Western Balkans Fund approves grants for 24 projects

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Western Balkans Fund Secretariat organized in Tirana the Grant Awarding Ceremony of the 24 Winning Projects (4 from each WB6 contracting parties) from the WBF Second Call.

In the presence of high officials from WB6 MFA-s, representative from diplomatic missions, civil society organizations, partners and collaborators, the WBF Awarding Ceremony started symbolically the implementation phase of WBF winning Projects of the Second Call, aiming to enhance regional cooperation and people to people contacts in our region by implementing relevant actions and strengthening synergies through mutual efforts.

“We at WBF believe that in our beautiful region we have many common values that bring us together, that need to be exposed and shared. Knowing better each other and our neighbors, working together towards the same goals, is the right path for creating and enriching our regional identity and building our joint European future,” said Gjergj Murra, Executive Director of Western Balkans Fund. 

The winning projects represent a wider regional drive, since more than 85 organizations from civil society organizations, universities, schools, associations of culture, arts, sports all over the WB6 will cooperate during the implementation phase of the project. Thus, a big number of organizations from the WB will come together for sharing their vision related to regional cooperation activities, WBF stated.

Western Balkans Fund is an intergovernmental initiative founded by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.