European Endowment for Democracy (EED) cooperates with hundreds of dedicated organisations and courageous individuals. Through a series of fresh and compelling personal narrative stories, they offer an insight into EED grantees – their work, their struggle and their shared determination to make a difference. 

Berna Akkızal: “Civic space is that area in society where each person can express their views, organise and be active in an association and go and join a protest. These are fundamental acts in a democracy.”

You can find the interview with our Executive Director Berna Akkızal as part of the #FirstPersonStories project from here.