Partnership proposals

Municipality of Vecumnieki district is looking for Nordic partners for group visits. We are interested in cooperation and experience exchange in following topics/fields:
• regional planning and development;
• entrepreneurship and development of business cooperation opportunities;
• cooperation with local inhabitants;
•development projects in general
• tourism;
• culture, cultural heritage;
• nature;
• collaboration in common projects and events;
• labour and working environment;
• education system, youth affairs;
• sustainable development of the rural teritories;
• social services and promotion of healthy life style, cooperation between institutions on solving social and health issues (police, health care institutions, social care and educational estblishments, NGO etc.).


If you are interested to develop cooperation and exchange information in this field we are looking for cooperation partners. Please contact Ms Iveta Balcere, project coordinator on email iveta.balcere@vecumnieki.lv or phone +371 63920596.

A brief overview of Municipality of Vecumnieki district
Vecumnieku municipality located in the center of Latvia, to be precise - in Zemgales planning Region, which is known as the “barn of bread”, because there is the most fertile land.
Vecumnieku district located in the European Union, the Latvian Republic. It is bordering by Biržai district municipality which locates in the Republic of Lithuania and territory is close to Riga’s region. Vecumnieki district consists of six parishes: Vecumnieki, Stelpe, Barbele, Skaistkalne, Kurmenes and Valle.
District’s administrative center is Vecumnieku village, which is located 50-70 kilometers from Latvian capital city – Riga.
The total area of Vecumnieku district is 844,4 square meters.
Vecumnieku district is rich with gypsum, peat, forest and farmland resources.
District’s area is largely made up of forests, ( 53%) and agricultural land ( 35%). Swamps takes a minor area (2%), scrub (2%), land under water (2%), built-up areas (3%) and other land (3%). As You see Vecumnieki it is territorially large rural area.
Region is crosed by railway line, through which are transported cargo from CIS countries to Ventspils.
Population in Vecumnieku district on the first of January, 2016 was 8931. Population in Vecumnieku territory in recent years has decreased, the same trend has been all over the country. Half of the population concentrates in district’s administrative center – Vecumnieki.
Vecumnieku district is not rich with large factories and developed business environment. One of the reasons could be the capital city closeness of the county, which contributes people going to work in Riga and go back to Vecumnieki afer work. More developed business sectors are wood processing, grain production, peat processing. In region there are gypsum deposits.
There are six general education institutions in Vecumieku district:
Secondary school of Vecumnieki with 339 pupil and with 168 pupil in pre-school;
Secondary school of Misa with 149 pupil and with 63 pupil in pre-school;
Secondary school of Skaistkalne with 148 pupil and with 16 pupil in pre-school;
Secondary school of Valle with 132 pupil;
Elementary school of Stepe with 59 pupil and with 22 pupil in pre-school;
Preschool educational institution “Cielaviņa” of Valle with 56 pupil.
There are Music and art school in Vecumnieki with 196 pupil. And also Sports School with 204 pupil.

Contact: Iveta Balcere, Project coordinator of Vecumnieku Municipality (tel. + 371 63920596, e-mail: iveta.balcere@vecumnieki.lv)

Otepää is looking for partners from Nordic countries for some study visits. Interesting themes concern to different fields of activity: infrastructure projects, financial management of municipality, tourism and sports, democratic processes in self-government, development of regional economy. About the municipality: www.otepaa.ee.
Please contact: Aado Altmets, development adviser of Otepää Rural Municipality, e-mail: Aado.Altmets@otepaa.ee, phone: +372 503 9529

Contact: Rutt Riitsaar, Head of development and planning department (tel. + 372 7998928, e-mail: rutt.riitsaar@polva.maavalitsus.ee)

Contact: Aado Altmets, development adviser of Otepää Rural Municipality (tel. + 372 5039529, e-mail: Aado.Altmets@otepaa.ee)

Municipality of Ropazi district is looking for Nordic partners for group visits. We are interested in cooperation and experience exchange in following topics/fields:
x) development projects in general,
x) cooperation with local inhabitants,
x) nature,
x) tourism,
x) youth affairs.

