Anna Lindh Foundation

National Development Institute

National Network

Lithuania

Address

Naugarduko 41 (Block No. 32), LT-03227 Vilnius Lithuania

Country

Lithuania

City

LT-03227 Vilnius

Street address 2

Naugarduko 41 (Block No. 32),

Mobile Phone

+37065905605

Telephone

+37052127782

Telephone (other)

+37065905603

E-Mail

npi@npi.lt

E-Mail (2)

raminta@npi.lt

Year of Establishment

2001

Contact Person1

Raminta Andziulyte

Contact Person 2

Raimonda Kucinskaite

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Fields of Activity

Democracy and community development

General Information

National Development Institute is established in Lithuania by various shareholders - from university and public institutions to private persons and NGO's. It is a small institution of up to 10 workers. Sources of funding are different: EU, local governmental or municipal funds, private donations as well as some of resources from economic activities. Our organization is engaged in projects in Lithuania as well as to post-soviet countries (Georgia, Moldova, Kaliningrad, Ukraine, Armenia and Belarus, ect.) to share Lithuanian development experience. We have been working on nonformal education projects currently together with Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia. Our organization is engaged in cooperation with actors from European countries (Central and Eastern European countries, Nordic countries and other EU countries) in order to share and transfer good practices to Lithuania and underdeveloped countries. Lithuania has common historical issues and human rights and democratic development aspects especially with Izrael as well as the other countries seeking for democracy in South-Mediterrarian region (like Tunisia). Our organization is interested in developing relations with these countries and becoming an ambasadors of Lithuania.

Mission and Objectives

National Development Institute a non profit organization established to find optimum solutions in the main aspects of development based on civic initiative, practical realism and scientific competence. Mission of the institute is to develop democratic creative entrepreneurial mindsets of people as well as innovative social and governmental systems. One of the main target groups is young people, as far as they are open-minded the most and can become pioneers of development. These aims are based on European values of sustainable development, good governance and equal rights.

Main Projects / Activities

National Development Institute pursues projects on: - improvement of efficiency of public sector, - strengthening non-governmental organizations, - development of cooperation between local authorities and NGO‘s, - training advocacy and policy analysis capabilities, - enhancing democracy and civil society, - promoting youth entrepreneurship, creativity and leadership, - promoting understanding of other cultures.