Anna Lindh Foundation

NGO Youth centre Babilonas

National Network

Lithuania

Address

Dziaugsmo 86 11302 Vilnius Lithuania Lithuania

Country

Lithuania

City

Vilnius

Street address 2

Dziaugsmo 86

Mobile Phone

+37065069372

Telephone

+37065069372

E-Mail

rolandasliaziene@gmail.com

E-Mail (2)

rolandasliaziene@gmail.com

E-Mail (3)

rolandasliaziene@gmail.com

E-Mail (4)

rolandasliaziene@gmail.com

Year of Establishment

1993

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Contact Person1

Rolanda Sliaziene

Job Title 1

director

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Fields of Activity

Arts

General Information

Youth Center Babilonas (Vilnius, Lithuania) -  non-profit non-governmental organization established in 1993. All activities are based on communication and active participation, self-expression and own initiative to help youngsters to experiment using different forms of arts and their own creativity. NGO, 2 staff members, other people work according contracts; Budget per year vary from 10 000 € to 100 000€. It depends on projects. Sources of funding - local and European funds, Youth in action program, Municipality funds, etc. Our partners - different LT schools and many European partners.

Mission and Objectives

Our mission - to re-establish the real value of human being through the new attitude towards communication, cooperation, positiveness and  personal development .... Objectives: self-expression and self-cognition; mobility and promotion of the person; intercultural learning; creativity and artistic expression as means of communication and reaching out for young people and educators, etc/  

Main Projects / Activities

•  Workshops built on  active participation, communication and cooperation, learning by doing and other purposeful group activities for their social and emotional development - for school classes; • Seminars, trainings and long term projects (more than 20) for Lithuanian school teachers and other educators (for their personal development) based on the forms of non formal education; • More than 80 intercultural youth exchanges since 1993 with different European partners; • Summer camps for disadvantaged young people and children from foster home; • The main project for high school classes “Another week” - based on methods of youth non-formal education (the age of targets: 14-18 years old). The whole class during 5 days (not attending the school) have creative workshops built on their own active participation, communication and cooperation, learning by doing and other purposeful group activities for their social and emotional development. Professional artists and youth workers are leading these groups. Youngsters themselves choose the topics for the week. Generally chosen topics are: relationship with adults, bullying, loneliness, unknown future, daily school life, etc. • Intercultural youth exchanges.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We have really lots of intercultural experience and different experience working with children, parents and teachers and - we are ready to share it.  

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

To be able to get the information for different trainings opportunities, events, funds, etc. 

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