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Montenegrin Prime Minister Pledges Support for Civil Society House
Program Director Ajsa Hadzibegovic of Civic Alliance, RBF President Stephen Heintz, Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Dukanovic, and Slavoljub Stijepovic, mayor of Podgorica.
In Podgorica, Montenegro, RBF President Stephen Heintz signed a memorandum of understanding with Prime Minister Milo Dukanovic, Mayor Slavoljub Stijepovic and Ajsa Hadzibegovic, program director of Civic Alliance, in support of a Civil Society House in the capital city. Under the Fund's Western Balkans program, it has worked with Montenegro's Fund for Active Citizenship, a domestic grantmaking foundation, which provides support to Civic Alliance, along with over 70 other small NGOs and informal groups working to cultivate active participation of citizens in community life.
Establishing a Civil Society House in Podgorica will ensure the long‐term sustainability and independence of civil society in Montenegro. Over half of the country's civil society organizations are based in the capital and providing a shared space for them will strengthen their organizational capacity, as well as increase their public visibility, credibility, and inclusiveness.
Related Links
Civil Society House to Be Built in Montenegro (September 18, 2015)
Recent grants to the Fund for Active Citizenship