Project: Minority Rights in South East Europe: Balkan Yearbook of Human Rights 2004 Project: Promoting the Rights of Minorities and Enhancing Intercommunity Understanding in SEE – Phase I Shadow Reports—The Framework Convention for National Minorities Project: Promoting the Rights of Minorities and Enhancing Intercommunity Understanding in SEE – Phase II National Advocacy Plans Project: Establishment Read More
Month: March 2012
Education & Youth Program
Education is a human right! It is also one of the most productive and meaningful ways to produce a generation of informed individuals committed to democracy and positive social change. Education can provide the knowledge and understanding of different cultures and the tools to create change through sustainable and peaceful means. Throughout ADI’s history we Read More
Education & Youth Projects
Project: A Found Friend Implementation Period: 2001 – present Location: Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Kosov@, and Albania Target Group: Youth/Secondary School students in Southeast Europe Description of the Project: The aim of this project is to support the process of reconciliation by improving the understanding of human rights and the recognition of diversity as assets for society and by Read More
Past Democracy & Civil Society
Civil society is a critical component to creating democratic governance and peacefully resolving conflict. Civil society also fosters dialogue, cooperation and partnerships among diverse groups and individuals, which strengthens democracy. This requires that citizens and governments alike understand the foundations, institutions and practices of their democracy if they ever wish to create positive change. In Read More
Democracy & Civil Society Program – Projects
Project: Civil Society in Action: Partnerships for Positive Social Change Implementation Period: March 2006 – February 2008 Location: Northwest region of Macedonia (Gostivar, Tetovo, Debar and Kicevo) Target Group: NGOs, citizens/informal citizen groups Description of the Project: This project aims to address concerns by the citizenry that NGOs, governments, and the private sector are corrupt and self-interested. What this Read More
Refugee Projects
Project: Legal Issues Group – Comprehensive Advocacy Strategy) Implementation Period: October 2006 – September 2007 Location:Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosova, Macedonia and Serbia Target Group:Governments, Parliaments, local authorities, judiciary, international organizations and the wider public. Description of the Project: The Legal Issues Group has designed a project of addressing general policy issues at the national and Read More
Refugees, Migrants & IDP Program
Repatriation, Reconciliation and Reintegration are the pillars of ADI’s Refugees, Migrants and IDP Program. Since our founding we have worked to resolve the vulnerable and precarious position that many refugees, migrants and IDPs have found themselves after the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia and recent ethnic conflicts. The ramifications of these events continue to create Read More
Past Projects
Project: Establishment of gender mainstreaming in the work of media, government, police and courts. Implementation Period: 2006 – 2007 Location: Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria & Kosova Target Group:Journalists, government policy makers, representatives of the local governments, police officers, judges and lawyers and experts from the NGO sector Description of the Project: The objectives of this project is to use Read More
Human Rights Program
It is now widely acknowledged that “democracy, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.” As such, it is the duty of individuals and groups of individuals to speak out when human rights are violated by the actions of the state or other actors within society. The Association for Read More
Education & Youth Publications
Project: The EU is not a member of your political party The EU is not a member of your political party Project: A Found Friend A Found Friend – Program Summary Project: Survey on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Macedonia Arms in Macedonia Survey