Annual report 2025
In 2025, the European Network for Citizen Initiatives in Global Solidarity (ENfCIGS) grew stronger as a community of organisations supporting citizen‑led international solidarity. Even though many countries faced shrinking civic space and major funding cuts—especially for Global Citizenship Education—our members kept showing creativity, commitment, and resilience. This year’s report gives a clear overview of what […]
Webinar: Rethinking International Development
Should we improve or reimaging international cooperation? Global budget cuts, national priorities taking over from international cooperation and civil society under pressure. International cooperation is at a crossroads. It is clear that international cooperation needs to take a new direction. But what will the international cooperation of the future look like? This question will be […]
European CSOs Strengthen Collaboration for Ukraine’s Recovery
More than 20 participants from 14 civil society organisations across Europe gathered online on the 12th of February for a coordination meeting hosted by the Network. The session brought together organisations working on a wide range of themes in Ukraine—from sustainable reconstruction and decentralised energy to mental health, deinstitutionalisation, humanitarian logistics, and community resilience. During […]
Join Our Webinar: Strengthening European Collaboration for CIGS in Ukraine
The European Network for Citizen Initiatives in Global Solidarity (ENfCIGS) warmly invites representatives of European civil society organisations (CSOs), funders, and networks working in or for Ukraine—especially those supporting small CSOs—to participate in an interactive webinar on 12 February 2026.Across Europe, many organisations and funders are engaged in supporting Ukrainian partners and communities under threat. […]
EC Civil Society Strategy aims for democratic resilience worldwide
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice (DG JUST) has launched the EU Civil Society Strategy, a comprehensive plan to strengthen democratic resilience by ensuring an open civic space, fostering structured dialogue with civil society, and providing sustainable funding for organisations defending fundamental rights. This strategy is highly relevant for CSOs active in development aid and […]
Funding for Global Citizenship Education in Europe
Across Europe, funding for Global Citizenship Education (GCE) is increasingly under pressure as public budgets shrink and government priorities shift away from international solidarity and civic engagement. Discussions within the ENfCIGS Funding Working Group and the Connect for Global Change partner group show a shared concern among civil society organizations in France, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, […]
Annual report 2024
In 2024, CIGS continued to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange, and advocacy for citizen-led initiatives across Europe and beyond. Despite a challenging political and funding landscape, our network of 20 member organizations from 13 countries remained committed to strengthening global solidarity, promoting global citizenship education, and addressing pressing issues like shrinking civic spaces and cross-border networking. […]
Capacity for Gender Equality
Across Europe, the push for gender equality and transformative approaches is gaining momentum, but it is also meeting resistance and facing systemic challenges. During our recent meeting of our Capacity building working group we discussed both progress and persistent obstacles. Here the main takeaways of this session: Europe’s approach to gender equality and transformative change […]
European Civil Society Strategy
Community-based organisations such as CIGS play a fundamental role in strengthening democratic values in Europe: from fighting social inequalities, through defending civil liberties, to protecting the environment. They are natural allies of European institutions defending values such as human rights, dignity, solidarity, equality and the rule of law. Unfortunately, in many countries, civic space has […]
Lianes Coopération joins the network
The Lianes Coopération a French regional multi-stakeholder network dedicated to international cooperation and solidarity in the Hauts-de-France region joined the network during the coordination group meeting on the 12th of June 2025. Lianes Coopération brings together local authorities, associations, educational institutions, and businesses engaged in international projects. It’s mission is to support and strengthen actors […]