Lithuania is characterized by low involvement of local communities and NGOs in environment protection-related public policy and decision making at the local governance level, which is largely caused...
Research indicates that Civil Empowerment Index of Lithuanian society remains low, at the same time it is evident that students are the group with the biggest potential in this area. The project aims...
Climate change (CC) is one of the biggest global challenges, and yet it is not recognized enough by the Lithuanian society and government. NGOs working in the area of CC policy-making are few, and...
Lithuania has 16 multiple sclerosis (MS) associations, distributed in 10 cities in 6 regions, and even though the geographic coverage is broad, the extent and quality of activities differ considerably...
Lithuanian society substantially lacks information and awareness of child aid mechanisms and damaging effects of institutionalization, as well as has little knowledge about provision and benefit of...
There is no temporary respite care service (TRCS) providers in Vilnius, which would give an opportunity for families raising children with mental disabilities to leave them for some time under care of...
For more than 2 decades poverty and social exclusion are persistent problems in Lithuania, which were boosted even more by economic crisis. State policy on eradication of social exclusion is rather...
Lithuania remains among states characterized by very poor public mental health indicators with preserved legacy of closed residential institutions, including large psychiatric hospitals. Paradox of...
About 20% of Lithuanians use their right to know while the level of civic engagement has not been increasing recently. Citizens do not seek information because they are not aware of the procedures...
About 61% of Lithuanian LGBT community representatives indicated they suffer discrimination and harassment because of their sexual orientation, shows EU Fundamental Rights Agency internet survey. The...
Even though there are a few organizations, programs and projects in Lithuania promoting local and international volunteering, volunteering is not well known or recognized as one of non-formal...
As a matter of fact cancer patients experience emotional, social and daily life difficulties and there are little ways of solving these problems during or after the cancer treatment in Lithuania. This...
