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National Network
Lithuania
Address
Lygybės g. 21-86, KaunasCountry
City
VilniusStreet address 2
Naugarduko g. 32/2, VilniusMobile Phone
+37064331871Telephone
+37064331871Telephone (other)
+37068448203E-Mail (2)
austeja.k@akt.ltE-Mail (3)
austeja.k@akt.ltE-Mail (4)
austeja.k@akt.ltWebsite
Click HereYear of Establishment
2014Contact Person1
Austėja KrištopaitytėJob Title 1
Project ManagerContact Person 2
Deimantė RadišauskaitėJob Title 2
Project Team LeadOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
Democracy and community development, Human rights, Youth and educationGeneral Information
AY Institute is a Lithuania-based for-purpose organisation that unites young leaders, thinkers and doers, those who seek change and those who make change. We have extensive experience in non-formal education, as well as a range of other topics. Most important among which are sustainability, inclusion & human rights, mental & physical health, digital tools & personal development opportunities.
Mission and Objectives
Our mission: bring change within communities, organizations and policies by implementing innovative social initiatives.
Our vision: building a skilled & socially responsible society.
Main Projects / Activities
Sustainability: launching the first mobile climate museum in the Baltics (within EUKI framework)
Sports: Erasmus+ Big Collaborative Sports project – “Empowerment Through Sports” aimed to create contact between different social groups by using sports as a tool in order to foster social inclusion and make young people understand how minority discrimination works and how to counteract this.
Mental Health: “Mind full, or Mindful?” aims to raise awareness about mental health among youth and make it one of the top priorities.
Inclusion: “Young (Ex-)offenders’ Support” – aims to foster the employability of young ex-offenders by providing employers, youth/social workers & career specialists with tools to teach, guide & employ this vulnerable group.
Upskilling: “YEES!” project focuses on establishing connections between relevant sectors and jointly working on increasing employment and employability of youth, creating services and mechanisms that foster local activity level for youth employment and employability.
Digital Tools: “Transforming Covid-19 into an Opportunity” is a project aimed to help youngsters that are affected by Covid-19 by supporting young people in their search for jobs in digital spaces.
Active Participation: “FRIDAY” is a project which aim to increase the knowledge of young people about environmental issues; encourage the active participation of young people in the European environmental process and to raise young people’s awareness of the importance of taking action against climate change.