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The aim of the project "Nothing about us without us: empowering LGBT youth in the fight against bullying" is to enable LGBT young people to actively defend their right to access education without discrimination, strengthen their resistance to bullying by providing improved emotional support services, and actively involve them in advocacy. The project also aims to involve the entire school community in the support network for LGBT students. Project target groups: LGBT students, representatives of the school community, implementing organizations and volunteers of the LGL emotional support platform. After the implementation of the seminars for students on bullying prevention, information days for school communities, an international conference on bullying prevention in Vilnius and a survey of LGBT students, situation assessment and research report, LGBT young people will be actively involved in advocating for the needs of their community. Updating the emotional support platform, ensuring its continuity, involving, and empowering volunteers and disseminating information about the services provided by the platform, will improve existing services to meet the needs of LGBT young people. Organizing an exchange of good practice visit to Lithuania for Norwegian experts, training in the field of bullying prevention, will encourage the inclusion of LGBT young people and raise awareness among partner organizations. It is expected that the proposed project will provide an opportunity for the main target group to participate in events, gain the necessary knowledge, and enable them to contribute to advocating for the needs of their community. The project will also provide an impetus to improve existing emotional support services, promote the inclusion of vulnerable groups, raise their awareness, and foster intercultural dialogue and intergenerational cooperation.