If you are interested in cooperation with us, please contact:
Sandris Krūmiņš, Specialist of Tourism and Youth Affairs (tel. + 371 20383948, e-mail: sandris.krumins@ropazi.lv)

A brief overview of Municipality of Ropazi district
Ropazi district is a typical peri-urban region. The total area is 326,4 km2. The number of inhabitants is around 7 000 in the whole region. Ropazi district consists of relatively small, all together 19 villages. Biggest villages are Ropazi, Silakrogs, Zakumuiza, Mucenieki, Tumsupe and Kakciems. Ropazi district is very green – 67% of the territory is covered by forests, 20% – agricultural land and 4% – swamps. In the meanwhile the administrative center of municipality, Ropazi, lies only 35 km away from capital city of Latvia – Riga.
There are two general education institutions in Ropazi district: Secondary school of Ropazi with 303 pupil and Elementary school of Zakumuiza with 301 pupil, including 114 children in pre-school groups. In village of Ropazi there is also Preschool educational institution “Annele” with 167 children and Music and Art school “Rodenpois” with 138 pupil.
There are three multifunctional centers in Ropazi district. Multifunctional centers in Silakrogs and Tumsupe were launched in 2013 and multifunctional center in Kakciems was opened in 2015. Main task of those centers is to offer local inhabitants, including youngsters, opportunity of social life enrichment by organizing educational and leisure time activities thus fostering the participation of locals in social activities.
Culture and Education center of Ropazi started its work in 2008. It organizes not only cultural events for adults, but also different youth activities, educates youngsters and promotes volunteering.
There are two sport complexes in Ropazi district – Sport center of Ropazi (since 2002) and Sport hall of Zakumuiza (since 2009). Both of these sport complexes are being used for local school purposes for pupil, as well as for after school activities and different kind of sports for adults.
Main partners at various events and activities for municipality of Ropazi are local non-governmental organizations:
x) association “Aktivi vecaki Ropazu novadam” – aims: representation and advocacy of Ropazi district children and youth interests, etc.;
x) association “Ropazu partneriba” – overall aim is to develop and form favorable living environment in Ropazi district and to increase the quality of life for local inhabitants;
x) history and reconstruction club “Rodenpoys” – the main task of the club is to reenact the history of Medieval period (14th century) in Ropazi (Rodenpoys – The Iron Son – from the Livonian language);
x) etc.

Contact: Sandris Krūmiņš, Specialist of Tourism and Youth Affairs (tel. + 371 20383948, e-mail: sandris.krumins@ropazi.lv)

We are looking for Nordic partners for exchange visits. We interested in promoting an exchange of best practices in project management and health safety management.
Project activities would include study visits consisting of group (3-4) specialist from our clinic, who would visit hospitals or clinics in Nordic countries.
If you would be interested in cooperating with us, please contact me:

Contact: Vaida Repovienė, project manager (tel. +370 67058875, e-mail: vaida.repoviene@prsp.lt

Contact: Vaida Repovienė, project manager (tel. + 370 67058875, e-mail: vaida.repoviene@prsp.lt)

Põlva Gounty Government from South of Estonia is looking for Nordic partners from Finland, Sweden or Denmark for little group visit. Themes of study visit is: adminstrative-territorial reform of local goverments-practical examples in Denmark and entrepreneurship on countryside regions/development of region. Our region 28 000 of inhabitants, 13 local governments, county goverenment on region level. http://visitpolva.ee/location
If you are interested in cooperation with us, please contact me.

Contact: Rutt Riitsaar, Head of development and planning department (tel. + 372 7998928, e-mail: rutt.riitsaar@polva.maavalitsus.ee)

We are looking for collaboration partners in Nordic countries.
Project theme - knowledge and best practice sharing on the patient safety strategies: patient safety management, including planning for safety, designation of responsibilities and reporting and patient safety mechanisms: patient safety increasing systems implemented by management.
Project activities - study visits which would mean a group of specialists (3-4 people) from our hospital would visit hospitals in Nordic countries.
Contact: Jolanta Toliusiene, Project manager
(tel. + 370 616 70013, e-mail: jolanta.toliusiene@kaunoklinikos.lt )

Contact: Jolanta Toliusiene, Head of Nursing Coordination Department (tel. + 370 61670013, e-mail: jolanta.toliusiene@kaunoklinikos.lt)

