Author: Goran Zarić

6November2025
by Goran Zarić

Javni poziv za srednje škole za učenike sa smetnjama u razvoju u Srbiji

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Fotografija: Andrea Piacquadio

Program „Za školu s više razumevanja“

Donator: AikBank
Partner u realizaciji: Propulsion

O programu

Program „Za školu s više razumevanja“ ima za cilj da unapredi kvalitet obrazovanja u Srbiji kroz modernizaciju i opremanje srednjih škola koje pohađaju učenici iz osetljivih društvenih grupa, uključujući učenike sa smetnjama u razvoju i invaliditetom.

AikBank, u partnerstvu sa organizacijom Propulsion, sprovodi donatorski program usmeren na podršku školama koje rade na unapređenju inkluzivnog i pristupačnog obrazovnog okruženja. 

Program obuhvata:

  • – Donaciju tehničke i didaktičke opreme (računara, multimedijalnih uređaja, softvera i drugih nastavnih pomagala) u skladu sa identifikovanim potrebama škole;
  • – Opremanje i prilagođavanje učionica ili kabineta u kojima se odvija inkluzivna i savremena nastava.

Ko može da se prijavi?

Na poziv mogu da se prijave državne srednje škole koje:

  • – Obuhvataju obrazovanje učenika iz osetljivih društvenih grupa i/ili učenika sa smetnjama u razvoju i invaliditetom;
  • – Imaju jasno identifikovane infrastrukturne i/ili tehničke potrebe za unapređenje inkluzivnog obrazovnog okruženja.

Svrha i obim donacije

Škole mogu da konkurišu za donaciju u vrednosti do 10.000 evra, koja može biti korišćena za:

  • – Nabavku IT i didaktičke opreme (laptopovi i tableti za učenike sa smetnjama u razvoju, pametne table, interaktivni ekrani, projektori, digitalni mikroskopi, softver za podršku učenju, čitači ekrana, i slično.);
  • – Modernizaciju i opremanje učionica i laboratorija za savremenu i inkluzivnu nastavu (opremanje računarskih kabineta sa adaptivnim tastaturama i miševima, ugradnja multimedijalnih sistema za prezentacije, 3D štampači za praktične vežbe, i slično);
  • – Uvođenje inovativnih i inkluzivnih digitalnih nastavnih rešenja koja unapređuju kvalitet obrazovanja platforme za online učenje i kolaboraciju (programi za učenike sa disleksijom ili teškoćama u učenju, AR/VR edukativni sadržaji);

Rok i način prijave

Poziv je otvoren od 17. novebmbra do 12. decembra 2025. godine.

Škole se mogu prijaviti popunjavanjem formulara za prijavu, najkasnije do 1. decembra do 17.00. 

Rezultati selekcije biće objavljeni do 16. decembra 2025.

Kriterijumi odabira

Prijave će biti ocenjene na osnovu sledećih kriterijuma:

Stepen potreba škole

  • – Jasnoća i relevantnost potreba vezanih za nabavku i korištenje digitalne opreme koja podržava inkluzivnu nastavu i aktivno učešće svih učenika.

Doprinos inkluziji i kvalitetu obrazovanja

  • – Potencijal predloženog projekta da unapredi jednak pristup obrazovanju za učenike sa smetnjama u razvoju i invaliditetom, kao i da podrži inovativne i inkluzivne nastavne metode.

Geografska zastupljenost

  • – Uključivanje škola iz različitih regiona Srbije kako bi se osigurala ravnomerna raspodela podrške.

Jasnoća i održivost projekta

  • – Kvalitet predloga, realističnost planiranih aktivnosti i sposobnost škole da održava opremu i rezultate projekta nakon završetka donacije.

Šta program „Za školu s više razumevanja“  obezbeđuje školama

  • – Donaciju u opremi i/ili adaptaciji prostora u vrednosti do 10.000 evra, uključujući računare, multimedijalne uređaje, softvere, interaktivne table, laboratorijsku i didaktičku opremu prilagođenu inkluzivnoj nastavi.
  • – Promociju i vidljivost kroz tradicionalne medije i komunikacione kanale AikBank i Propulsiona, isticanje škole kao primera dobre prakse u inkluzivnom obrazovanju.

