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The implementation of holistic, human rights– and science–based sexuality education in Lithuania is still facing considerable resistance and does not find a specific place in the education system. The topics of HR are still on the margins due to the great fragmentation of society, fear of dealing with inconvenient topics, lack of understanding of these topics. Although the new Life Skills Program, which is currently being developed, integrates several topics of sexuality education, the particularly important themes of sexual orientation, gender identity, healthy and equitable, and safer sex remain little or not discussed at all. Also, a significant number of representatives of (non) formal education institutions still see inconvenience and lack of tools to work on these topics. Therefore, this project, operating in parallel at the local and national level, aims to ensure high–quality implementation of sexuality education as a tool for the prevention of bullying, violence against LGBTI + persons in education institutions of two Lithuanian municipalities (Vilnius and Marijampolė). The target groups of this project are non–formal education institutions, representatives of Vilnius and Marijampolė Municipalities, representatives of the Parliament HR and/or Education Committees and the Ministry of Education, and indirect target group – students and young people and the general public in Lithuania. It is expected that after the meetings, the representatives of the Municipalities will find concrete ways to integrate quality sexuality education into (non) formal education institutions, meetings with Parliament Committees will help to include our suggestions for the Life Skills Program more effectively, an in-service training program will be accredited, and with the help of the provided supervisions, we will be able to strengthen skills of the staff of (non) formal education institutions.