Ligatne municipality is looking for Nordic partners for group visits. We are interested in cooperation and experience exchange in the field of cultural heritage preservation, project management and district development (including tourism).
Please visit www.ligatne.lv or www.visitligatne.lv for more information.
If you are interested in cooperation with us, please contact me.
Daina Terauda - Project Manager, E-mail: daina.terauda@ligatne.lv, Phone: +371 64153408 or mobile: +37125411696

Contact: Daina Terauda, Project manager (tel. + 371 25411696, e-mail: daina.terauda@ligatne.lv)

We are educational institution providing vacational training for healthcare professionals and developing training programs and standards.
Projects themes: development of nursing standards, adult education, distant training, quality assurance in adult education
Contact: Loreta Gudelienė-Gudelevičienė, Head, Department of Foreign Affairs and Public Relations (phone: +370 5232 85 45, e-mail: loreta.gudeliene@sskc.lt)

Contact: Loreta Gudelienė-Gudelevičienė, Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Publ (tel. + 370 5232, e-mail: loreta.gudeliene@sskc.lt)

We are a psychiatric hospital in Latvia, looking for a collaboration partners in Nordic countries. Project activities - study visits which would mean a group of specialists (2-6 people) from our hospital would visit a hospital (psychiatric profile unit) in Nordic country.

Project themes - hospital management processes, ambulatory, stationary administration work, IT solutions for inner processes, personnel management, development management.

Contact: Ilona Pinzule, Project manager (tel. + 371 26533038, e-mail: ilona.pinzule@strencupns.lv)

Kaunas Juvenile Remand Prison-Correction House is looking for international partners to enter the Nordic and Baltic Mobility Program for Public Administration. We are a budget office subordinate to the Prison Department under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania and it is the only such institution in the Republic of Lithuania where juveniles under arrest are kept and where convicted juveniles are serving their prison sentence. The mission of the institution is to reduce the juvenile delinquency by humanization and modernization of juvenile living environment under the conditions of isolation, to execute prevention of juvenile delinquency and their reintegration after release more effectively and justly, and to develop the conception of life in legal society. Objectives: to implement juveniles' corrective restoration of the behavior, relationships, and values, providing an opportunity for more effective reintegration and social adaptation in society after a sentence; to implement drug prevention in the facility by providing drug preventative education programs for prisoners and detainees on the issue of drug-related harm issues and shaping juveniles' hostile attitude towards drugs; implement measures to prevent drugs entering the facility; to ensure the maintenance conditions determined by laws and other legal acts for the detained and convicted juveniles; to ensure the health care for juveniles kept in the facility; guarantee general education and professional training of convicts; prepare juvenile convicts for integration into society after their penalty time is over.
Kaunas Juvenile Remand Prison-Correction House is inviting you to share the best practices and to be our partners in Nordic-Baltic mobility programme.
For more information please contact Edita Simonaviciute edita.si@gmail.com

Contact: Edita Simonaviciute, social worker (tel. + 370 615, e-mail: edita.si@gmail.com)

This is the last minute call for Nordic countries participants (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland) to enter the Nordic and Baltic Mobility Program for Public Administration.
Dear Colleagues, I am writing to ask you to share your good experience in public administration. Kaunas Regional Probation Service is looking for Nordic partners for group visits. These study visits are knowledge and experience transfer on best practice.
For more information please contact aisle.sokolovaite@kapt.lt

Contact: Aiste Sokolovaite, analyst (tel. + 370 64601120, e-mail: aistsok@gmail.com)

Lithuanian police is looking for Nordic partners for group visits.
During the visits, we would be looking forward to covering the following areas of interest:
1. Best practice exchange in Police procurement aiming to develop and improve procurement methods of procurement of goods and services necessary for the ensuring police activities as well as capacity building in management of EU funded projects.
2. Systems used for the implementation of internal controls and risk management in the police forces, including work organization, coordination and administration, which could contribute to the process of improving those systems in the Lithuanian Police.
3. Improvement and development of procedures regarding monitoring and maintaining police integrity, personnel recruitment, inspection, promotion and motivation.
4. Development of bilateral and regional cooperation between law enforcement services. Introduction with the Nordic experience in the organization and coordination of the international police cooperation with the emphasis on cooperation between local police agencies of the neighboring states. Maintenance of the network of liaison officers posted in foreign jurisdictions. Insight into Strengthening of representation in EU institutions and agencies as well as enhancing capacities in EU acquis implementation.
5. Elaboration of internal audit functions and procedures of the police system, evaluation of implementation of the police functions. Internal audit methods used for the evaluation of the effectiveness of the criminal intelligence funds used.

