Social Project of LC Lithuania 2015/2016

„Children of Lapiai“

Aim:  Support children from Lapiai children‘s home improving living conditions, diversifying their after class activities and help to take care of teeth and mouth hygiene.  

Target group: Orphanages and children from families of social risk living in Lapiai children’s house (10-18 years).

50 kids live in the dormitory during the school year. The children of the custody group live permanently, while socially supported children and those of disadvantages families go home. During the summer 26 children live without parental care.

Duration:  From May of 2015 till May of 2016.

The main problems which face children and social workers from Lapiai children‘s house:

1. The dormitory in which children live is very old and is in a very bad condition. The building itself is in wrecking state, old windows, floor and doors. Thermal Isolation of the building terrible, which causes very low temperature inside during the winter time. Sometimes the temperature in the building reaches only 15 Celsius degrees. Heating is also ineffective. The dormitory building is over 100 years old. Since entering the European Union the dormitory does not qualify for the European standards. The dormitory is 330 sq., wrecking state, unfit for child care. Nine children live in one room (i.e. one child has only a bed in the room); there is one common bathroom, one shower, 3 common use sinks.
2. Children’s dental health is inappropriate.  Children’s teeth are crooked and aesthetic. Therefore children need dental treatment of high quality.
3. Children need additional after school activities. They must be busy and educated in not only basic courses at school, but also must be promoted their creativity that could express themselves.

Project Activities:

• Organize bigger variety of leisure activities.
• Spend more time with children actively communicating and making handicrafts.
• Educate children about dental care and hygiene.
• Organize charity concert to support children form Lapiai children‘s house.
• To provide appropriate dental care and esthetical mouth and teeth treatment services.

Implemented activities:

1.       Wonderful summer day spent together with Ladies circle Lithuania and children from Lapiai children‘s house singing songs, playing games and barbeque hotdogs.

2.       Organized afternoon at the trampoline park in PALANGA

3.       Lecturer given about dental care and mouth hygiene

4.       Handicrafts evening

The name of the project:

Social project „Another way“

Implementation period:

2009-2010

The aim of the Project:

Provide information about occupation to the youth, stimulate their social participation inviting them to know the activities of the club. Provide knowledge and ground for the development of the new created organization.

The main activities and results:

1. The camp for the participants of „Another way“ Organized where lectures „ Career – from manager to the boss“, Introduction to the classical music“, Effective rest based by Silva methodology“ were given. Organized a team building assignment.

2. The aim of the camp – communication abilities improvement of the pupils was successfully accomplished. The pupils actively participate, organize the meetings.

The name of the Project:

Cooperation with association of children having heart illness „Mazoji sirdele“

Implementation period:

2010-2012

The aim of the Project :

To help to accquire Vivid 7 cardiac ultrasound system‘s a M4s matrix. Padėti įsigyti Vilniaus universiteto Santariškių klinikos širdies chirurgijos centrui echokardiografijos aparato “Vivid 7“ daviklį M4S.

The main activities and results:

The charity concert organized to collect donations. For collected donations The Vivid 7 cardiac ultrasound system‘s a M4s matrix bought and transferred was bought and transferred to Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos (Santariškių Klinikos) heart surgery center on 2012 04 19. This Matrix helps identify chidlren‘s heart disabilities on time.

The recuperator was bought for collected money and installed at Art Studio „Meda Project“ in Klaipeda where children having heart diseases could attend painting on water coursers

THE NAME OF THE PROJECT:

THE SOCAIL PROJECT „THE LITTLE JOINTS“, SUPPORT OF CHIDLREN HAVING REUMATIC ILLNESSES , IMPROVING HOSPITAL PREMISES, WARDS, CREATING BETTER PLACE TO BE. VAIKŲ TURINČIŲ REUMATINIUS SUSIRGIMUS RĖMIMAS, GERINANT LIGONINĖS PATALPAS, PALATAS, SUKURIANT PATOGESNĘ IR JAUKESNĘ APLINKĄ.

IMPLEMENTATIO PERIOD::

2010-2012

THE AIM OF THE PROJECT:

CREATE BETTER PLACE TO BE FOR CHILDREN HAVING TREATMETN FOR REUMATIC DISEASES, BYUING FURNTIURE ADOPTED FOR CHILDREN HAVING REUMATIC DISEASES.

THE MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS OF THE PROJECT:

FURNITURE (BEDS) TRANFERED TO VUH SANTARISKES KLINIKA REUMATIC DISEASES DEPARTMENT ON 2012 05 1

14 UNITS OF CHEST FOR DRAWERS , 6 UNITS OF TABLE TRANSFERED TO VUH SANTARISKIU KLINIKA PUBLIC ORGANISATION „CHILDREN HOSPITAL“ ON 2012 07 17

THE ROOM FOR CHILDREN RENOVATED FOR VUL SANTARISKES KLINIKA REUMATIC DEPARTMENT ON 2012 FOLLOWING PLANED VISION OF THE PROJECT CHIDLREN WERE VISITED CONSTANTLY WITH GIFTS FROM SPONSORS.

The name of the Project:

Social Project „Women to women“

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD:

2010-2012

THE AIM OF THE PROJECT:

LEGISLATIVIE, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MORAL ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN AT CARITAS MOTHER AND CHILDE CARE HOME.

THE MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS:

ASOCIATION MEMBERS TOGEHTHER WITH CARITAS MOTHER AND CHILD CARE HOME HELPED WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE. BY GIVING LEGISLATIVE, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND FINANSIAL SUPPORT. THIS SUPPORT WAS MUTUALY USEFUL AS TO WOMEN STAYING IN THE CENTER WITH THEIR BABIES AS TO MEMBERS OF LADIES CIRCLE ASOCIATION.

Project name:

Social Project „Turn back to the children“

Project period:

2013-2015

The goal of the project:

Social support for the group of children (teenagers), who are ready to leave the foster home , who are able to start autonomous life, education and work.

The main activities and results:

Besides supporting teenagers with various goods, clothes, household appliances which may help them start independent life, the Project will seek to stimulate initiative and strengthen their social abilities:

- Organize the cycle of seminars about optional occupation choices;

- Organize the cycle of the seminars about sex education;

- Organize the meetings with motivated teenagers who seek their goals – we think the a good example is addictive, especially among teenagers.

- In order to strive teenager‘s social abilities – first of all, we want to keep the traditions cultivated in the families like celebration of various holidays together, help them actively participate in social activities and organize them.

LC Lithuania helped to acquire sports equipment for temporary foster home „Turn back to the children“. The main focus was to educate teenagers of Lithuania about traditions, raise spirit and actively participate in such kind various events. The Project organizes events to support the vision of the nation which will remember traditions like organizing Christmas Eve dinner together with folk group for teenagers.