The Stefan Batory Foundation and the Polish Children and Youth Foundation invite organizations to participate in the opening conference of Citizens for Democracy programme which will be held on September 18-19, 2013 at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
During the conference, attended by the representatives of Polish, Norwegian and Icelandic organizations, we will discuss the role of NGOs in: increasing involvement of citizens in public affairs and dialogue with public institutions; promotion of openness, transparency and accountability of public institutions; combating discrimination, intolerance and hate speech; counteracting social exclusion; and enhancing civic education of children and youth. The conference will be followed by workshops for NGOs planning to apply for a grant in partnership with their peers from the Donor States.