Contact: Reda Gailiūtė, Chief Specialist (e-mail: reda.gailiute@policija.lt)

State Probation Service of Latvia is searching partners for for group visits (Denmark, Finland and Norway).
The purpose of this study visit is experience exchange, facilitation of harmonization of standards and strengthening the cooperation in the Nordic and Latvian probation area.
We are interested in cooperation of knowledge sharing, experience exchange and searching the best practices in such issues:
- Recruitment in Nordic Probation Services (psychological tests, interviews, health checks, process modelling and simulation);
- Competence models work with probation clients;
- Performance Evaluation,
- Motivation and Rewards system of the Probation Service, its impact on HR processes (staff turnover, staff resistance).
We would like to plan a visit for 3 working days in each country in order to have appropriate time for discussions and experience sharing. If you are interested to develop cooperation and exchange information in these fields, please contact Olga Tupite (project coordinator) on email olga.tupite@vpd.gov.lv

Contact: Olga Tupite, Project coordinator (tel. + 371 646421195, e-mail: olga.tupite@vpd.gov.lv)

Municipality of Kaunas District is a local authority institution situated in geographical center of Lithuania. It comprises an area of 149,500 hectares around Municipality of Kaunas City. The population of Kaunas District is almost 90 000. Here is situated second largest airport in the country, university of agriculture, free economic zone, we are proud for annually growing population.
Our idea is to gather cross-sectoral group (representatives from Municipality Administration, business and education) and have a study visits to Nordic partners aiming to exchange experience in different sectors (investments, tourism, transport, environment, social issues and education). We hope this could lead to meaningful exchange of knowledge, future cooperation and friendship between municipalities.
If you got interested, please feel free to contact Asta Tamonienė, our chief specialist in Department of Economic, at +370 37 305543, or asta.tamoniene@krs.lt.

Contact: Dovile Bartasiunaite, Civil servant (tel. + 370 67519363, e-mail: dovile.bartasiunaite@krs.lt)

Jaunjelgava municipality is looking for Nordic partners for group visits. We are interested in cooperation in areas in experience exchange and on good practices in fields such as:
 labour and working environment,
 urban planning,
 tourism,
 cultural heritage,
 education system,
 sustainable development of the city.
The working group with representatives from all departments would like to learn more how other cities works.
Jaunjelgava is a typical countryside municipality, located about 80 km from capital of Latvia Riga, with 6000 inhabitants and density of population was 9.6 people per square km. The total area is 685 km2 divided into forests (61%), water (4%) and farming (25%) areas. Territory of municipality is bordering with biggest river of Latvia - Daugava. There are 6 parishes and 1 town in the municipality.
Please visit www.jaunjelgava.lv
If you are interested to develop cooperation and exchange information in this field we are looking for cooperation partners. Please contact Baiba Kellere (project coordinator) on email baiba.kellere@jaunjelgava.lv or phone +371 26227581 or Evija Vectirāne (Public Realtion specialist) on phone +371 27724237

Contact: Baiba Kellere, Project coordinator (tel. + 371 26227581, e-mail: Baiba.Kellere@jaunjelgava.lv)

Riebini county Council is looking for Nordic partners for group visits. We are interested in cooperation and experience exchange in the field of social services, project management and district development (including tourism).
Please visit www.riebini.lv and www.visitriebini.lv (tourism webpage will be opened from March of 2015) for more information.
If you are interested in cooperation with us, please contact me:
Iveta Šņepste, Project manager - tourism organizator, iveta.snepste@riebini.lv; +371 22339980.

