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Open Society Fund Czechia is a Czech foundation with more than 30-year history. Our mission is to nurture democracy in the Czech Republic. We support and educate civil society and encourage the state to develop into a place where everyone has equal chances and participates in various activities in their surroundings. We open up sensitive and neglected topics and together with donors we seek trailblazers who will carry them forward. Over the last 30 years, we have supported more than 10,000 projects done by Czech non-profit organizations and individuals with more than 2 billion Czech crowns.
In 2026, the Fund has decided to take the final legal steps to fully formalize our independence under Czech law. These steps involve the establishment of a new foundation and the merger of the existing foundation into it. The new foundation is called “Nadace OSF,” an abbreviation of the existing name and an informal brand we have used for many years, reflecting continuity.
Crowdfunding and building communities. We will support organizations in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia with 150,000 euros
In the Stronger Roots program, we will support 50 crowdfunding campaigns across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary with nearly €150,000. The selected campaigns will receive funding, expert consultation, and mentoring. (more…)
Civil society organizations and networks can apply in the Stronger Roots Call for Proposals: Matching Grants for Crowdfunding Campaigns
The Stronger Roots consortium has announced an open Call for Proposals: Matching Grants for Crowdfunding Campaigns targeted at civil society organizations from Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary who comply with and protect, promote or raise awareness of EU values and the…
Civil society organizations and networks can apply in the Stronger Roots Call for Proposals now
The Stronger Roots consortium has announced an open Call for Proposals targeted at civil society organizations and their networks from Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary who comply with and protect, promote or raise awareness of the EU values and principles of…
The Evaluation Summary demonstrates great impact of the Stronger Roots Program on its grantees
In its first round of 2019-2022, the Stronger Roots Program supported 35 organizations and 9 networks to strengthen their relationships with people and partners around them. The internal and external evaluation demonstrates the impact on both the internal mindset as…
The Stronger Roots conference hosted 90 civil society representatives in Prague
OSF Prague and its partners organized the Stronger Roots Conference hosting up to 90 representatives of the civil society organizations from Central Europe in Prague in May 11-13, 2022. The conference was held on the occasion of the closing of…
Stronger Roots Conference
OSF Prague and its partners will organize the Stronger Roots Conference hosting up to 90 representatives of the civil society organizations from Central Europe in Prague in May. The conference is held on the occasion of the closing of the…
Stronger Roots Program will support 35 organizations
Altogether 35 organizations will receive support from the Stronger Roots program which is implemented by a consortium of Open Society Fund Prague (CZ), Open Society Foundation Bratislava (SK), Glopolis (CZ) and the NIOK Foundation (HU). The goal of the program…
Eight years after the D.H. judgement a comprehensive desegregation of schools must take place
Eight years ago today, the Czech Republic was condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for discriminating against Roma children in its education system in the landmark D.H. judgment. Piecemeal measures post 2007 failed to eliminate discrimination and in…
Czech parent group in favor of inclusion says the state’s approach is the biggest obstacle
In the Czech Republic, the Alliance of Parents for Inclusion (Aliance Rodiče za inkluzi) has been striving for more than a year to bolster the role played by parents in the process of including children with disabilities into mainstream schools…
Young Czech student starting Roma projects internship at Canadian Embassy
Adriana Trejtnarova, a young Czech university student from the north Bohemian town of Broumov, is starting her three-month internship at the Canadian Embassy in Prague today. The young student of Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague was selected in…