Child care practices in funding
On the 29th of September there was a meeting of the funding working group on how to include child care policies into funding practices. Some key take away’s from this […]
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 […]
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 […]
Civil society under attack
In the European Parliament the Civic Space Report 2025 was presented on the fourth of June. A comprehensie report on how civic space is developing in Europe, or actually how […]
Strengthening local fundraising and mobilising support
The Funding Working Group came together on the 15th of May 2025 to share insights, challenges, and updates related to funding practices, local fundraising, and mobilising support. With growing pressure […]
Coordination Group Meeting – March 2025
On March 20, 2025, members of the European Network for Citizen Initiatives in Global Solidarity (CIGS) gathered online for their latest coordination meeting. Participants included representatives from CISU, 11.11.11, Wilde […]
CIGS a way of expressing global citizenship
On the conference Shaping Tomorrow through Global Education on 28-29 November 2024 in Budapest, the secretary of the network expressed the urge to give global citizenship education to adults. He […]
3rd Coordination Group Meeting Highlights
On September 6, 2024, members of the Network came together for a lively coordination group meeting. The third conference on citizen initiatives was set for late 2025. We discussed possible […]
After the European Elections
The capacity building working group of the network held its second meeting this year to discuss the impact of the political changes in Europe on CIGS. The recent European elections have […]
THE GLOBAL YOUTH MOBILIZATION CALL 2024
The European Union, in partnership with the Global Youth Mobilisation (GYM), an initiative of the world’s largest youth organisations—the “Big Six”— is launching the OPEN CALL for applications to the EU YOUTH EMPOWERMENT […]