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The last review of the Western Balkans program, in 2019, described a region in transition. Five years later, the region still faces challenges. Recognizing both the region’s challenges and signs of progress, the Western Balkans program has made minor adjustments to its grantmaking guidelines.

On Monday November 6, Open Society Foundations-Western Balkans and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund kicked-off the third forum of donors working across the Southeastern European region.

For International Women's Day, RBF grantmakers discuss philanthropy and the elevation of feminist thought and leadership.

In 2022, the RBF awarded $385,000 in grants to organizations supporting communities affected by the Russia-Ukraine war.

A new opera exploring the profound impacts of war is now playing at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York.

A new Western Balkans program team examined the current state of affairs in the region and recalibrated our grantmaking guidelines to prioritize democratic practice and peacebuilding efforts.

The envelope-pushing satire about the challenges and paradoxes of inclusion in the Balkans made its U.S. premiere in March.

Ms. Vukojević’s career in public service includes working on humanitarian aid and grantmaking projects across five continents. She most recently focused on issues affecting women for the Oak Foundation and served as the executive director of Serbia's Trag Foundation.

RBF Western Balkans program director details how civil society organizations can support one another's work and advocate for higher levels of transparency and accountability for a new book.

A year-long investigation by RBF grantee the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network and its partner the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, has revealed the emergence of a €1.2 billion arms pipeline fueling conflict in the Middle East.