Kontakt

Za dodatna pitanja i informacije, kontaktirajte nas na e-mail: ijovanovic@propulsion.one

10October2025
by Goran Zarić

Poziv za kreativnu radionicu u Mostaru: „Povezane i sigurne“

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Foto: cottonbro studio

Ako voliš stvarati, komunicirati i vjeruješ da internet može biti sigurno mjesto – pridruži nam se na kreativnoj radionici „Povezane i sigurne“, 29. i 30. oktobra u Mostaru!

Zajedno ćemo kroz dva dana učenja, inspiracije i timskog rada osmisliti kreativne komunikacijske proizvode – od vizuala i kratkih videa do digitalnih vodiča koji promovišu sigurnost i solidarnost u online prostoru.

Ne moraš biti stručnjak – dovoljno je da imaš ideju, volju i otvoren um.
Ovo je tvoja prilika da naučiš, upoznaš druge mlade i napraviš nešto što zaista mijenja način na koji govorimo o digitalnom nasilju.

📍 Mostar
🗓 29. i 30. oktobar 2025.
🎨 Prijavi se i budi dio tima koji spaja kreativnost i društvenu promjenu!

Srdačno,
Propulsion & Makerspace Garage tim

Ova stranica je izrađena uz finansijsku podršku Vijeća Evrope. Izneseni stavovi ni na koji način ne odražavaju zvanično mišljenje Vijeća Evrope

22September2025
by Goran Zarić

Poziv na online edukativnu sesiju „Povezane i sigurne: Lokalni odgovor na digitalno rodno zasnovano nasilje“

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Foto: cottonbro studio

Pozivamo vas da učestvujete na online edukativnoj sesiji inicijative „Povezane i sigurne: Lokalni odgovor na digitalno rodno zasnovano nasilje“, koju realizuju Propulsion i Makerspace Garage uz podršku Vijeća Evrope kroz projekat Combating digital and sexual violence against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina II.

Datum: 24.10.2025.
Vrijeme: 10 – 12 h (trajanje: 2 sata)
Platforma: Zoom (link će biti dostavljen prijavljenim učesnicima)

Cilj sesije

Sesija ima za cilj da predstavi ključne pojmove i standarde vezane za digitalno nasilje nad ženama i djevojkama, uključujući:

  • – pravne standarde EU i Vijeća Evrope u oblasti tehnologijom omogućenog nasilja,
  • – prava žrtava u digitalnom prostoru,
  • – sigurno korištenje tehnologije,
  • – praktične alate za prepoznavanje i reagovanje.

Kroz interaktivni format (diskusije na slučajevima iz prakse, pitanja i odgovori, grupne refleksije), učesnici će dobiti priliku da unaprijede svoje razumijevanje i pripreme se za daljnje zajedničke aktivnosti.

Ciljna grupa

Sesija je namijenjena:

  • – policijskim službenicima,
  • – pravosudnim i socijalnim radnicima,
  • – predstavnicima organizacija civilnog društva,
  • – edukatorima i mentorima mladih,
  • – drugim akterima uključenim u prevenciju i odgovor na rodno zasnovano nasilje.

Facilitatori:

  • – Meliha Sendić – ekspertica za rodno zasnovano nasilje i institucionalni odgovor
  • – Bojana Jovanović – ekspertica za pravo i ljudska prava
  • – Goran Zarić – domaćin, Propulsion

Prijava

Za učešće je potrebno ispuniti registracioni formular najkasnije do 22. oktobra.

Broj mjesta je ograničen. Potvrdu i detalje o pristupu (Zoom link) poslat ćemo odabranim učesnicima.

Unaprijed hvala na interesovanju i doprinosu borbi protiv digitalnog rodno zasnovanog nasilja.

