Lituanie

Since 1966 the theatre has been the participant at the festivals of the International Puppeteers Organization UNIMA; the national centre of UNIMA operates at the theatre. The theatre also contributes to the activities of the international organization ASSITEJ. We also invite artists from foreign theatres to stage performances for our theatre, organise seminars, educational workshops. 

The main goal of Youth exchange agency is: to initiate and promote any kind of international and intercultural youth activity or activity related with youth issues.
Organisation was established in September 2003, but founders are active in field of youth non-formal education since the year of 1998.
Our fields of interest:
Work with the youth organisations:
• We organise regional programs for regional youth organisations and young people on the intercultural understanding (youth workers, social workers, teachers, students, etc.);
• We help to find partners for international cooperation;
• We organise integration possibilities for young people having less opportunities in local and international level through international youth exchange programs, short term volunteering programs, etc.;
• We act as an EVS coordinating organisation in Vilnius region (sending and hosting volunteers, keeping contacts, future capital projects);
• We promote youth initiatives and projects in local community.
Work with the youth/social workers:
• We organise international level courses, contact making seminars, study visits, and job shadowing projects, etc. for youth and social workers, who work with disadvantaged children and young people in various topics: outdoor education and experiential learning, social exclusion/inclusion issues, immigration etc.
• We have an attempt to generalise the situation of disadvantaged young people and youth organisations in Lithuania. We promote new necessary project to improve current situation.
Work with the “third countries”
• As Lithuania is supposed to act as a bridge for Eastern countries for better EU integration, we are promoting new projects with the third countries according their needs.

In the last year Vsi "Bendri Reikalai" received 3 project grants for various projects, ranging from the artist's video portraits to the interdisciplinary para-academic networking project in Baltics and Scandinavia.
One of the most recent projects was a series of events between Lithuania, United Kingdom and Russia. It culminated in a one month exhibition, 2 workshops and 2 lectures in Saint Petersburg during June 2014 and July at TAGA Creative Space  in St.Petersburg involving local art students and volunteers.  This particular project analyzed how political subjectivity is formed in relation to the digital media. One of the research and publication phases of the project was the involvement of 8 young writers and artists to contribute to the on-line publication Another Victory Over The Sun and also a workshop that is trying to rewrite the futurist opera for young participants and students from Saint Petersburg. The project was partly supported by the Nordic Culture Point and Lithuanian Embassy in Russia.
Another project is the video-portraits production about the youngest generation of writers in Lithuania. This project brings together certain political and cultural journalists and aspiring young people who are interested in the theme of the 'concentration' in the everyday and what it means in respect to the broader needs of the society. In addition, Vsi 'Bendri Reikalai' is producing a video interview website about Lithuanian emigre artists living in UK, focussing on the diaspora in cultural field.

