The Second CPCD Civil Society ARENA was organized on 31st May, with the aim to open a broad public debate on the effectiveness, priorities and the effects of the current system of financing programs and projects of the CSOs from the budget. The experiences of CSOs, recent research and the latest findings of the Office for Audit of Institutions in FBIH, raise concerns and warn that the current system of allocating funds to CSOs is not transparent and that there are “holes” that open doubts on illegal activities or misuse of public money, which is getting less and less available for the CSOs. The ARENA is a new space for public discussions on key or controversial questions regarding civil society development in FBIH, realized through innovative public forums attended by representatives of civil society, state administration and media. The full video of the second ARENA is available here.
Source: CPCD