WHO WE ARE?

* We are NGO, association of active people “ACTIVISTS”;

* Main aim to promote people development, active participation, non-formal education as a tool for intercultural learning and self-development;

* we are interested in almost all topics, because in our database we have more than 3000 people;

* main topics are entrepreneurship and healthy life (sport);

Association AKTYVISTAI was founded in 2013. Based in Kaunas, Lithuania. At that time the main aim of AKTYVISTAI was to gather a company which would not only realise itself and its ideas but would also spend their free time together doing something meaningful & healthier for themselves, their families, community, country. But in last years association mainly promoting youth development, the mobility of young people and fostering active participation, to spread the ideas of sustainable development, to promote non-formal education as a tool for intercultural learning and self-development. The association is open not only for the youth but everyone who likes an active lifestyle, is positive, looks for friends or wants to teach or learn something new. It is also possible to test yourself in various activities, find new friends, just have a good time and even to earn some experience. The attitude of organization involves being ACTIVE, POSITIVE and ENJOYING life. The aim of AKTYVISTAI is to coordinate the actions in the way that would allow all of its members feel free to use their skills and experiences implementing their ideas. We are helping to people be motivated, united, and get discounts in some events, trainings or activities.

Association are not limiting activities to one direction, allowing people of different ideas to express themselves freely. For this reason, we are encouraging people to implement their own or their friends’ ideas. This helps to perform our tasks more effectively, our members are better motivated and active and the internal atmosphere of the association is more balanced. The main activities of organization are implementing different ideas by volunteering or through the different funds and projects. Examples could be actions for projects, hosting events and trainings, we are organizing international meetings, vacations, leisure and sports activities full of good mood and atmosphere. Topics are very different, from environment and climate change to human rights, entrepreneurship, sport or healthy life. Our members represented Lithuania in over 200 various international events which created plenty of opportunities and help to gain experience, which we will use in this project. tal we send more than 400 participants in international projects and probably involve around 1000 in local activities. Target group are dividing in 2 groups, ones is youth from 16 to 30, another adults from 30 to 55.

For now association has around 50 active member which always involve to different kind of event. Out them 3 are professional trainers / project coordinators, 8 active project managers / volunteers. Our network of contacts combine more than few thousands different kind of active people in all Lithuania and Europe. Organisation participate in international NGO network of experiential learning (IELN) and also business intercontinental global network BNI. Also we belong to ANNA LINDH foundation network. We believe, that we can be really useful and helpful with our knowledge and know how in all projects and networks.

Association main activities is combine and motivate people to be more active. Members always trying to give opportunities and extra motivation to other people. From 2013 main activities of organization are to implement different ideas by volunteering or through the different initiatives, programs, ideas, funds or projects. From beginning till nowadays we have basketball team in Kaunas amateur league, also organizing weekly basketball sport activities. Already implemented 5 canoeing tours with more than 150 people in total, board games evening with more than 500 people in total. Other leisure time activities. Other examples could be actions for projects, hosting events and trainings. We are organizing international meetings, discussions, vacations, leisure and sports activities full of good mood and atmosphere. So new knowledge, methods, used and shared good practices in this project will be very usefull for our Aktyvistai NGO and youthworkers.

Few videos from our actions you can found here: http://bit.ly/2WoJuOY

Association already implement 3 Erasmus+ youth exchange in 2015-2019 years with more than 140 international participants in total. Was a partner and coordinator for Lithuania in Erasmus+ Sport 2 years projects “True basketball.Real games”. From 2017 NGO was partner in Erasmus+ Capacity building in the field of Youth project “Bridge between Europe and Asia called Synergy”. In 2019 we are implemented Erasmus+ Sport small collaboration projects “Volunteering for sporty and healthy life” & “Women Empowerment in Sport”. Some members help to coordinate and implement Erasmus+ Sport 2 years project in Lithuania: ”Fans Against Violence”. Our members represented Lithuania in over 200 various international events. Most of the projects and activity you can see here: https://goo.gl/buKvJm

Association members together with trainers and volunteers every year join and help to implement the youth camp in the nature, organized by other NGO. This camp focus on leadership, climate change and love for environment topics. Our lectors moderate some workshops about survival  in nature, how to save and love nature, climate change. This camp is organized 6 years in the row, so we have big experience in environment topic and problem solving with Youth. You can see video of youth camp here: https://bit.ly/2U7wkVa

Every year we join and participate in very big event in all Lithuania to collect waste and clean our environment. This event calls https://www.mesdarom.lt   It is very big and useful event in all country.

Project events and publications