The focuses are on the neighbouring Kaliningrad

oblast of Russia, Belorus, and the South Caucasus region.

NGOsworking Lithuanian abroad

Lith. NGOs meeting with EC EuropeAid (28 02 2004)

The main success of the Platform during 2004

The Platform become coordinated movement

of 15 NGOsExternal forces

Trialog and CIDA-ODACE

Lithuanian NGDO Platform members

They are very different

The women organizations, ethnic minorities associationshave excellent connections for

cross-border cooperation, experience in refugee work, gender

issues.

Lithuanian NGDO Platform members

The coalition The New Connections are

six NGDOs, working on national and international level in Development

education.

Lithuanian NGDO Platform membersThe Lithuanian Red Cross, Movement Chernobyl,Geneva Initiative on PsychiatryChurch related organizations Lithuanian Caritas, Lithuanian Kolping society,

Life and Faith institute are members of well established global

institutions. As participants at general assemblies,

committee’s members they are regularly exposed to the global challenges, involved into decision making processes, projects.

Lithuanian NGDO Platform members

Environmental Information Centre

via GLEN network sends volunteers to Asia and

Africa countries.

Lithuanian NGDO Platform

For the time being, we can only guess how many Lithuanian NGOs are going to implement EC projects by participating in the consortiums

with NGDOs of OMS.

The main challenge facing the Platform during 2005

The Platform members concerns are:

• members’ capacity building program,

• to create working structure for mutual information and experience exchange,

• to share information, human recourses,

• to learn to represent the value of the very specific social diplomacy activities carried out abroad at national and EU level.

The main challenge facing the Platform during 2005

Assessment of opportunities:Description of member organizations

competence, experience, projects

Lithuanian ODA

Is carried by MFA Department of Multilateral Relations

Director Mr.Rokas BernotasDevelopment Assistance

Department DAD Mr.Gediminas Levickas

Working documents

Statement by Lithuanian Government Nr 564, issued on 06 05 2003

Concerning Development Assistance Policy

for 2003 – 2005 Focus on Ukraine, Moldova, South

Caucasus, BalkansTechnical assistance projects

www.lrv.lt

MDG – UNDP and MFA 2004, Kaunas

UNDP project with MFA 2004-2005“Strengthening National Capacity of Lithuania as an Emerging Donor”

European Parliament

Dr. Danute Budreikaite V-President of the Comm. on

Development

dbudreikaite@europarl.eu.int

ODA

• The time has come for a change

• No one will - should - be excluded

• LET’S DO IT TOGETHER