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A project for the dissemination of social services in Rokiškis has been implemented
Naujienos

On Thursday, March 24, the final event of the project "Cooperation and Dissemination of Information on Social Revices in Rokiškis" implemented by the Rokiškis Social Support Center took place.

The project was implemented by Rokiškis Social Support Center weith 4 partners - Rokiškis District Local Action Group, Pakruojis City Local Action Group, UAB Rokiškio Sirena and Rokiškis Deanery Caritas.

Two more social businesses at the start line
Naujienos

March 28 the tenth stage of collection of projects for the implementation of VPS has ended. 3 local projects received.

The assembly phase of business development projects has begun
Naujienos

From March 29 to 2022 May 3 24 hours the LAG will be waiting for business development projects under the activity area "Support for Business Development" of the measure "Economy and and Business Development".

The novelty is that from now on the LAG will no longer eccept physical project applications, applicants are obliged to submit projects by e-mail, first signing them with an electronic signature. In other measures of the Rural Development Program, applicants have had this obligation since January. From April 1, the participants of the LEADER program must do the same. It is trough this RDP program that the "Rokiškis Rural strategy 2014-2020" is being implemented.

A basket of EUR 53.994 has been submitted for the invitation, which is also the maximum possible amount of support for one project.

Dialogue with politicians on the cultivation of social organizations
Naujienos

As every year, this time the LAG perticipated in the Lithuanian Sociual Business Forum. The Forum was welcomed by the speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Nicolas SCHMIT, member of the European Commision, ministers, representatives of the Seimas Economic and European Affairs Committees, other responsible officials forming policy.

There are 2.8 milion social organizations in Europe and, as a 2021, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, social economy sector organizations demonstrate a remarkable ability to contribute to building the resilience of communities and the ability to manage fundamental change. This sector outperformed other industral sectors and accounted for up to 12% jobs while addressing key societal challenges.

This year's Social Business Forum invited the leaders of the social business ecosystem to develop a dialogue with politicians about the importance of the sector to the Lithuania economy.

Comunity

To a VVG member – "Kultūros vingis.

On September 24th, the "Cultural Twists" awards of the Rokiškis region were presented. One of the awards, "Professional Support for Cultural Projects," was given to Sigita Gasiūnienė-Bracienė, a member of the VVG board and the chairperson of the Aukštakalniai village community (shown in the photo).

Both Obelinė and the Olympics.

From September 6th to 8th, Obeliai celebrated its traditional "Obelinė" festival along with this year's sporting highlight – the Olympics. For the first time in history, the Rokiškis region can proudly boast Olympic bronze medals, earned by Lithuania's 3x3 Olympic basketball team. Out of the four players, two were from Rokiškis: Gintautas Matulis, originally from Rokiškis, and Šarūnas Vingelis from Obeliai.

To honor their victory, the resourceful and creative people of Obeliai built a model of the Eiffel Tower in their square, which will long serve as a reminder of this remarkable Olympics. Additionally, Šarūnas Vingelis was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Obeliai by the townspeople.

The Eiffel Tower of Obeliai, where Olympic basketball player Šarūnas Vingelis, a native of Obeliai, climbed up. Next to the tower, enjoying the spectacle, is the creator of the idea, Romas Kundelis, the founder of the "Small Towns Basketball League." Photo by Egidijus Vilimas.

"Pakriauna" celebrated two anniversaries.

On August 23rd, the rural community "Pakriauna" marked its 20th anniversary with the 10th traditional honey harvest festival. The entire cultural community of Obeliai contributed to the event with various activities—educational programs on honey, beeswax, herbs, and scents were presented, folk artists exhibited their works in the library, and local performers from Obeliai entertained on stage.

Over the 20 years of active work, the community has only had two leaders: Saulius Stanišauskas during the first decade, and Ala Nikitina during the second. All those who cherish and actively participate in community activities were remembered and honored.

The celebration was filled with children's enthusiasm as they illustrated their impressions of life in Pakriauniai village for the festival's exhibition and even prepared their own performance for the event. Obeliai's local government commissioned the local blacksmith, Vidas Turkevičius, to create and present a special "Pakriauna" marker to the community.

At the unveiling ceremony of the sign (from left) were Jūratė Šinkūnienė, the head of Obeliai eldership, and Ala Nikitina, the chairperson of the community.

Golgotos kelias: a traditional bicycle ride

On May 21st a traditional bicycle ride is being organized to celebrate the day of honoring the partisans, the army and th society day. This year's march will be dedicated to the history of the Lithuanian partisans who operated in the Šimonys forest.

Applications for AKKA competition until the end of April

Applications for the 2023 selection competition of examples of good projects of the Lithuanian rural development 2014-2020 program "Future village developers 2023" must be submitted by April 30th.

Only completed projects that have been implemented without violations, have not been subject to sanctions and have achieved all the monitoring indicators provided for in the project application can be submitted to the tender.

Executors of eligible projects who wish to participate in the Good Project Examples competition must complete the "Good Project Example Form"

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Events in memory of Antanas Strazdas

On April 3rd-29th, events are held in Kamajai in memory of Antanas Strazdas "Ei, tu tu tu Strazdelis, tujei mandras paukštelis".

Community initiatives - in the participatory budget

40,000 Euros are provided in the budget of the municipality of Rokiškis district for the participating budget: 20,000 Euros to implement district projects and 20,000 Euros for city projects. The purpose of financing community initiatives aimed at improving the living environment, project finansating idea is to increase the opportunities of citizens to be included in the formation of the municipal budget.

The applicant can be any resident who has declared their place of residence in the municipality of Rokiškis district, who is at least 16 years old, and who has collected 20 signatures of residents who have declared their place of residence in the district, supporting the idea.

Proposals for project ideas are being accepted until 2023 March 14th at the Rokiškis district municipality administration (Respublikos g. 94, Rokiškis) and electronically (e-mail: savivaldybe@rokiskis.lt).

The value of the project implementation is up to 20,000 Euros.

More information can be found here