2022/03/25
During the past 10 years, the Baltic Countries have continuously improved integration policies by developing specific national level programmes and action plans. The mission of the project is to strengthen these existing initiatives further and apply experience and knowledge of the Nordic Countries. Such synergy would benefit not only local authorities and civil society, but also refugee and immigrant communities as well other integration actors. With the current refugee situation in Europe rapidly changing due to the war in Ukraine these aims are more important than ever.
Aims:
Actions to strengthen cooperation and develop partnerships:
Target groups
Local authorities, civil society, refugee and immigrant-led organizations, NGOS and other integration actors
Thematic areas
Project duration: 2022-2023
Contacts:
Coordinators of the project activities in Lithuania
Vida Gintautaitė
Adviser for Social and Health issues at Nordic Council of Ministers Office
+370 685 27738 vida@norden.lt
Lina Kisevičienė, Director of Diversity Development Group
+370 607 66902 lina@diversitygroup.lt
Latvia
Daina Mežecka
Adviser on Social Welfare, Civil Society at Nordic Council of Ministers Office
+371 293 94399 daina@norden.lv
Alda Sebre, Social Integration Foundation, alda.sebre@sif.gov.lv
Ieva Raubisko, Providus, ieva.raubisko@providus.lv
Estonia
Madis Kanarbik
Head of Nordic Council of Ministers Branch Office in Tartu
+372 7423 625, +372 50 46570 madis.kanarbik@norden.ee
Anne-Ly Reimaa, Head of International Relations on Integration Issues at the Estonian Ministry of Culture, Avaleht | Kultuuriministeerium
Viivian Jõemets, Chief Expert at the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Estonian Ministry of Education and Research | (hm.ee)
Janika Hango, CEO of Tartu Welcome Centre, Tartu Welcome Centre: Newcomer Information Centre
UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic countries
Karolis Zibas
Integration Officer
+46 704 375594 zibas@unhcr.org
Project partners in Lithuania: