This is a page where I would like you shortly inform about my social activities.

Membership in organisations

from 1998

from 1998
from 1998
from 2000
from 2000

Latvia’s Association of Family Planning and Sexual Health “Papardes Zieds” (LAFPSH) Youth group (english)
Association “Youth against AIDS”
Latvia’s Support Group for People Living with HIV/AIDS (AGIHAS)
Homosexuality Information Centre (HIC)
European Network for People Living with HIV/AIDS (ENP+)

 

Youth work
Participation

As a commited member of LAFPSH I am activly taking part in the work of
 the National Youth Council of Latvia (LJP).

  European Youth Forum

2000, October
2000, October

1999, november
1999, September –
2000, March
2000, October

General Assembly, Brussels, Belgium
YFJ Consultation meeting with EU candidate, preaccession and EEA countries
Executive Meeting / extr-ordinary General Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland
Steering group on Social Protection in Central and Eastern Europe

The European Youth Gathering (part of “EU White paper on Youth Policy” development process), Paris, France

  Baltic Sea Youth Project

is a project of the Baltic Sea Youth Forum, which is a co-operation of Youth councils around the Baltic Sea. In the frame of BSYP LJP is partner from Latvia and is responsible for national training seminars (NTS) as well as for some international events.

I have participated in several NTS as well as in the Regional Training for Trainers Seminar in Latvia this August and in the ContactForum in Sweden last year November.

Also in

Other youth work activities

1999, October
1999, May

1999, April
1998, august

1st European Youth congress, Luebeck, Germany
“Youth information systems in Europe”, Youth Information and Mobility Centre, Riga
1st Youth Congress of Latvia, Riga
“Unity through diversity” (social minorities and marginal groups), International Young NatureFriends, Mobility International, International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organisation, European Youth Centre Budapest, Hungary

Culture work

1999, October


1998, november

European Conference “Youth- Cultural and Educational Policies in Europe – a Critical Review”, Bundesvereingung Kulturelle Jugendbildung e.V, ARTandEDUCATION, Weimar, Germany
National Conference “Culture Policy of Latvia and European culture processes”, Ministry of Culture and Council of Europe, Valmiera, Latvia

HIV/AIDS issues

1999, August

International Conference “Uniting for Equality” (world conference of PLWHA),“Res Humanes”, Warsaw, Poland

 

Personal role in relation to human rights and democracy

I actively participating in work groups on international and national issues of National Youth Council of Latvia. I have been involved in process of development of national youth policy and the draft of the States Conception on Work with Youth. Also in the process of national and international consultation on the EU White Paper on Youth Policy initiated by the EU Commissioner on youth issues Viviane Reding as leader of group from National Youth Council of Latvia.

I have just finished the long-term training course on organisation and project management. That was programme supported by the Netherlands’ government and organised by SAWA and Riga NGO Centre to support development of civil society in Latvia. Now I can work as an NGO consultant. I am focusing on youth work and consultation of youth organisations.

It involves human rights and democracy processes in global, however mostly I am concentrating on the social issues and minorities rights.

I am also looking for work with minorities and marginal groups, volunteering in their organisations.

 

Areas of particular interest for contribution

  1. Human Sexual Rights

International Parenthood Planning Association have made the Charter on Sexual and Reproductive Rights. That vas developed on the basic human rights. Here is list of most important:

I am not going to say that I am expert on this issue but I am ready to start discussion on this topic and provide some explanation. Also I would like to inform about the IPPF / youth manifesto.
  1. Social Rights

    2. Youth social protection, also social economical rights.

    In each country situation is different, especially there are differences between countries of EU / EEA and post-soviet countries, between North and South etc. However there are common issues for all, the same needs, the same wishes of young people.

  2. Information: Access and Applicability

    3. I have chosen this one as I think that with that starts most of things. Before we are going discuss about sexual rights or social protection we should clarify the subject, understand what kind of information we already have about this issue, what else we need and how applicable is this information. On youth meetings we say a lot that we need more information, better information, more usable information.

  3. Minorities: Respect and Tolerance

There are different kind of minorities. In my country – Latvia people are mostly speaking about etnic minorities. But we can each group of society recognise as minority in comparement to all society. I would like to focus on social minorities, excluded or marginalised groups. I have particular interest on HIV/AIDS issues. This is connected to all previous topics – sexual rights as it could be transmitted during the sexual contact, social protection plays important role - accessabilty of social benefits and good health care as well as role of information – is information about HIV and protection available and suitable for us and for special groups of society. Drug users, sailors, sex workers, gays, men having sex with men as well as HIV+ persons are just few minority groups who are impotant to be recognised, and not only when HIV/AIDS is main topic. However everyone must concern to others with respect and tolerance therefore I have chosen this topic for discussions too.