Centre for Civic Education (CCE) hereby expresses strong support for the X Montenegro Pride, which is scheduled for Saturday, 8 October 2022, and at the same time condemns the irresponsible behaviour of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC), which announces the organisation of a rally against this Pride. CCE reminds that except for the first Pride,… »
Press releases 2022
Teachers deserve comprehensive support, not populist government play with education
Center for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, reminds that the education system is tested daily by numerous challenges and requirements, followed by the bad material position of teachers. Teachers are key drivers in the education system, and with their students should be carriers of progressive forces. However, to have this… »
The Government should create guidelines for the integration of students from war areas
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) expresses concern about frequent peer violence and discrimination among students in schools, which is based on intolerance and hate speech towards children and young people from war zones. Particularly concerns that intolerance and inciting behaviour come from students from Montenegro. Ukrainian, as well as Russian children, who started this school… »
Youth for human rights and against hate speech
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) organized, from 30 September to 2 October 2022, the XXVI generation of Human Rights School with a focus on hate speech, supported by the Council of Europe and the European Union within the project “Hate is not an option!”, which 21 high school students from the Capital City of Podgorica,… »
Clarifications concerning the third Call for Proposals for CSOs
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) publishes Clarifications related to the III call for proposals for the support for projects of civil society organisations (CSOs) within the project CSOs in Montenegro – from basic services to policy shaping – M’BASE. Clarifications were given based on questions received by email at mbase@cgo-cce.org and during info sessions, with certain… »
Info session held in Cetinje
Today, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) organized an info session in Cetinje, in the premises of the Business Center (former Košuta building), where presented the details of the III call for proposals for projects of civil society organizations (CSO) within the project ‘’CSOs in Montenegro – from basic services to policy shaping -M’BASE”. Petar… »
Need for changes in the work approach of the civil sector for greater impact and sustainability
Civil society is competitive and has numerous advantages, but regression trends are also noted. Therefore, it is important to stick to values, strengthen internal communication and cooperation, break apathy, to change work approaches to achieve greater impact and sustainability, as in many aspects the NGO sector also does the state work, it was concluded at… »
Civic activism is a serious job
You become an activist by realizing that there is no one and that if you do not do it, no one will. Civic activism is a serious job, it requires courage, optimism, time and will, and it does not just happen on the street, it is accented in the second panel “Civic activism and citizens’… »
Civic values should be fought with more idealism and less careerism
Civic values in Montenegro are jeopardized, but the role of the critically oriented civil sector is crucially important and civil society remains a constructive partner and corrective factor in the process of democratization. We must create idealists, not careerists, which is often a problem in politics, but also in many other social segments, and NGOs… »
Running through the pandemic without lessons learnt, accountability for human rights, violations and acknowledgement for healthcare heroes
We got used to living with COVID19, we did not get the messages out or improve the legislative framework and practice, and there is a lack of responsibility as well as a lack of stories about heroes from the healthcare system during the pandemic, it was concluded at the second panel of the event “Montenegro… »