LIME project presentation

NGO Talent City, Latvia

http://www.talantupilseta.lv/

June 12-16, 2013

Our activitiesCulture and Education Studio „Talent City” has been established with the aim to offer various creative free

time activities to children and adults in Latvia.  Two main activity directions are: organizing various educational and creative courses and maintaining Latvian cultural heritage through ancestry traditions.

There are various handicraft courses in Talent City where people can get new knowledge and know-how like: bijouterie making,decoupage, leather crafts, glass painting, , felting, knitting, crocheting, candy bunch

making, embroidery etc. 

• www.talantupilseta.lv

www.talantupilseta.lv

Our activitiesnew - Study circle method

• A specially designed course "Discovering Latvia" in English gives an opportunity to understand the Latvian culture, traditions, language and today’s situation.

About Latvia and Riga

Refugees and asylym seekers in Latvia

• . Numbers of immigrants • 2,4 % of population (45 870)

Latvia's population is 2.2 million: 82% Latvians, 15% Latvian non-citizens, 1.4% are citizens of Russia, and 0.85% other registered immigrants

• Origins of immigrants • Russia, Afganistan, Georgia. Immigrants mostly are in the age from 20 to 40 years with a

secondary

• education (85%).

• . Reasons for immigration • Latvia is not a target country for immigrants; comparatively low level of social welfare in Latvia. 

Reasons: Family reunification 56 % (spouses and children) Employment 14 %, students

CONSULTATIVE BOARD (on national level, as in most EU countries). Sample model will be taken from Spain, Ireland and Finland

New - e-platform of NGOs : http://www.ngolatvia.lv/en/

NGO Shelter SAFE HOMEon grass root level deals with REFUGEES. Other organizations only train their staff and sate institution staff ( social workers, municipality workers, school teachers). http://www.patverums-dm.lv/lv/starpvalstu-diskusija-par-beglu-integraciju

LIME project

Learning Town – Learning on Immigrant and Multicultural Education

Grundtvig Learning partnership (Nr. 2011-1-F11-GRU06-061584) • 2011-2013 , 8 countries

• Coordinator – Finland, partners – Latvia, Switzerland, Poland, Netherlands, Iceland, Italy, Cyprus

• http://i-lime.com/ • Latvia – 16 mobilities

Foundation for International Migration and Development

Project meetings• Seminar no. 1: Cyprus - 13.10.2011 – 15.10.2011• Seminar no. 2: Switzerland – 21.03.2012 –

25.03.2012• Seminar no. 3: Iceland – 16.06.2012 – 20.06.2012• Seminar no. 4: Italy – 17.10.2012 – 21.10.2012• Seminar no. 5: Latvia – 6.03.2013 – 10.03.2013• Seminar no. 6: Finland – 12.06.2013 – 16.06.2013

Project meeting in LatviaMarch 6 -10, 2013

On March 7, 2013, in the European Union House, there was a project meeting and discussions. Participants listened to On March 7, 2013, in the European Union House, there was a project meeting and discussions. Participants listened to NGO Providus researcher Linda Curika’s presentation on the integration of Russian-speaking population in Latvia, NGO Providus researcher Linda Curika’s presentation on the integration of Russian-speaking population in Latvia,

Gunta Viksna from NGO Shelter Safe House told stories about working with refugees and victims of human trafficking.Gunta Viksna from NGO Shelter Safe House told stories about working with refugees and victims of human trafficking.On March 8, we visited Jurmala Red Cross, where Ketija Tālberga introduced to social inclusion and the Red Cross On March 8, we visited Jurmala Red Cross, where Ketija Tālberga introduced to social inclusion and the Red Cross work, and there was a practical integration lesson – decoupage of a candle. In the evening - meeting in Riga Latvian work, and there was a practical integration lesson – decoupage of a candle. In the evening - meeting in Riga Latvian Society House, Lauma Celma told about the ABC Integration project, and in the evening guests listened to the vocal Society House, Lauma Celma told about the ABC Integration project, and in the evening guests listened to the vocal

group "Birds" 20th anniversary concert. March 9 was the final discussion day of the project and trip to Sigulda.group "Birds" 20th anniversary concert. March 9 was the final discussion day of the project and trip to Sigulda.

Final product, Latvia – programme

“Discovering Latvia in Study Circles”

Final product Discovering Latvia in Study Circles”- inside

Project “Create to Integrate”(Nordplus Adult Development project)Nr. AD-2012_1a-29626

5 partners – from Latvia, Sweden and LithuaniaAim – develop new creative integration methods,

Final product – Step by Step crafts

CONTACTS:

• Riga, Latvia, Dzirnavu 135-313 • N 56° 56.841' 

E 024°07.627' • www.talantupilseta.lv• info@talantupilseta.lv• Rita Liepiņa: +371 22131435

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