Lithuanian Prison Service allocates funding to a non-governmental organisation providing assistance to sentenced foreign nationals
Within the context of the Project Development of Quality Based Lithuanian Correctional Service System(PDP 3) implemented under the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms programme Justice and Home Affairs 2014-2021, through a tender procedure, Lithuanian Prison Service selected non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for projects in resocialisation of inmates. The Prison Service will allocate funding to the selected NGOs for their activities in prison. The projects will enable NGOs to offer the necessary support ensuring welfare of sentenced foreign nationals, sentenced non-nationals of the Republic of Lithuania and persons who do not speak the official language.
Funding was allocated to the following NGO: the Lithuanian Red Cross Society (reg. No 1G-686; 34,2 points scored) with the project “I am a part of community”.
Funding was not allocated to the following NGOs: VšĮ Integracijos iniciatyvos (reg. No 1G-682; 18,6 points scored) with the project “I accept the challenge”, VšĮ Asmenybės ugdymo mokykla (reg. No 1G-695; 13,8 points scored) with the project “Plan for freedom”, VŠĮ Vedų kultūros centras (reg. No 1G-702, 21,8 points scored) with the project “Resilience: Supporting the successful re-socialisation and integration of inmates into community”.
Last updated: 24-04-2024
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