About Vecmaminas.lv
NGO from Latvia "Vecmāmiņas.lv"
(Grannies.lv) unites active seniors, grandmothers, with long life experience
who want to share their knowledge with others and are active in adult learning
activities. The organization has identified the needs of adult and especially
senior needs in the changing world and promote active participation in life
long learning activities of its members. The organization members participate
in voluntary activities, charity activities, especially for young women and
women from single parent families by teaching them the basic life skills. NGO
has participated in a project "Wise trainer" in Riga City social Day
care centres, NGO is a member of women - entrepreneur NGO "Tīne". The
main goal is education of senior and adult women about active participation,
against violence actions, lobbying the interests of women in society. In the
project Latvian partner will share the life-long knowledge about family issues
and how we can support young women, how to teach them not to be afraid to
report of domestic violence, to defend their rights. We will organize local
activities around the theme of violence prevention, collect data, organize
trainings and share best practices around the theme. Both our trainers and
trainees will attend the mobilities in other project countries and disseminate
the gained knowledge back to other members and other NGOs in Latvia. A webpage
will be created for the project and organization and information will be also
distributed in social media.
Some facts about us...
For NGO "Vecmāmiņas.lv"this will be the first international experience so it will also help our members to become more active on international level, improve our intercultural, communication and language skills. The theme about violence in family is very important for each participating country and only together we can have a common stand on this issue in Europe, and encourage families to stand for their rights, especially for women not to be silent but speak out on national and international level.
Hobbies
Presentation about our NGO
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A poem in Latvian - a grandchild dedicates to her grandmother
Vecmāmiņ, par tavām siltām rokām,
Tev lai šodien sirsnīgs skan paldies,
par tām pasakām, par zeķītēm un cimdiem,
Un par dziesmām, tevis mācītām.
/A.Ziemele/
Tev lai šodien sirsnīgs skan paldies,
par tām pasakām, par zeķītēm un cimdiem,
Un par dziesmām, tevis mācītām.
/A.Ziemele/
