{"id":19274,"date":"2026-03-23T12:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodossaki.gr\/?page_id=19274"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:32:33","slug":"capacity-building-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bodossaki.gr\/en\/our-partnerships\/institutionalorganisations\/voices-cerv\/capacity-building-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Capacity Building Programme will offer a wide range of capacity-building opportunities to the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Greece and Cyprus which are selected for funding under the \u201cVoicing Opposition to domestic, sexual, cyber violence &amp; harmful practices\u201d (VOICES) initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The programme will be coordinated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/en\/\">Social Dynamo<\/a>, the Bodossaki Foundation\u2019s NGO Hub, in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfhr.gr\/en\/\">the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ngo-sc.org\/\">NGO Support Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Capacity Building Programme includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposal writing workshops<\/li>\n<li>Awareness-raising workshops<\/li>\n<li>Participatory advocacy network<\/li>\n<li>A structured advocacy training programme<\/li>\n<li>Organizational development training workshops<\/li>\n<li>Specialized training in European and national legislation<\/li>\n<li>International Certifications (in collaboration with PM4NGOs)<\/li>\n<li>Career support and advice services<\/li>\n<li>Networking and community-building activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Capacity Building Programme will begin by supporting organizations during the proposal drafting process with application-writing and awareness-raising workshops which will be staged in both Greece and Cyprus<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Proposal Writing Workshops<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>proposal writing workshops\u00a0<\/strong>will be held between April and June 2026 in six cities across Greece and Cyprus, as well as online:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>02\/04\/2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/ergastirio-syngrafis-aitiseon-gia-to-programma-voices-athina\/\">Proposal Writing Workshop \u2013 Athens<\/a><\/li>\n<li>03\/04\/2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/ergastirio-syngrafis-aitiseon-gia-to-programma-voices-kypros-lefkosia\/\">\u00a0Proposal Writing Workshop \u2013 Cyprus, Nicosia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>20 April 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/ergastirio-syngrafis-aitiseon-gia-to-programma-voices-irakleio-kritis\/\">\u00a0Proposal Writing Workshop \u2013 Heraklion, Crete<\/a><\/li>\n<li>22 April 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/ergastirio-syngrafis-aitiseon-gia-to-programma-voices-kypros-english-online\/\">Online Proposal Writing Workshop \u2013 Cyprus (in English)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>23 April 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/ergastirio-syngrafis-aitiseon-gia-to-programma-voices-thessaloniki\/\">\u00a0Proposal Writing Workshop \u2013 Thessaloniki<\/a><\/li>\n<li>28 April 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/ergastirio-syngrafis-aitiseon-gia-to-programma-voices-larisa\/\">\u00a0Proposal Writing Workshop \u2013 Larissa<\/a><\/li>\n<li>07\/05\/2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/ergastirio-syngrafis-aitiseon-gia-to-programma-voices-ellada-online\/\">Online Proposal Writing Workshop \u2013 Greece<\/a><\/li>\n<li>13 May 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/ergastirio-syngrafis-aitiseon-gia-to-programma-voices-kypros-lemesos\/\">\u00a0Proposal Writing Workshop \u2013 Cyprus, Limassol<\/a><\/li>\n<li>21 May 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/ergastirio-syngrafis-aitiseon-pros-mikres-organoseis-tis-koinonias-ton-politon-gia-to-programma-voices-ellada-online\/\">\u00a0Proposal Writing Workshop for Small CSOs \u2013 Greece<\/a><\/li>\n<li>10\/06\/2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/ergastirio-syngrafis-aitiseon-gia-to-programma-voices-ellada-online-2\/\">Online Proposal Writing Workshop \u2013 Greece<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>19 May 2026: Child Protection Policy <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An online training seminar introducing participants to the concept and importance of Child Protection Policy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>AWARENESS-RAISING WORKSHOPS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The awareness-raising workshops will focus on the European regulatory framework for preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. In support of the open call for proposals, a series of online awareness-raising sessions will be held for CSOs in Greece and Cyprus, covering regulatory, jurisprudential, and institutional developments at European level.<\/p>\n<p>The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights will be offering four online workshops in all, each lasting three hours, between April and June 2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>24 April 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/awareness-raising-session-1\/\">Preventing violence against women and gender stereotypes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>6 May 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/awareness-raising-session-2\/\">Investigation, prosecution and victim protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li>20 May 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/awareness-raising-session-3\/\">Gender-based violence in the workplace and in the context of migration and asylum<\/a><\/li>\n<li>12 June 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialdynamo.gr\/event\/awareness-raising-session-4\/\">Support services for victims and programmes for perpetrators<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>ACTIVITIES FOR GRANTEE CSOs\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Capacity Building Programme will continue after the completion of the open call, with a comprehensive programme of actions designed to increase the capacity of the CSOs selected for funding. The programme will provide <strong>opportunities for learning, professional development, networking and building advocacy capacities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, <strong>focused training sessions<\/strong> will be held on national and European policies for the prevention and combating of gender-based violence, as well as on best practices implemented in EU Member States. At the same time, a structured <strong>advocacy training programme<\/strong> will be provided, along with actions targeting <strong>networking and community-building<\/strong>. Finally, the programme will launch and run a Participatory Advocacy Network for gender-based and domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a <strong>flexible training programme<\/strong> covering <strong>key aspects of organizational development<\/strong> will be offered through monthly sessions, held both in person and online.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, representatives of the grantee CSOs will have the opportunity to receive <strong>training and certification in two international programmes<\/strong>\u2014one in Project Management (PMD Pro), the other in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL DPro)\u2014in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/pm4ngos.org\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20458484113&amp;gbraid=0AAAAApmHIvsRlyzpS0UYudrvhwEg2K05C&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8v2urImJkwMVMjwGAB1cfgCHEAAYASAAEgIl4fD_BwE\">PM4NGOs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, the programme will offer <strong>professional support services<\/strong>, including team mentoring, executive coaching and advisory services on legal and tax matters.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10131 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodossaki.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EU-ENG-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bodossaki.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EU-ENG-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.bodossaki.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EU-ENG.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 85vw, 158px\" \/><br \/>\nFunded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Capacity Building Programme will offer a wide range of capacity-building opportunities to the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Greece and Cyprus which are selected for funding under the \u201cVoicing Opposition to domestic, sexual, cyber violence &amp; harmful practices\u201d (VOICES) initiative. 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