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Every year, millions of wild animals are killed on Europe’s roads. For every animal counted, many more die unnoticed. In Greece, the National Wildlife Observation Network is developing new ways to prevent wildlife from being run over to protect both biodiversity and drivers.

Despite some progress, women in Slovenia continue to be under-represented in politics and business. With funding from Norway, the ‘OPENN’ project is working to identify the barriers that hinder greater female participation.

What does your gym do to adapt their facilities to help wheelchair users to take part in activities? Physiotherapy student Łukasz Kozłowski from Poland and Ásta Jónsdóttir from Iceland tried to move around in wheelchairs one day to better understand the challenges.

People living with HIV often face prejudice and discrimination in their daily lives. With support from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the Polish 'NGO programme', the 'HIVocrisy. Let’s Cure It' campaign aims to change that.

The Slovak NGO KASPIAN has been working in Petržalka, the largest Slovak housing estate, for almost 20 years. Many of the children and young people in the area come from troubled backgrounds with high levels of deprivation.

Lithuania has undergone enormous changes over the last 25 years, yet families with children who have learning disabilities still require considerable support in order to be able to integrate their child into their family and community.

‘See the person, not the disability’ - this is the message of the ‘I AM HERE’ project which is helping to address the isolation often experienced by people with learning disabilities and their families.

With support through the EEA Grants, a Romanian NGO is working to protect the rights of people with disabilities, living in psychiatric wards, hospitals and specialised social care institutions in Romania.

Romania has the lowest recycling rate in the EU. Less than three per cent of the waste is recycled. Supported by Norway, waste collections points are now set up across the country.

“I drew a tree…I wrote his name in Greek and he wrote his name in Arabic. Ten minutes later we were laughing, he made fun of my accent in Arabic.”