The Open Society Institute – Sofia Foundation (OSIS) with the support of Open Society Foundations (OSFs) and in cooperation with the Open Society European Network (OSEN), consisting of civil society organizations in Central and Eastern Europe, launches a call for proposals by civil society organisations seeking to support the inclusion of so far marginalized and […]

We are now accepting applications for the upcoming #Rethink1989 Autumn Memory School.DATES: October 4th-8th 2020ORGANISER: The Jan Nowak-Jeziorański College of Eastern EuropeThe 1989 Memory School an international project aimed at gathering young scholars and activists who are interested in European history and its impact on contemporary developments. The school will focus on the memory of 1989, […]

Many NGOs could not properly operate or continue their activities after the quarantine was imposed in March 2020.The Civil Society Development Foundation of Romania urged the Open Lithuania Foundation and its partners, as well  as 14 other country operators of Active Citizens Funds in other European countries, to prepare and conduct a survey of NGOs. […]

Until February 28 2020, Lithuanian non-governmental organizations are invited to apply for the Active Citizens Fund. The Active Citizens Fund in Lithuania, financed by EEA Grants 2014 – 2021, was awarded a total budget of 9 millions euros for strengthening civil society and active citizenship, empowering vulnerable groups.The EEA and Norway Grants are funded by Iceland, […]

Event date: 27th of NovemberTime: 16:30–17:30Venue: Atviros Lietuvos Fondas, Didžioji str. 5, VilniusEvent language: English.***The event is organized by Open Lithuania Foundation as part of the project “European Solutions LAB” in partnership with Foundation for an Open Society DOTS (Latvia), Jubel – European Conversation Festival (Belgium), Open Estonia Foundation (Estonia). The project is co-funded by […]

Beginning of project: October 1st of 2019 (18 months)Lead partner: Open Lithuania Foundation (OLF) (non-governmental organization promoting progressive change towards an open society through joining forces and executing advocacy initiatives, visibility campaigns, joint projects, monitoring and training programs).  Partners: Res Publica Foundation (a Warsaw-based publishing house and a think-tank focused on Central European region – […]

The annual Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index (CSOSI), which has been funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the past 20 years, informs and impacts the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) within countries. The 2018 CSO (The term Non-Governmental Organization or NGO is more prevalent in Lithuania) sustainability index reports on […]

Event date: 11 th of NovemberTime: 18:00–20:30Venue: Atviros Lietuvos Fondas, Didžioji str. 5, VilniusEvent language: English.Following 30 years since the popular uprising in 1989 that eventually led to reunification of Europe, we are facing a new crisis: freedom, self-rule, unified Europe – the ideas that mobilized the democratic revolutions are in peril. In this political […]

On 23 Oct 2019, the Active Citizens Fund (ACF) in Lithuania financed by the EEA Grants was launched. In 2019-2024 the ACF will allocate EUR 9 million to the strengthening of civil society and empowering vulnerable groups. Its activities in Lithuania will be administered by the consortium of non-governmental organizations – Open Lithuania Foundation, OSFL […]

At the end of April 2019, the new Advisory Council of the Open Lithuania Foundation started its work. The institutional memory from the previous board will be transferred to the new one by Justinas Žilinskas, an expert in international humanitarian law, Professor at the Institute of International and European Union Law of Mykolas Romeris University, a […]

The sixth edition of the National Equality and Diversity Awards is looking for its nominees. The Lithuanian public is invited to name the most remarkable human rights initiatives of 2018. During the selection process last year 200 initiatives were named. 24 of them were selected for further consideration. On March the National Equality and Diversity […]

On 10 January 2019, a consultation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) was initiated in Vilnius in the context of the EEA-Norway Financial Mechanism Programme “Active Citizens’ Fund” to obtain the most up-to-date and accurate data on the challenges of Lithuanian civil society and the needs of non-governmental organizations. The consultation with CSO representatives was organized […]