ACTIVITY TITLE
Sarajevo Open Centre, 2024-2027, Core Support
Sarajevo Open Centre, 2024-2027, Kärnstöd
Reported by
Sweden SE-0 Government
ACTIVITY SCOPE COLLABORATION TYPE AID TYPE FINANCE TYPE FLOW TYPE TIED STATUS HIERARCHY
ODA 10 1
Planned start date 2024-01-01
Planned end date 2028-06-30
Actual start date 2024-01-01
activity status: Implementation
The activity is currently being implemented
WHO'S INVOLVED ( 2 )
PARTICIPATING ORG REFERENCE ROLE TYPE
Sweden
REF SE-0
Funding Government
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
REF SE-6
Extending Government
General
Core support, Sarajevo Open Center, 2024-2027. The cooperation partner has during 2023 developed and defined a new strategic plan for 2024­2028. In this strategic plan, both the mission and vision have, among other things, been modified. The mission statement has been made more concise and specific and reads as follows "Sarajevo Open Centre is a civil society organization that works on advancing human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We initiate and create systematic social changes, emphasizing gender equality and position of LGBTI+ persons". The same applies for SOC’s vision statement, it has been reassessed and positions SOC as an important driver of change in different processes. The modified vision is outlined as "Sarajevo Open Centre believes in a fair, democratic and inclusive society, based on equal rights and opportunities for all". The four strategic planning pillars that support its mission and vision are: 1. Establishment of legal framework and policy framework for human rights throughout BiH. 2. Strengthening of agents of change throughout BiH. 3. Strengthening the values of human rights, equality, and inclusion in BH. society and public discourse. 4. Continuous organizational development. SOC focuses on maximizing strengths to make use of opportunities. SOC wants to take on opportunities stemming from partnerships and regional cooperation with similar CSOs both from the Western Balkans region and EU. They want to decentralize its activities through empowering local CSOs and thereby contribute to the improvement of the CSO sector. To improve visibility, SOC aims at continuing the improvement of their strategic communication, internally and externally. SOC wants to improve the sustainable formats of work and activities as well as optimizing their organizational processes by making use of technology tools to reduce the task and administrative overload. SOC campaigns for LGBTI persons and women’s rights and their target groups is clear. They want to raise the awareness regarding LGBTI related questions among different institutions in BiH, for instance polices, prosecutors and medical professionals. SOC works strategically on changing the situation on the ground, but also at policy level
Kärnstöd, Sarajevo Open Center, 2024-2027. Samarbetspartnern har under 2023 utvecklat och definierat en ny strategi plan för 20242028. I denna strategiska plan har både uppdraget och visionen, bland annat modifierats. Uppdragsbeskrivningen har gjorts mer kortfattad och specifik och lyder enligt följande "Sarajevo Open Center är en civilsamhällesorganisation som arbetar med främja mänskliga rättigheter i Bosnien och Hercegovina. Vi initierar och skapar systematiska sociala förändringar, med betoning på jämställdhet och ställning för HGBTI+ personer". Detsamma gäller SOC:s vision, den har omvärderats och positionerar SOC som en viktig drivkraft för förändring i olika processer. De modifierad vision beskrivs som "Sarajevo Open Center tror på en mässa, ett demokratiskt och inkluderande samhälle, baserat på lika rättigheter och möjligheter för alla”. De fyra strategiska planeringspelarna som stödjer dess uppdrag och vision är: 1. Upprättande av rättslig ram och politisk ram för mänskliga rättigheter i hela BiH. 2. Förstärkning av förändringsagenter i hela Bosnien och Hercegovina. 3. Att stärka värderingarna mänskliga rättigheter, jämlikhet och inkludering i BH. samhället och det offentliga samtalet. 4. Kontinuerlig organisationsutveckling. SOC fokuserar på att maximera styrkorna för att utnyttja möjligheter. SOC vill att ta tillvara möjligheter som härrör från partnerskap och regionalt samarbete med liknande civila organisationer både från västra Balkan och EU. De vill decentralisera sin verksamhet genom att stärka lokala civila organisationer och därigenom bidra till förbättringen av CSO-sektorn. För att förbättra synligheten siktar SOC på fortsätta att förbättra sin strategiska kommunikation, internt och externt. SOC vill förbättra de hållbara formerna för arbete och aktiviteter samt att optimera sina organisatoriska processer genom att använda sig av teknik verktyg för att minska uppgiften och administrativ överbelastning. SOC-kampanjer för HBTI-personer och kvinnors rättigheter och deras målgrupper är klart. De vill öka medvetenheten om HBTI-relaterade frågor mellan olika institutioner i Bosnien och Hercegovina, till exempel poliser, åklagare och sjukvård proffs. SOC arbetar strategiskt med att förändra situationen på plats, men också på politisk nivå
Objectives
Sarajevo Open Centre has during 2023 developed and defined a new strategic plan for 20242028. In this strategic plan, both the mission and vision have, among other things, been modified. Sida's support is a core support to the strategic plan and is a continuation of previous support. The mission statement reads as follows: "Sarajevo Open Centre is a civil society organization that works on advancing human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We initiate and create systematic social changes, emphasizing gender equality and position of LGBTI persons". The vision statement reads: "Sarajevo Open Centre believes in a fair, democratic and inclusive society, based on equal rights and opportunities for all". The four strategic planning pillars that support its mission and vision are: 1. Establishment of legal framework and policy framework for human rights throughout BiH. 2. Strengthening of agents of change throughout BiH. 3. Strengthening the values of human rights, equality, and inclusion in BH. society and public discourse. 4. Continuous organizational development.
recipient country ( 1 )
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBA
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sector ( 2 )
OECD DAC CRS 5 digit1( 1 )
The sector reported corresponds to an OECD DAC CRS 5-digit purpose code http://reference.iatistandard.org/codelists/Sector/
Human rights15160
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GLOSSARY
Human rightsMeasures to support specialised official human rights institutions and mechanisms at universal, regional, national and local levels in their statutory roles to promote and protect civil and political, economic, social and cultural rights as defined in international conventions and covenants; translation of international human rights commitments into national legislation; reporting and follow-up; human rights dialogue. Human rights defenders and human rights NGOs; human rights advocacy, activism, mobilisation; awareness raising and public human rights education. Human rights programming targeting specific groups, e.g. children, persons with disabilities, migrants, ethnic, religious, linguistic and sexual minorities, indigenous people and those suffering from caste discrimination, victims of trafficking, victims of torture. (Use code 15230 when in the context of a peacekeeping operation and code 15180 for ending violence against women and girls. Use code 15190 for human rights programming for refugees or migrants, including when they are victims of trafficking.Use code 16070 for Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, i.e. Child Labour, Forced Labour, Non-discrimination in employment and occupation, Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining.)
OECD DAC CRS 3 digit2( 1 )
The sector reported corresponds to an OECD DAC CRS 3-digit purpose code http://reference.iatistandard.org/codelists/SectorCategory/
Government & Civil Society-general151
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GLOSSARY
Government & Civil Society-generalN.B. Use code 51010 for general budget support.
result( 1 )
outcome( 1 )
GLOSSARY
OutcomeResults of the activity that produce an effect on the overall communities or issues you serve. For example lower rate of infection after a vaccination programme.
Outcome
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Results achieved
Uppnådda resultat
No results at this point, since the new contribution started in January 2024.
INDICATOR
Not applicable
No indicator available - only a description of the activity results is published
FACET BASELINE TARGET ACTUAL % PERIOD
Qualitative Qualitative
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