Srdačno,
Propulsion & Makerspace Garage tim

Ova stranica je izrađena uz finansijsku podršku Vijeća Evrope. Izneseni stavovi ni na koji način ne odražavaju zvanično mišljenje Vijeća Evrope

5August2025
by Goran Zarić

Gender Sensitivity in HR Policies for Cybersecurity Organizations

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Photo by Kampus Production

Become a Partner in the CybHER Programme: 

Her Cyber: Empowering Women and Girls in Cyber

The British Council and Propulsion invite cybersecurity-focused organizations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia to join the Gender Sensitivity in HR Policies for Cybersecurity Organizations initiative.

This activity will support up to 15 organizations per country in revising their recruitment, retention, promotion, and workplace safety policies to create a gender-supportive environment. Through evidence-based workshops, tailored technical assistance, and showcasing best practices, the initiative aims to catalyze systemic change within the cybersecurity sector and strengthen organizational capacity for gender-sensitive HR policies.

About the Programme

CybHER is a regional programme implemented in six Western Balkan countries, aiming to empower women and girls in cybersecurity and support a more inclusive, diverse, and future-ready talent pipeline.

The programme is funded by the UK government and implemented by the British Council. One of the programme components is related to the enhancement of Gender Sensitivity in HR Policies for Cybersecurity Organizations. This initiative is implemented with the support of Propulsion, and industry leaders who recognize the value of gender inclusion and early-career mentoring in tech.

This initiative addresses key HR challenges in the cybersecurity sector by:

  • – Eliminating potential gender bias in recruitment
  • – Expanding diverse talent pools
  • – Ensuring equal career advancement opportunities
  • – Creating safe and inclusive work environments for women

It will deliver:

  • – Two one-day workshops per country for HR professionals
  • – Technical assistance to support HR policy adjustments
  • – Practical toolkits and guidance for gender-sensitive recruitment, retention, promotion, and workplace safety
  • – Final national public event showcasing organizations that have successfully implemented changes

The workshop will be held in:

Who Can Apply?

Eligible participants are:

  • – Cybersecurity-focused organizations (public or private)
  • – Organizations with a dedicated cybersecurity department or personnel
  • – Organizations willing to commit HR professionals/ Managers or Directors to attend training sessions and follow-up technical assistance

Why Participate?

Selected organizations will:

  • – Strengthen their HR systems to attract and retain diverse talent
  • – Improve workplace culture and inclusion standards
  • – Gain access to tailored technical assistance
  • – Be featured in best practice case studies at public dissemination events (national visibility)
  • – Position themselves as active promoters and contributors to gender equity in the cybersecurity sector
  • – All workshops and technical assistance are provided free of charge

Programme Outline

Workshops:

  • – Two one-day workshops per country (up to 15 participants) on:

    1. Gender-sensitive recruitment policies and practices
    2. Gender-sensitive retention policies (including work–life balance)
    3. Gender-sensitive promotion policies and practices
    4. Gender-sensitive workplace safety policies

Support:

  • – Technical assistance to at least 5 organizations per country to adapt their HR policies
  • – Development of a toolkit and guidance for gender-sensitive HR practices

Visibility:

  • – 6 national public events (one per country) with 80–100 attendees, showcasing best practice examples

How to Apply

Organizations interested in participating are invited to express their interest by completing the application form below.

Following the selection, the British Council and Propulsion will contact chosen organizations to confirm participation, provide workshop details, and schedule technical assistance sessions.

For questions, please contact Ivana Jovanović at ijovanovic@propulsion.one.

16June2025
by Goran Zarić

Call for Companies to Host Interns in Cybersecurity

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Photo by Andrea Piacquadio

Become a Partner in the CybHER Programme: 

Her Cyber: Empowering Women and Girls in Cyber 

The British Council and Propulsion invite forward-thinking companies in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to join the Her Cyber: Empowering Women and Girls in Cyber Internship scheme project as host organizations for a new generation of women in cybersecurity.

