{"id":4160,"date":"2025-09-15T07:56:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T07:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdm.nl\/?post_type=initiative&#038;p=4160"},"modified":"2025-09-15T07:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T07:56:42","slug":"civitates","status":"publish","type":"initiative","link":"https:\/\/sdm.nl\/en\/initiative\/civitates\/","title":{"rendered":"Civitates"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text-block block\" id=\"\">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        <div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center grid-margin-y\">\n                            <div class=\"large-8 cell\">\n                    \n\n\n                                            <div class=\"last-child-nbm\">\n                            <p>In alle windstreken van Europa staan democratische verworvenheden onder toenemende druk. De civiele ruimte krimpt, onafhankelijke media worden aangevallen en digitale platforms worden steeds vaker gebruikt om desinformatie te verspreiden en polarisatie aan te wakkeren. Maatschappelijke organisaties die zich inzetten voor de verdediging van democratische waarden, hebben vaak te maken met politieke ondermijning, beperkende regelgeving en chronische onderfinanciering.<\/p>\n<p>Civitates is een filantropisch fonds dat mensen ondersteunt die zich inzetten voor de bescherming en revitalisering van de democratie in Europa. Het fonds is actief op drie belangrijke gebieden: versterking van het maatschappelijk middenveld, verdediging van de mediavrijheid en de waarborging dat technologie het algemeen belang dient.<\/p>\n<p>De financiering is langdurig en flexibel, waardoor organisaties kunnen reageren op uitdagingen, nieuwe kansen kunnen ontwikkelen en capaciteit kunnen opbouwen. Verschillende organisaties die door Civitates zijn gesteund, hebben politieke schandalen aan het licht gebracht, kiezers gemobiliseerd, onrechtvaardige wetten aangevochten en bedreigde gemeenschappen verdedigd.<\/p>\n<p>Sinds haar oprichting in 2018 heeft Civitates meer dan vijftig organisaties ondersteund om de belangrijkste pijlers van de democratie in 21 Europese landen te verdedigen. De impact ervan ligt niet alleen in het werk dat het financiert, maar ook in de manier waarop. Civitates richt zich op lokale expertise, handelt op basis van feedback en verfijnt voortdurend zijn subsidieprocessen om beter aan de behoeften van zijn partners te voldoen.<\/p>\n<p>De doelen van Civitates sluiten goed aan bij de missie van Stichting Democratie en Media. Door te opereren op het snijvlak van technologie en democratie is Civitates op Europees niveau van meerwaarde. Deelnemen aan dit fonds geeft Nederlandse initiatieven toegang tot een groot Europees netwerk en levert relevante kennis op uit andere landen. 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