“Lithuanian Umbrella - LU” is the name given to the agreement of joint activities between the National Non-governmental Development Co-operation Organisations Platform (Platform) and Lithuanian Development Education and Awareness Raising Network (LITDEA), which was signed in January 2012. The agreement itself indicates mutual cooperation between the two development NGO bodies.
The upcoming Lithuanian EU Presidency, where joint activities and campaigns are previewed, highlights the need of team building among members of the governing boards in order to strengthen the internal and external communication, to discuss a common “LU“ vision and to plan future activities. Therefore an organisational development workshop was organized with the support of TRIALOG on the 8th of September near Trakai in Lithuania. This team building workshop was designed and lead by an experienced facilitator who individually interviewed the participants prior to the workshop for a better understanding of the structure as well as internal and external activities of the umbrella organisation.
As initially planned the workshop helped to identify LU vision, to set internal communication channels and means, to plan future activities and divide roles as well as responsibilities. The workshop participants confirmed the need of such team building activities and were very satisfied with the results, therefore the format is planned to be conducted in the future.
Also in September, representatives of Lithuanian development NGOs met for a lobbying workshop, organised with the support of TRIALOG in Vilnius. The basis for this capacity building activity was a lack of efficient lobbying and advocacy capacities recognized by Lithuanian development NGOs. The workshop was led by the experienced Lithuanian lobbyist Šarūnas Frolenko who provided training on lobbying and advocacy, goal setting, target audience identification and message formulation. The trainer introduced participants with the best practices as well as necessary competences for engaging in such activities, which are considered crucial before and during the upcoming Lithuanian EU Presidency, and which will definitely allow representatives and members of the Lithuanian Umbrella - LU to engage in the necessary policy development and consultation with the decision-making institutions in Lithuania.
Workshop participants were actively and willingly participating in the practical tasks, which were based on a real situation of development cooperation and development education policy in Lithuania.
For more information, please contact Justė Kelpšaitė at jkelpsaite@gip-global.org.
Information provided by Justė Kelpšaitė, Lithuanian National Platform of Development NGOs
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