1 / 17

Political Foundations in Lithuania – Work in Progress

Political Foundations in Lithuania – Work in Progress. By Jurgita Choromanskyte, founder of Open Society and its Friends. Where is Lithuania???. The parliamentary political parties. The situation of Civil Society. I do not trust You I do not even trust myself

yanni
Download Presentation

Political Foundations in Lithuania – Work in Progress

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Political Foundations in Lithuania – Work in Progress By Jurgita Choromanskyte, founder of Open Society and its Friends

  2. Where is Lithuania???

  3. The parliamentary political parties

  4. The situation of Civil Society I do not trust You I do not even trust myself So, I do not trust in Civil Society

  5. What is an NGO?

  6. 58% of population believes NGO’s to be charities 38% - are meant only for their members 37% - provide certain services 25% - lobby for their interests

  7. 41% of the respondents could not name at least one NGO Caritas 16%; Disabled people org. 8%; 22% are or have been involved in the work of NGO Most are active in sports organizations/clubs 45% say that they are not interested 13% see no point or purpose in participating 38% would prefer non active participation giving the 2% of their taxes to a chosen organization

  8. In 2009 456 000 citizens donated 40 mln LTL (~ 12 mln EUR) to ~ 17 000 organizations Biggest receivers: “Bedu turgus” charity, animal rights organizations, children's’ hospital In 2010 411 000 citizens donated 36 mln. LTL (~ 10 mln. EUR) to ~ 18 000 organizations Biggest receivers: Modern Art Center, “Bedu turgus” charity, animal rights’ organizations

  9. Open Society and Its Friends Liberal Foundation

  10. Have no permanent staff, but run by the founders on pro bono basis Funded by private donors, and funding organizations (ALDE, EP, ELF etc.) Not affiliated, but very much related to the Liberal Movement political party A few facts about us

  11. Funding third party projects Helping with the publishing of academic books Bachelor and Master theses scholarships Annual Conference Seminars Online Seminars – e-Academy Activities of Open Society and Its Friends

  12. Open Society and Its Friends

  13. Your almost local partner for projects carried out in former Soviet Union countries You benefit from the point of view that is not yet Western, but not Eastern anymore – in between You not only help the developing countries, but also can lead “a teenager to becoming an adult” 3 points to remember

  14. Jurgita Choromanskyte founder of Open Society and Its Friends Jurgita.choromanskyte@europarl.europa.eu www.atviravisuomene.lt www.e-akademija.lt

More Related