Mission
Our mission as a refugee-led organization is to empower refugees through innovative projects, representation, and dialogue, fostering their integration, contribution to the society and participation in decision-making.
About organization
In 2019, the first meetings of representatives of refugee communities were initiated and sponsored by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Refugee activists from various countries attended the meetings and it was decided to submit a pledge for the Global Refugee Forum in 2020 and set up an organization, which was registered in 2021.01. The importance of such an organization in Lithuania is largely due to the under-representation of refugees in the development of integration measures and policies and for refugees’ empowerment. As a refugee-led organization, which aims to increase participation of refugees in decision making and implementation of projects, empower refugees through skills development for economic and social contribution, we aim that more than 50% of our management and human resources consist of refugees themselves.
Refugee Council of Lithuania (Pabėgėlių Taryba)
What We Do?
We develop projects and co-design with refugees and other stakeholders
We empower refugees by organizing capacity building and networking events.
We represent refugees and create inclusive dialogue, collaborate with host communities and stakeholders including governmental institutions, NGOs, etc
We promote refugee social economic inclusion through entrepreneurship and employment initiatives
We advocate and share refugee experiences, raise awareness through storytelling.