- Latvian standard and conversational language course. The course is held in 3 Latvian cities –Riga, Olaine, andLiepaja. Duration – 6 months. Language learning will also use Moodle environment – a specially organized e-learning course which uses various (text, audio/video etc.) electronic study aids, communication and self-testing features available on the Internet.
- Chance to receive social worker consultations and legal aid as well as practical support in solving various daily issues, including cooperation among health care, pre-school institutions and facilities for compulsory education and clients, help in legal proceedings, employment matters, migration issues, business start-up matters, legalization and recognition of educational documents, other issues.
- Support events for special third-country national groups – women and children. Plans include thematic, practical lesson series for children with parents including practical thematic cooking lessons on a weekly basis. The programme is aimed at developing support resource for third-country nationals – mothers with small kids and uses interactive teaching approach to facilitate active cooperation between the kid and mother, engagement and informal Latvian language learning.
- Participation in self-help group For Each Other will give third-country nationals – women the chance to meet other third-country nationals participating in the project and Latvian women thus encouraging socialization and wish for active participation among immigrant women.
- Awareness days Rica Racu (Riču Raču) in Liepaja and Olaine. Latvian standard language course and Latvian conversational language club members from all project sites, kids’ and parents’ creative workshops and mother self-help group members will take part in activities and within the framework of awareness day will meet other city residents – third-country nationals, take part in Spriditis School (Sprīdīša skola) events organized by volunteers and Riga Latvian Society.
- Participation in volunteer activities. In order to plan sustainability of project activities and develop a broad support network for third-country nationals in Riga, Liepaja, and Olaine volunteer movement will be developed in association with organization brivpratigais.lv (brīvprātīgais.lv).
Earliest activity dates:
January 16 at 12:00 – Support events for special third-country national groups: women and children
Address: Riga, Brivibas iela 204, Tupperware office
January 21 at 17:00 – Latvian language course, 1st class
Address: Riga, Lacplesa iela 41, block 2 (4th floor)
January 21 at 20:00
Latvian language course, 1st class
Address: Olaine, Zemgales iela 31, Olaines Pieaugušo izglītības centrs
January 29 at 17:00
Latvian language course, 1st class
Address: Liepaja, Liela iela 14, Liepājas universitāte
For more information and to register applications for participation in project activities contact:
Society “Shelter “Safe House””
Contact person: Gunta Viksne (Gunta Vīksne)
Tel: (+371) 67898343, (+371) 29180450
Email: drosa.maja@apollo.lv
Address: Riga, Lacplesa iela 41, block 2
Society has been implementing projects such as Multidisciplinary Support System for Third-Country Nationals, Raising Competence of Social Workers at Municipalities, Societies, and Foundations for Work with Third-Country Nationals (2011), Meeting Space (2009) since 2009. They were aimed at ensuring operation of resource centre for immigrants, arranging and supplying practical help to refugees and persons with alternative status, including Latvian language learning, social psychological and adaptation services by offering legal advice, consultations with social workers and other specialists, developing informative materials and facilitating public awareness of immigrant integration.
The project is co-financed by the European Union.
Implementation of the project Diverse Solutions for Public Education and Integration is co-financed by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (75%) and state budget (25%).
This publication is supported by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals. Responsibility for the content of this publication lies with the society “Shelter “Safe House””.
More information:
Rasa Salina (Rasa Saliņa), Public Relations Consultant and Practitioner
Mobile: (+371) 22026355