About the Programme

CybHER is a regional programme implemented in six Western Balkan economies, aiming to empower women and girls in cybersecurity and support a more inclusive, diverse, and future-ready talent pipeline.

The initiative is funded by the UK government and implemented by the British Council, in partnership with Propulsion, and industry leaders who recognize the value of gender inclusion and early-career mentoring in tech.

Who Can Apply?

Only companies whose core business is cybersecurity or who have a dedicated cybersecurity department and designated cybersecurity personnel are eligible to participate.

This criterion ensures that interns are placed in environments where their learning and development in cybersecurity can be meaningfully supported.

Why Become a Host Organization?

By participating in this internship programme, your company will:

  • – Gain access to motivated, skilled interns trained in IT or engineering
  • – Contribute to gender equality in the cybersecurity workforce
  • – Position your company as a socially responsible leader in the digital industry
  • – Establish partnership with the British Council, opening opportunities for future collaboration, visibility, and engagement in international programmes.

Each selected company will host intern/s in their cybersecurity team for a period of three months (estimated dates September–December 2025). Interested applicants should comply with the following: 

  • – Final-year undergraduate students in IT or engineering, or
  • – Recent graduates in IT or engineering actively seeking employment

or Master’s students in IT or engineering looking to enter the job market

Host Responsibilities

Participating organizations will:

  • – Offer a three-month placement within a cybersecurity department or project
  • – Define learning objectives and real-world tasks for the intern
  • – Appoint a mentor to guide the intern’s development
  • – Ensure a collaborative and inclusive work environment
  • – Accept the programme’s stipend arrangement (the British Council fully covers stipend)

Each selected company will sign an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to formalize participation and define obligations, reporting mechanisms, and timelines.

Apply below

Companies interested in hosting a CybHER intern are invited to express their interest by completing the application form below. Following this, the British Council and Propulsion will schedule meetings with shortlisted companies. Once selection process if finalised, Propulsion will facilitate in coordination with British Council an introductory meeting with selected companies to discuss logistics, intern profiles, and MoU formalization.

 

3March2022
by Goran Zarić

Apply for our support

 

Apply for Our Support

 

Propulsion works with partners, companies, donors, organizations, and individuals who foster social innovation that creates more dynamic, equitable, and prosperous communities. 

Propulsion prefers to support more than one project per year, and the maximum amount of a total annual Propulsion fund is $50,000. 

Are you eligible?

If your proposal has the potential to make social change and create innovative solutions to the needs and problems of society or is aiming to improve the cooperation of the for-profit, non-profit sectors, and individuals in order to create powerful solutions to address social needs and problems, let us know and we will do our best to provide the support. 

Before you submit a project proposal, we ask you to ensure that you meet all our criteria:

  • Are you an organization or institution?
  • Do you work from a social impact perspective?
  • Is your organization or institution led by the community you serve?
  • Do you have the promotion of human rights and/or social impact as a primary mission, and not just as the focus of part of your programs?
  • Does your group’s work push for structural and fundamental change?
  • Does the work you do focus on issues that are under-addressed and/or contested?

 

Propulsion does not support: 

  • Groups whose mission and/or primary focus is not the promotion of social impact;
  • Groups that actively seek to deny the human rights of any social groups;
  • Groups led by, or structurally or economically dependent on political parties, government agencies, or religious institutions;
  • Stand-alone travel grants (costs for travel can, however, be part of broader applications provided they are consistent with the group’s mission and strategies);
  • Is commercial in nature;
  • Duplicate of an already existing project.

 

Do you share our principles of work?

Propulsion values listed principles, and we expect our partners to commit to valuing the same principles:

  • Respecting the Law;
  • The integrity of recording and reporting financial results, including: 
    • Co-financing principle – If the scale of your initiative is larger than our support we are supporting your efforts for co-financing and  Propulsion will finance your project respectfully scaling participation of other supporters;
    • No double financing rule – This means that you can only use the money for the purpose you have promised to use in your application.  Combining the Propulsion grant with other funding programs and state aid is possible, but the funding should not overlap. 
  • Respect for Human Rights;
  • Quality Delivery; 
  • Ethical Competition; 
  • Respect for Diversity;
  • Avoiding Conflicts of Interest;
  • Protection of Personal Information.

