Bona Mente 3- Support to municipal Committees for Inter- Community relations

As a result of the previous implemented activities within the programs Bona Mente 1 and 2, CDI continues with the program Bona Mente 3- Support to municipal Committees for Inter- Community relations (CICR). The purpose of the Bona Mente 3 project is to complete efforts initiated with the previous programmes on CICR. Particularly, the project aims at increasing the advocacy role of CICR towards municipal councils and  to enlarge participation of non-majority communities into CICR activities.

Following activities are planned to be implemented:

• Introductory one day workshop between the Parliamentary Badinter  committee and CICR representatives to exchange experience and to present the achievements so far
• Three trainings to be organized in order to inform NGOs about the role of the CICR, methods for cooperation with CICR coalition building, strategic planning and lobbying
• Distribution of a small fund (financial support) to support initiatives organized by the NGOs, media and CICR on local level that will forge more effective collaboration between them and citizens
• Participation of members of the  “Badinter” committee at the local events organized by the CICR and local NGOs, Media, citizens
• Coaching for newly elected and less active CICR in the past period
• Members of CICR from Serbia visiting and participating to activities under the Bonamente III project in the host country
• Visit to Serbia: Cross border cooperation - Study visit of selected local CICR members to municipalities hosting CICR in the Republic of Serbia