{"id":13978,"date":"2026-05-06T00:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/?p=13978"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:06:20","slug":"applications-are-now-open-for-theplace-programme-2nd-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/en\/applications-are-now-open-for-theplace-programme-2nd-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications are now open for THE:PLACE Programme (2nd Edition)!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-1x2trga-eeec583d2085587e43f2dc25303a0799 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1gmsbi2-5095620b793f2d85fee0c51298fa08b8 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-motpqwcj-5cc4c1373c8477a05b212b5cf4b91f1e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Applications are now open for THE:PLACE Programme (2nd Edition)!<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mot58uq8-544d6e42b0cda93143ea2d02b14b7375\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mot58uq8-544d6e42b0cda93143ea2d02b14b7375 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mot58uq8-544d6e42b0cda93143ea2d02b14b7375 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mot58uq8-544d6e42b0cda93143ea2d02b14b7375 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-13971 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-13971 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_App-Call_Horizontal-1030x641.webp\" alt='' title='1_App Call_Horizontal'  height=\"641\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_App-Call_Horizontal-1030x641.webp 1030w, https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_App-Call_Horizontal-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_App-Call_Horizontal-768x478.webp 768w, https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_App-Call_Horizontal-1536x956.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_App-Call_Horizontal-2048x1275.webp 2048w, https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_App-Call_Horizontal-1500x934.webp 1500w, https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_App-Call_Horizontal-705x439.webp 705w, https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_App-Call_Horizontal-1400x871.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-19pi4ii-b97183c9ea49c235a5a634253bae80d8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"394\">THE:PLACE is an exchange programme that brings together civil society organisations from T\u00fcrkiye, the European Union, and enlargement countries to build lasting collaborations and create impact at the local level.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"617\">Co-managed by ALDA and the Center for Spatial Justice (MAD), and supported by the Mercator Foundation, the programme brings together CSOs and local authorities through capacity building, peer learning, and joint projects.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"805\">As THE:PLACE enters its second edition, the first call of this new cycle is now open. The programme invites CSOs and local authorities to co-develop solutions to shared local challenges.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"1013\">\ud83c\udf0d This edition highlights participation, collaboration, and co-creation processes. Applications from those working on \u2014 or interested in \u2014 climate adaptation and digitalisation are particularly encouraged.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1043\">\ud83d\udcc5 <strong data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1043\">Deadline: 5 June 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1288\">\ud83d\udd17 To learn more about the programme and the application process, you can visit the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/en\/theplace-2e1r-call-for-participants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application page<\/a><\/strong> or take a look at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mekandaadalet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/THE_PLACE-Call-for-participants-1st-round-2nd-edition-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application guideline<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-nr9ha2-9fa9b058cf52a119ddb020cd8e037297 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[257,53],"tags":[631,153,155,163],"class_list":["post-13978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theplace-3-en","category-news","tag-mekanda-adalet-en","tag-theplace","tag-mad","tag-mekanda-adalet-dernegi-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Applications are now open for THE:PLACE Programme (2nd Edition)! 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