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9 out of 10 Lithuanian residents have never participated in public consultations, while 1 out 9 municipalities do not publicly consult with citizens. In 2020, the Index of the perception of civic influence on decision-making decreased from 61.2 to 55.7 points out of 100. With the help of this project TI Lithuania addresses the problem of low citizen participation and their engagement in local decision-making. TI Lithuania together with its partners will promote active citizen participation and inclusion in decision-making through participatory budgets (PBs). The project target groups are (1) members of local communities, (2) representatives of local public administrations, associations, national and local decision-makers.
Planned results: (1) Increased citizen participation in decision-making (engaging at least 150 citizens in at least 10 public consultations, at least 16,000 citizens in at least 6 municipalities in PB initiatives; strengthening civic education of at least 36,200 citizens); (2) Encouraging citizen participation in civic activities (at least 50 percent more municipalities implementing PBs; TI Lithuania implementing at least 3 awareness-raising campaigns); (3) Established and strengthened partnerships between CSOs and public entities (involving at least 11 partners; at least 50 municipal representatives in the exchanges of PB experiences; at least 280 representatives from national and local public administrations, communities in Lithuania and abroad); (4) Strengthened inclusion of vulnerable groups (involving at least 20 municipal representatives in trainings on how to include diverse social groups); (5) Increased transparency of public institutions (at least 6 municipalities publishing more information on PB-related expenditure); (6) Proposals to improve public policy (by submitting information requests to 60 municipalities and at least 5 proposals to public institutions to strengthen citizens‘ engagement in decision-making