We have implemented a lot of different projects seeking to help vulnerable groups, include them into labour market, education, expand ther knowledge:
Project descriptions:
1) 530878-LLP-1-2012-1-TR-KA3-KA3MP, LLP - KA3 project MONEY MASTER – Improving Financial Literacy Among Youngsters (MONEYMs), 2012-2014, The project aims to develop an innovative pedagogy and approach to learning, based in ICT, that can be applied in formal, non-formal and informal education settings, for delivering key financial literacy competences to youngsters.
The main outcomes of the project is:
- a computer game that provides a simulated real life-like environment in which users are presented with key financial concepts and are required to make decisions regarding the use of money;
- a toolkit - guidelines for using the game in different education settings, financial handbook and game user manual - for teachers, trainers and also in part for young people using the game.
The main outcomes are available online, have multi-lingua support (EN, TR, PT, DE, ES, LT) and the computer learning game follow WCAG  2.0 requirements, thus enabling for a wider dissemination and future impact.
2) JUST/2011/DAP/AG/3255, DAPHNE project IOR, 2011-2013, The main objective of the project “Daphne IOR” - to increase the dissemination of information about the extent of correct behavior in social networks using the principles and rules of good practice of European Union countries. In order to achieve the goals, project will create these products: a) cartoon of the social networks of dangers; b) 27 (all EU countries) animated social networking profiles, that constantly placing online material on a dedicated project team responsible behavior.
3)UK/11/LLP-LdV/TOI-406, LLP - Leonardo da Vinci TOI project Motivation and Job Opportunities Support Service (MOJO), 2011-2013, Transfered and adopted innovative employment support practice - skills acquisition, careers advice, vacancy identification and the required job matching support for the long term unemployed.
4) LLP-LdV-PRT-2011-LT-0235, LLP - Leonardo da Vinci Learning Partnerships project European NGO for mental health policies in non-Ue countries, 2011-2013, The project aimed to pool together three EU-based organizations working in third world countries in the field of international cooperation related to mental health using peer-to-peer collaboration with a view of strengthening the professionalism of each and improving their working skills in taking forward international cooperation intervention which places efficiency and effectiveness as top priorities.
5) 518585-LLP-1-2011-1-SI-GRUNDTVIG-GMPLLP - Grundtvig Multilaterals project Autism in Pink, 2011-2013, The project developed a new learning approach for a very specific and over all neglected social group, namely women with autism. Through the learning process which took the special education needs of women with autism into consideration the project contributed to their empowerment in the field of social interactions, active citizenship, equality participation in social activities.
6) LLIV-322, LatLit, 2012-2014, project My Social Responsibility – Social integration of people with disabilities in Latvia and Lithuania implementing principles of Universal Design and developing new social services
7) UK/12/LLP-LdV/TOI-594, LLP - Leonardo da Vinci TOI project Talent 4...Europe (T4E), 2012-2014, Talent 4...Europe (T4E) is a diagnostic system with the objective of assisting learners to define personal talents and therefore identification of career paths. T4E is an accessible programme and accompanying resource kit containing games, exercises, educational films, tasks, and specially designed software.
8) LLP-1-2013-1-IT-GRUNDTVIG-GMP, LLP - Grundtvig Multilaterals project Autistic adults Training for new Opportunities (AUTO), 2013-2015, The project is aimed at people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), adults / young adults, in the transition from the end of secondary school (or special schools) to work to promote the socio-labor insertion and increase the level of employability.

The main activities of the organisation includes preparing and participating in social, economical, cultural projects, organising national and international exchanges, training, festivals on those fields. The latter activities helps to create the favorable environment for the cooperation between partners, also to promote participation of people, organisations and partners into the common projects.

In two years Hortus apertus organized: First exhibition of Olfactory Art "Rose Garden" in Lithuania; Ongoing seminar "Smell and Music in different cultures"; International Conference ROSA MUNDI (Cultural and historical concept of Rose); Pommanders' exhibition "Fight the smell"; Exhibition "The smells' of Interim and Eternal City"; Vilnius Culture Night 2012: "Journey to Babilon: the oldest smells in human history".

Sensory Technology: We develop & offer a variety of sensory products in the Lithuanian market. Our flagship Sensory Box is currently in +30 institutions, providing safe educational and rehabilitation-friendly environment.
Penki Pojuciai Namai (Centre): A social centre with the aim to help children and families with psycho-social difficulties to reach their potential, and integrate into society.
Training and Capacity building: We offer a variety of training in/outside the centre in culture, therapy, sensory tech. We aim to increase the standards of services, products, and policies.
Awareness: We conduct campaigns of awareness on psycho-social challenges in the community

Uzhupis University; Uzhupis Film Festivals around the world; Publishing; A large network of cultural activists with a website; Organization of culture-heritage-communities seminars and
Youth volunteers exchange; other.

Accumulating, keeping, restoring, investigating and propagating monuments of the Lithuania nation and its fights for freedom and independence of the Lithuanian State, educational programs, organization of lectures, seminars, lessons, organization of celebrations, book presentations, organization of events for kindergartens, organization of events for conscripts, making reports, preparation of articles for press.

Foundation is working in the fields of cultural heritage, education and health. Main activities are concerts and festivals, seminars and workshops, publish books. Main projects: 
• "Gerio dirbtuves"  (workshop of kindness) during which for children sick with cancer was organised creative workshops,
• Sheet Music & Song Books.
• Festival „Vilniaus brodas gyvas 2011“.