Anna Lindh Foundation

Public institution "VIRTUS LT"

National Network

Lithuania

Address

SENASIS UKMERGĖS KELIAS 21C-1 14302 UŽUBALIAI Lithuania

Country

Lithuania

City

UŽUBALIAI

Street address 2

SENASIS UKMERGĖS KELIAS 21C-1

Telephone

+37062063966

E-Mail

dalia@arthousevilnius.lt

Year of Establishment

2008

Contact Person1

Tautvydas Vencevičius

Job Title 1

director

Contact Person 2

Dalia Vencevičienė

Job Title 2

project manager

Organisation Type

Public Institution

Fields of Activity

Arts

General Information

Public institution „VIRTUS LT“ was established as a mediator between the representatives of public, non-governmental and private sectors to ensure consistency of efforts and to maintain political momentum in serving public needs, with particular attention to public education in healthy lifestyle, prevention of disease and harmful habits. Budgetary rezources available in a year - 6000 EURO. Sources of funding - private funds. Modalities of action - living with cancer and cancer prevention projects. Main partners - public organizations, medical instutions, mass media. Number of staff - 4 persons.

Mission and Objectives

Our mission: To reduce the discrimination of cancer patients and integrate them into the society, to initiate public actions with the purpose to draw the society's attention to healthy way of living and cancer prevention.

Main Projects / Activities

The establishment has created and administrated the website www.iveikliga.lt (Iveik liga in Lithuanian means overcome the illness.), also organizes public events on living with cancer and cancer prevention, VIRTUS LT cooperates with public organizations, arranges and conducts living with cancer and cancer prevention seminars.