The response to the COVID-19 pandemic is a pandemic of solidarity

Project facts

Project promoter:
Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights(LT)
Project Number:
LT-ACTIVECITIZENS-0004
Status:
Completed
Final project cost:
€5,000
Other Project Partners
Lithuanian Anti-Poverty Network(LT)
Programme:

Description

The project aims to encourage Lithuanian society to support actively the efforts of non-governmental organizations and researchers by persuading decision-makers to take into account the needs of the most vulnerable groups in society while combating the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. Using social media and online media the project''s information and advocacy campaign will seek to attract at least 2,000 active citizens'' votes in support of proposals to the government to ensure adequate incomes, affordable social services and adequate protection of human rights in the crisis response. In the case of successful implementation, the advocacy and communication activities carried out during the project will mobilize a critical mass of active citizens and, thus, will have a lasting impact on the development of the state, while improving the representation of the interests of the most vulnerable groups in society.

Summary of project results

The project encouraged Lithuanian society to support actively the efforts of non-governmental organizations and researchers by persuading decision-makers to take into account the needs of the most vulnerable groups in society while combating the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis

Using social media and online media the project''s information and advocacy campaign attracted 1900 active citizens'' votes in support of proposals to the government to ensure adequate incomes, affordable social services and adequate protection of human rights in the crisis response.

The advocacy and communication activities carried out during the project mobilized a critical mass of active citizens and media attention and, thus, will have a lasting impact on the development of the state, while improving the representation of the interests of the most vulnerable groups in society.

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