186 project news found Export
  • Lithuania flag Lithuania 29 September 2014

    Improving information provision for people with disabilities

    “A wheelchair is only a different way of moving around,” says Audrius Kalvėnas. He is working with the Lithuanian Union of Persons with Disabilities to help improve the lives of people with reduced mobility. 

    Programme: LT04: Funds for Non-governmental Organisations
    Project: LT04-0005: Social Welfare Development, representing the rights of disabled people
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Civil Society
    Programme areas: Funds for non-governmental organisations
  • Bulgaria flag Bulgaria 24 September 2014

    Enhancing the lives of Roma through empowerment

    “In Iztok, up to 87% of the households live at or below the poverty line,” explains Sasho Kovachev, Chairperson of Bulgarian NGO Liberal Alternative for Roma Civil Unification (LARGO), illustrating the scale of marginalisation facing Roma communities.

    Programme: BG05: Funds for Non-Governmental Organisations
    Project: BG05-0047: Establishment of a Roma Community Council in “Iztok“ Quarter of the City of Kyustendil
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Civil Society
    Programme areas: Funds for non-governmental organisations
  • Cyprus flag Cyprus 23 September 2014

    Culture centre in Cyprus building a common future

    Today it is the UN-controlled buffer zone that divides the Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots.  Hundred years ago, it was the colour of their clothing. Through funding from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, the Centre for Visual Arts and Research in Nicosia documents how the two groups lived peacefully together for hundreds of years.
    Programme: CY02: EEA Programme
    Project: CY02-0002: Centre for Visual Arts and Research
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Protecting Cultural Heritage
    Programme areas: Conservation and revitalisation of cultural and natural heritage
  • Estonia flag Estonia 22 September 2014

    Introducing green thinking in vocational training

    In Estonia, Norwegian and Estonian schools are working together to make environmental thinking an indispensable part of vocational education.

    Programme: EE10: Scholarship
    Project: EE10-0007: Designing Environmental Thinking in Vocational Education
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Research and Scholarship
    Programme areas: Scholarships
  • Lithuania flag Lithuania 29 August 2014

    Protecting Whistleblowers in Lithuania

    “There is no better way to encourage citizen to engage in anti-corruption than to ensure that they can report it safely,” says Sergejus Muravjovas, Executive Director of Transparency International Lithuania.

    Programme: LT04: Funds for Non-governmental Organisations
    Project: LT04-0028: Towards more transparent Lithuania
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Civil Society
    Programme areas: Funds for non-governmental organisations
  • Lithuania flag Lithuania 19 August 2014

    ‘Viltis’ – integrating people with mental disabilities

    “I am extremely grateful for having Amelia as a part of my life. Life would be meaningless without her,” says Neringa Bulotaite a member of ‘Viltis’ – a Lithuanian NGO working for the rights of children with mental disabilities.

    Programme: LT04: Funds for Non-governmental Organisations
    Project: LT04-0004: Temporary respite service – help and unfettered freedom for families raising persons with mental disability
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Civil Society
    Programme areas: Funds for non-governmental organisations
  • Slovakia flag Slovakia 07 August 2014

    Creating opportunities for the Roma

    In Slovakia, the unemployment rate among the Roma population is around 80 percent. In the eastern part of the country, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are helping create employment opportunities for the Roma through ecological farming.

    Programme: SK10: Funds for Non-governmental Organisations - Active citizenship and inclusion
    Project: SK10-0003: Production of bioseeds - the key to development of sustainable green economy
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Civil Society
    Programme areas: Funds for non-governmental organisations
  • Lithuania flag Lithuania 21 July 2014

    Finding a way out of the darkness

    “I have started to think about tomorrow and the future,” says Svajūnas, a drug addict for more than 20 years, receiving help through a project supported by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under the NGO programme in Lithuania.

    Programme: LT04: Funds for Non-governmental Organisations
    Project: LT04-0027: Ensuring service availability to people affected by HIV (including IDUs) and implementation of their rights
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Civil Society
    Programme areas: Funds for non-governmental organisations
  • Bulgaria flag Bulgaria 28 June 2014

    Empowering Roma youth

    “I hope the youth centre will be a place where we can make new friends and learn new skills,” says Kostadin Chilikov. He is one of many young people that will benefit from four youth centres that have received grants in Bulgaria.

    Programme: BG06: Children and Youth at Risk
    Project: BG06-0002: Establishing a Youth centre in the city of Plovdiv
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : EEA Grants
    Sector: Human and Social Development
    Programme areas: Children and youth at risk
  • Latvia flag Latvia 18 June 2014

    Smart governance for Latvian local authorities

    “This project will stimulate local government to take more initiative, improve their work and achieve a more efficient use of the resources,”explains Andris Jaunsleinis, Chairman of the Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments.

    Programme: LV07: Capacity-Building and Institutional Cooperation between Latvian and Norwegian Public Institutions, Local and Regional Authorities
    Project: LV07-0004: Smart governance and performance improvement of Latvian municipalities
    Project status: Completed
    Funded by : Norway Grants
    Sector: Human and Social Development
    Programme areas: Capacity-building and institutional cooperation between beneficiary state and Norwegian public institutions, local and regional authorities