Riebiņi Municipality
Total area 630 km2
Riebiņi municipality is rich with water resources – here are more than 30 lakes (7% from total area), 47.6% is utilized agricultural area, 32.7%forests.
Number of inhabitants (on 1st of January 2015):5761
Age 0-15 12%
Age 16-60 65%
Age 60istricts are sport halls, in Galeni centre is one big and qualitative sport hall.
Social infrastructure includes - social service, social care center, 2 social housings, social apartments, Custody Court, home care for people who don’ t want to receive social care in this mentioned institutions. Unfortunately, during the last years social sphere takes one of the main roles in municipalities’ budget and resources.
Economic activity:
Farms, individual businessmen’s, limited companies
In Riebini County agriculture is the main branch of occupation, here are about 3,000 farms. Agricultural land is used for cattle-breeding, cereal crops, garden crops and vegetables, mainly.
Cattle breeders’ rears cows, sheep and cows; in grain farms – barleys, oats, wheat, ryes and oilseed rape.
In the County is about 24 farms, which are engaged in forestry and wood processing.
There are popular tourism - eco-tourism and rural tourism. Potential of tourism are very large, here are a lot of opportunities to develop it.
The municipality consists of 6 districts; Riebini County council consists of 15 Deputies, which works in 4 committees: financial committee; education, culture and sport committee;social issues committee;economic and property issues committee.

Contact: Iveta Šņepste, Project manager - tourism organizator (tel. + 371 22339980, e-mail: iveta.snepste@riebini.lv)

Panevezys District municipality is looking for Nordic partners for group visits. We are interested in cooperation and experience exchange in the field of project management, tourism, sustainable development of the district, implementation of equal opportunity measures in the working environment.
Panevėžys district locates near a highway Via Baltica in strategically convenient location. There is a distance of around 150 km to the main central cities of the Baltic region Vilnius, Kaunas and Riga and 250 km to Klaipėda. The population of Panevėžys district is approximately 42,000. The district takes high positions in the field of agriculture.
Please find more information in http://www.panrs.lt/go.php/Apie-rajona496 
If you are interested in cooperation with us, please contact me: 
Head of Investments and Foreign Relations Unit Panevėžys district municipality administration Raminta Butėnaitė, phone: +370 45 581 707, mob +370 616 39165 e-mail: raminta.butenaite@panrs.lt

Contact: Raminta Butenaite, Head of Investment and Foreign Relations Unit (tel. + 370 45, e-mail: raminta.butenaite@panrs.lt)

Kelme Municipality in Lithuania is looking for partners from Nordic countries to prepare a project in th fields of tourism, cultural heritage, public administration and strategic planning.
If you are interested to develop cooperation and exchange information in this field we are looking for cooperation partners. Please contact Mr. Vilmantas Kizis on email turizmas@kelme.lt or phone +370 686 02793.

Contact: Vilmantas Kizis, Tourism manager (tel. + 370 68602793, e-mail: turizmas@kelme.lt)

Skrunda Local Municipality is looking for the Nordic partners to cooperate in the sphere of the NEET problems (young people not in Education, Employment or Training), issue that becomes more and more common and alarming all around the world, reaching record highs in the past few years. Latvia is not an exclusion, therefore, to gather best practices on solving the problem, the group of potential NEET mentors from Skrunda would appreciate to meet their foreign colleagues ready to discuss the NEET challenges and possible solutions to reduce the number of young people classified as NEET.
If You are interested in cooperation, please do not hesitate to contact Ms Zane Eglīte, Manager of Development Department of Skrunda Local Municipality, by e-mail: zane.eglite@skrunda.lv or by cell phone: +371 26665874

Contact: Zane Eglite, Manager of Development Department (tel. + 371 26665874, e-mail: zane.eglite@skrunda.lv)

Telšiai district municipality is one of the smallest municipalities in Lithuania, located in the north-west of country. Telšiai district is taking area of 1439 sq. km; population is about 46 thousand. Telšiai is the capital of Samogitia (Žemaitija), the centre of Telšiai County and District. This is the town located on seven hills, from East and West surrounded by the legendary lake Mastis, famous for the number of the places to visit and unique sites.
Telšiai district municipality is looking for the partners in Nordic countries. We would like to start cooperation in different sectors: cultural, economical, social security and health care, sport, environmental protection, tourism and etc. We could exchange of experience in many areas, participate in European Union and other financial resources financed programmes and implement projects together.
We are looking for partners that we could participate in the Mobility Programme in these spheres:
* Administration service for people, population; e-government; e-services;
* EU financed projects implementation;
* Development of Renewable energy sources;
* Business development: suppot of SME; partnership of public and privat sectors.

Contact: Laima Simanauskiene, Head of Strategic Planning and Investment division (tel. + 370 61288744, e-mail: laima.simanauskiene@telsiai.lt)