How to apply?

Language of application 

The application can be submitted in English or BCMS languages.

The application requires and must include the following items:

  • Proposal Narrative
    The Proposal Narrative template is available here.
  • Budget Proposal
    This is the financial description of the project you would like to be supported and should correspond to the activities in the Proposal Narrative.  The Budget Proposal template is available here.
  • Registration Documents
    Please include your Certificate of Registration or other documentation showing the legal status of your organization or institution. If you’re not registered, please include an explanation (in the transmittal email) as to why your organization is not registered and the status of any pending applications for registration.All registration documents should be uploaded and accompanied with the Proposal Narrative and the Budget Proposal in PDF format.

You can submit your application and/or ask for more information about the granting process and/or ask for consultations via email: grants@propulsion.one.

Every Application received by email will be sent a reply email acknowledging the reception of the Application.

Submissions that do not meet the above application requirements will be considered technically ineligible and will not be considered for funding.

How and when applications are being reviewed?

You may submit your proposals, during an annual window, while the decision on the support will be made bi-monthly. 

The grants review committee will evaluate all eligible applications. 

You may be asked to submit additional information and/or a revised budget. Propulsion may partly support your proposal depending on the availability of funding.

Each application will be evaluated and rated on the basis of the evaluation of the next criteria:

  • complete project proposal that meets application requirements;
  • quality of the project proposal;
  • potential for multiplier effects and sustainability;
  • costs are reasonable and realistic in relation to the proposed activities and anticipated results.

Redress procedure

The redress procedure shall uphold the principles of transparency and equal treatment. Redress shall apply to the context of evaluation only and shall be submitted maximally two weeks after the received decision letter.

The official letter providing information on the assumed shortcomings in the handling of the proposal, that jeopardized the outcome of the evaluation process, shell be submitted to the grants@propulsion.one with the subject “(name of the applicant) – Redress procedure”

Under the responsibility of the Propulsion, an internal evaluation review committee (“redress committee”) will then be convened to examine those cases that have been submitted.

To be considered eligible for the redress procedure, a complaint must be:

  • Received before the deadline specified;
  • Submitted using the method described and containing the description of the grounds for complaint;
  • Sent by the contact person representing the applicant;
  • Related to the evaluation process or the eligibility check of a particular proposal.

 

Good luck!

15April2021
by Goran Zarić

Web Development Services – Roster

Procurement

 

Propulsion is LOOKING for a qualified web developer or web developing company for the provision of web programming services. The web developer will provide web development services for active Propulsion’s programs and make sure that web portals under Propulsion’s administration are fully functional and maintained.

Propulsion is a communication organization specializing in innovative socially engaged campaigns and projects that address a wide range of topics, from critical thinking and problem solving, through media and digital literacy, to preventing radicalizing narratives, as well as other key communication skills needed to navigate the world which is constantly changing.

The Propulsion business model practices modern digital solutions and ideas. We seek the services of a web developer who utilizes modern digital solutions in web programming, follows the prescribed standards for website optimization and instructions of the Propulsion program and creative team.

Expected specific assignment
  • – Back- and Front-end web development with a focus on clarity, functionality, ease of use, the possibility of later expansion, modification, and optimization;
  • – Design and development of web architecture and web components, plug-ins, and adds-on optimization;
  • – Conceptualization and development of new features, visual identity, and website layout/user interface by using standard HTML/CSS practices;
  • – Implement SEO optimization in accordance with the engine’s prescribed standards.
Qualifications
  • – Three or more years of experience in web development – a portfolio of projects;
  • – Extensive knowledge of HTML5 i CSS3;
  • – Familiarity with at least one of the following programming languages: PHP, ASP.NET, Javascript;
  • – Willingness to implement ideas and projects in a short period of time.
APPLY HERE!

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

This call is always open.