analysis on budgetary allocations for youth and youth organisations at the local level in Serbia. The findings from this research also include specific data on how youth organisations function and what their cooperation with local level institutions [...]

Retaining its most valuable resource? Western Balkan countries lose up to 2.46 billion eur annually due to youth emigration

Artan Sadiki2021-09-01T08:36:38+00:00August 31st, 2021|Western Balkans Democracy Initiative, Young People’s Leadership and Engagement|

The Western Balkans countries have a long history of emigration but trends in recent years we have shown increasing numbers of young people leaving and based on many reports the levels are among the highest in the world. While there have been many causes attributed to this complex phenomenon there has not been research into [...]

The pandemic pushed persons with disabilities to the margins in North Macedonia

IrenaZ2021-07-15T10:03:56+00:00July 15th, 2021|Western Balkans Democracy Initiative|

WFD published an analysis looking into the impact of the pandemic on persons with disabilities in North Macedonia, produced by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights. The analysis was presented to the public in June 2021, in the presence of Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Jagoda Shahpaska and British Deputy Ambassador Dominic Otway. The [...]

Women politicians study the effects of indoor air pollution on the health and economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

IrenaZ2021-07-09T09:40:05+00:00July 9th, 2021|Research, Western Balkans Democracy Initiative|

During the winter, air pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) reaches unprecedented levels, with country's capital Sarajevo often being the most polluted capital in the world. Indoor air pollution is particularly dangerous for citizens of BiH, although it is an issue that remains relatively unknown as outdoor air pollution takes over when the entire country [...]

Women and media coverage in the Albanian 2021 election campaigns

IrenaZ2021-06-10T13:21:29+00:00June 10th, 2021|Elections, Elections, Western Balkans Democracy Initiative|

The election campaigns during the parliamentary elections of 25 April, 2021 in Albania, were quite dynamic and with a noticeable increase in the number of female MP candidates. However, these figures did not translate into higher representation of women in the media contents. The audio-visual media during the last parliamentary elections continued to have gaps [...]

WFD campaign empowers women in elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Artan Sadiki2021-05-11T07:18:49+00:00May 11th, 2021|Elections, Western Balkans Democracy Initiative, Women’s Political Leadership|

The Constitution and legal system of Bosnia and Herzegovina stipulate equality between women and men. However, gender inequalities are found across all social domains. Women are still underrepresented in politics, and particularly so in top positions and elected offices. When a country has a higher representation of women in politics, the effects are multi-fold, resulting [...]

Albania: National security and the protection of human rights during emergency situations

Artan Sadiki2021-04-27T09:15:32+00:00April 27th, 2021|Human Rights, Western Balkans Democracy Initiative|

Last year, many countries were faced with COVID-19 pandemic that provoked serious emergency health and national crises. Managing the pandemic and its consequences has been the most important task of the governments across the globe. Most countries implemented temporary measures of quarantine that limited certain human rights. In particular, the freedom of movement and assembly [...]

Young people losing their position in Albania’s upcoming elections

Artan Sadiki2021-04-08T15:26:20+00:00April 4th, 2021|Western Balkans Democracy Initiative, Young People’s Leadership and Engagement|

WFD in Albania aims to improve the participation of young people in the political life in the country through supporting the efforts of youth wigs of main political parties. To gain a better understanding of their position in the upcoming elections of Aril 2021, our office in Tirana supported the organization Qëndresa Qyterare (Civic Resistance) [...]

Giving silence a voice – WFD North Macedonia

IrenaZ2021-03-30T08:07:55+00:00March 29th, 2021|Persons with Disabilities’ Political and Policy Leadership, Western Balkans Democracy Initiative|

The ability to speak your mind in a public or social matter should not be a privilege. We like to think that getting involved in local or even national politics is an option for those willing to contribute and help improve life in their community. Until recently, however, this was not a possibility within reach for Ljubisha Saveski, a 40-year-old father and fashion designer [...]

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