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First example of participatory budgeting on the national level

09.08.2018. Author:Providus

After a decade of regional level participatory budgeting event that started in 2008, Portugal is currently developing its first participatory budgeting (hereafter PB) project on a national scale. The initiative is called Participatory Budgeting Portugal (PBP). Read

Participatory budgeting: How to start in Latvia?

20.07.2018. Author:Providus

On participatory budgeting. Read

Mapping Report: Social Orientation in Latvia

05.03.2018. Author:Agnese Lāce, Rasmuss Filips Geks

Social orientation activities encompass courses, modules and other initiatives in which non-nationals are introduced with basic civic knowledge of the host society. In Latvia they are provided in the framework of social integration policy guidelines, and cover activities for third country nationals and beneficiaries of international protection. Read

Migration Matters Video Screening: Are you part of the "us" or the "them"?

28.02.2018. Author:Providus

We're excited to invite you to MigrationMatters first ever screening in Latvia, featuring videos from their newest online course "Rethinking 'Us' & 'Them': Integration and Diversity in Europe", which examines questions such as: "How do we make integration work?", "Why is talking about identity so complicated?", and "How can we learn diversity?". Read

Summary of Ideas: how to Facilitate Citizen Engagement?

07.02.2018. Author:Providus

Summary of ideas from the regional conference "Best practices of citizen engagement in the Baltic Sea region". Read

Think tank PROVIDUS will be lead by policy analyst Iveta Kažoka

19.01.2018. Author:Providus

From January 19, 2018 the think tank PROVIDUS will be lead by the senior policy analyst Iveta Kažoka. Read

Why Baltics does not compete for talent?

11.12.2017. Author:Linda Jākobsone

On December 4, 2017 PROVIDUS and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung organized Public Policy Forum "Migration Policies: Competing for Talent". The main issues discussed were what are the existing and potential benefits of migration and how does migration diversify country's economy and society. One of the participants in the discussion was Kristjan Lepik (MOVE Guides) who shared his vision with Linda Jākobsone, PROVIDUS communications project manager. Read