Month: March 2024

In the framework of Startup10 program, which aims to promote food security and youth employment in ten (10) Italian cooperation partner countries (Albania, Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Tunisia and Uganda), four (4) startup companies candidates will be recruited by Centre for Economic and Rural Development (CERD)  to participate to the program of development of local startup companies operating in the green and blue economy sectors, with a focus on digitization processes.

The successful candidates will benefit from a support course in the form of coaching, at the end of which they will have the opportunity to present a pitch of their projects to a jury composed of national and international experts who will choose 1 winner. The award for the winner consists in a prize of € 5.000,00 to be used in the form of support tools, training, coaching, services and equipment according to the choice of the winner, as well as in participation in an Open Innovation program with an Italian company.

The Rules of the Call for Application, published on the website of STARTUP10 program (https://www.startup10medafrica.com/call-for-startups/) and on the website of Centre for Economic and Rural Development (CERD), contains all information on the conditions of participation, registration, selection criteria and the conduct of the STARTUP10 Call for Applications.

Participation in the call for applications implies the unconditional acceptance by the candidates of the said Regulation in its entirety, the rules of ethics in force on the Internet, as well as laws, regulations and other texts applicable in the countries concerned by the STARTUP10 program.

This registration must be received at Centre for Economic and Rural Development (CERD), in the manner indicated at www.cerd.ba no later than April 30, 2024 (23:59 CET time).

Please find Rules of the Call for Application HERE.

Application form can be downloaded HERE.

Centar za ekonomski i ruralni razvoj (CERD) je partner na projektu ECO HOUSING u okviru kojega će se raditi na promociji prirodne izgradnje te će se zajedno sa partnerima iz zemalja V4 regiona (Češka, Slovačka, Mađarska i Poljska) organizovati praktične edukativne radionice iz prirodne gradnje.

U zemljama V4 regiona  postoje stotine porodičnih eko kuća koje su izgradili entuzijasti uz podršku organizacija civilnog društva koje edukuju kako širu javnost tako i same praktičare (obrtnike i zanatlije). Međutim, ekspertiza i iskustvo u oblasti ekološke izgradnje objekata su veoma ograničeni u Bosni i Hercegovini tako da će Projekat Eco Housing direktno adresirati ovaj problem.

Veliki negativan uticaj građevinske industrije i domaćinstava na klimatske promjene biće adresiran kroz promociju ekološke izgradnje kuća i ekološkog stanovanja. Praktične vještine eko izgradnje kao i podizanje javne svijesti o prirodnim materijalima, koji imaju nisku emisiju CO2 i koji zadovoljavaju standarde za pasivne objekte, predstavljaju aktivnosti projekta koje će biti bazirane na razmjeni iskustava i na uspostavljanju i jačanju partnersatva u zemljama regiona V4 i zapadnog Balkana. Sve ovo će u konačnici imati pozitivan i održiv uticaj na lokalne zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini.

Profesionalci i ljudi iz sektora građevine kao i cijelo društvo trebaju biti informisani i razumjeti važnost promjena i novih trendova  u građevinskoj industriji kao i promjena u našim životnim navikama kako bismo svi zajedno prevazišli iracionalnost sadašnje konvencionalne gradnje. To će se postići praktičnom demonstracijom i usavršavanjem neophodnih vještina, a na osnovu razmjene iskustava. Praktična demonstracija će uključivati projektovanje “Tiny House” i održavanje praktičnih radionica o metodama i tehnologijama njene izgradnje koje će CERD organizovati u saradnji sa stručnjacima iz partnerskih organizacija iz zemalja V4 regiona.

Projekt implementacija period : 1 mart 2024 – 31 avgust 2025 (18 mjeseci)

PARTNERI

Slovenské centrum pre komunikáciu a rozvoj, br / slovački Centar za Komunikaciju i Razvoj (SCCD), Slovačka, Podnosilac

Centar za ekonomski i ruralni razvoj / Centar za Ekonomski i Rural Razvoj (CERD ), Bosna i Hercegovina

Sdružení hliněného stavitelství zs / Zemljana arhitektura Udruženje (SHS), Češka

Környezettudatos Építők Szervezete / Udruženje o ekološki svjesnoj gradnji (KÉSz), Mađarska

Ogólnopolskie Stowarzyszenie Budownictwa Naturalnego / poljsko udruženje za prirodnu izgradnju (OSBN), Poljska

Projekat Transformativni pristup u borbi protive klimatskih promjena kroz ekološku izgradnju kuća (ECO HOUSING) u Bosni i Hercegovini i regionu zapadnog Balkana sufinansiraju vlada Češke, Mađarske, Poljske i Slovačke putem Višegrad grantova iz Međunarodnog Višegrad Fonda.  Misija fonda je da unapredi ideje za održivu  regionalnu saradnju u zemljama Centralne Evrope.

 

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Transformative Approach to Combat Climate Change through Eco Housing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Western Balkan region

Center for Economic and Rural Development (CERD) is a partner in the ECO HOUSING project which will promote natural eco construction and will, together with partners from the countries of the V4 region (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland), organize practical educational workshops on natural and eco housing practices.

In V4 countries there are hundreds of family eco-houses built by enthusiasts, supported by civic associations, which educate both the public and the craftsmen. However, expertise and experience are  limited in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and this obstacle will be directly addressed through this project.

The huge effect of construction industry and households on climate change will be addressed by promoting  eco-housing. Practical skills of craftsmen and public awareness on low-emission natural materials and  passive standards will be build based on exchange of experience, initiation and strengthening of partnerships in V4 and Western Balkan for sustainable impact to local communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Professionals in construction and the whole society should be informed and understand the importance of pattern changes in building industry and change of our living habits to overcome the irrationality of the current conventional construction. This will be achieved by practical demonstration and improving skills, based on exchange of experience. The practical demonstration will involve the design of a tiny house and practical trainings workshops on methods and technologies during its construction for the partner from Bosnia and Hercegovina, under the leadership of the experts from V4 countries. By an online campaign the broader public will be reached and local communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be equipped to pursue eco-housing projects.

Project implementation period: 1 March 2024 – 31 August 2025 (18 months)

PARTNERS

Slovenské centrum pre komunikáciu a rozvoj, n.o. / Slovak Centre for Communication and Development (SCCD), Slovakia, Applicant

Centar za ekonomski i ruralni razvoj / Center for Economic and Rural Development (CERD), Bosnia  and Herzegovina

Sdružení hliněného stavitelství z.s. / Earthen Architecture Association (SHS), Czechia

Környezettudatos Építők Szervezete / Association of Enviromentally Conscious Builders (KÉSz), Hungary

Ogólnopolskie Stowarzyszenie Budownictwa Naturalnego / Polish Association for Natural Building  (OSBN), Poland

The project Transformative Approach to Combat Climate Change through Eco-Housing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Western Balkan region is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund.  The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable  regional cooperation in Central Europe.