NGO "Krantas"

Our main activities:
Youth initiative projects.Organisation implements various projects seeking to contribute to education of young people – to inspire their creativity, critical thinking and citizenship activities. Organisation works a lot with disadvantaged youth from rural areas and facilitates their integration into local community.
Actions and events for local community.

„Krantas“ tries to encourage local community to participate in social life, helps to tackle local problems and develops a variety of leisure activities.

Seminars, training courses, conferences.

. Organisation coaches and sends young people to develop their competences to various events in Lithuania and abroad.

Consultations

. Experienced members consult young people for making and managing projects, preparing reports and getting the information about the opportunities of non – formal education. International Youth awards programme. „Krantas“ implements the programme in order to promote young people to dedicate their leisure time for interesting and creative activities.

Youth exchange projects.

NGO „Krantas“ hosts and sends the groups of young people to youth exchange projects and gives young people the opportunity of intercultural learning.

Youth policy formation and implementation

. NGO "Krantas" has a representative in Plunges Region Council on Youth Affairs. As well, NGO "Krantas" supports development of rural NGOs from neighboring villages and regions.

Participation in Baltic Sea Region Youth Policy.

NGO"Krantas" from 2008 became a part of Baltic Sea States Sub-regional Cooperation (BSSSC) Working Group on Youth Policy (WGYP) Youth Network.

Main working themes
: Organization works with various themes and in various directions. Actually, it’s everything what concerns young people – starting with tackling environmental issues, human rights education and finishing with the promotion of artistic activities. Organization “Krantas” has already implemented plenty of projects, initiatives in local, regional, national and international level. At the moment organization works on information project “Without corners” – creates television broadcast and publishes magazine – this let young people to understand more about their local realities, opportunities and motivates to take active part in society.

Our target group:
Target group of NGO “Krantas” is young people from local community, especially with fewer opportunities (from rural areas, with social, economical disadvantages, etc.). Now in NGO“Krantas“ there are over 40 members aged from 14 to 29 years of age.