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ACTIVITY SCOPE Education programmes and methodological support to teachers ■ Pre-primary/ Pre-school ■ Primary ■ Lower Secondary/Basic ■ Upper Secondary ■ Non-formal Education Teacher training Coordination ■ Events ■ Certification ■ In-service training programme accreditation ■ In-service training Institution accreditation Adult Education ■ State language ■ Non-formal Adult Education ■ Andragogue Training ■ Distance Education ■ Publications Expert and other Activities ■ Textbook and education tools evaluation ■ Researches ■ Monitoring Projects ■ National ■ International ■ EU projects

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.

Our main areas of activities: •  Public awareness raising and civic education on sustainable development issues; • Increasing opportunities for Lithuanian NGOs to participate in international development cooperation; • Representation of the NGDO Platform and its members at national and international organisations and networks • Active participation in shaping and implementing Lithuanian, EU and UN development cooperation policies; •  Developing and strengthening the capacities of the NGDO Platform and its member organisations. Lithuanian NGDO Platform has rich experience in implementing projects on advocacy, awareness raising, development, education and etc. We are member of GLEN (Global education network) - preparing and sending intern to global NGOs, LATO NGO partnership internship project with Russian NGOs, Erasmus KA2 - EVS projects in Mexico, Nepal, Vietnam and other global initiatives. Together with municipalities implementing educational and train the trainer programs about global education, development, capacity building of NGOs, volunteering. Together with various partners as universities, NGOs in education, children and youth center, UNESCO implementing local and international projects. We also partner in project for journalist and their  capacity building.

Creation the chain of sustainable travel product chain

International „Youth exchange“ project „International Collage“ - 2010 International „Youth exchange“ project „Minority in Majority“ – 2010 1. Preparation of stage arts projects (dance, video, music); 2. Presentation of foreign stage arts projects; 3. Implementation of joint projects with foreign partners; 4. Preparation and coordination of educational stage arts projects and programmes; 5. Accumulation and dissemination of information on stage arts; 6. Provision of cultural and creative public services.

One of the major activities is preparation of feasibility study for the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania "Knowledge Management and Innovations". (Attachment of the summary under additional information section).

2006 – 2007 Study “Legal environment for foundations in Lithuania and The USA”
2007 – 2010 “Legal analysis of the concept of endowment” and legislative initiative that resulted in amending Law on foundations of the Republic of Lithuania.
2009 – 2011 “Improvement of legal environment for NGOs in Lithuania”.
2013 – 2015 “Legal environment of collaboration and partnership of Government and NGO”.
2014 – 2016 “Improvement of legal environment for freedom of association in Belarus”.

•  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.

• Administration of the EU PHARE Civil Society Development and EU PHARE ACCESS programmes; • Technical support to the European Union Programmes, providing financial support to the non-governmental organizations; • Annual organization of Lithuanian non-governmental organizations forum since 1996; • Publishing of the informational bulletin “The Third sector” since 1995, which was replaced by the informational portal in 2007; • Creation and administration of the public database of non-governmental organizations; • Publications – “Writing Winning Grant Proposals. Step by Step”; “Foreign Support to the Lithuanian NGOs”; “Practical Guide for Lithuanian Non-Governmental Organizations”; “a Handbook of NGO Governance”; “Non-Profit Organizations: Nature and Regulation”, etc. • Implementation of tens of researches regarding the Lithuanian non-profit sector; • Coordination of the Lithuanian NGO Coalition's activities; • Establishment of the Lithuanian NGOs coalition for philanthropy. This resulted in the opportunity for the citizens to donate 2% of income tax to the non-profit organizations; • Initiative to establish the National anti Poverty Network and the Platform of Non-Governmental Development Organizations in Lithuania.