Foundation FRIDA is a non-governmental women’s and youth organisation working to promote and implement effective gender equality in Lithuania, to reduce discrimination against women and to combat violence against women, children and young people, to foster respect and tolerance of vulnerable groups in society, to expand the protection of human rights, to foster the integration of marginalised people into society, to carry out advocacy, educational and preventive activities. The Foundation’s priority is to prevent gender-based violence and help victims.

The Foundation cooperates with mental health services, the LAS, social workers, the police, higher education institutions and other educational, cultural and social institutions.

The Foundation was established on 25 October 2010 and its statutes were amended and its current activities adopted on 20 April 2015.

Activities carried out and ongoing: girls’ groups (12-18 years old), day centre for adolescents in crisis, counselling, self-help groups for women experiencing violence and abuse, preventive lectures in education and other institutions, organisation of educational events on topical social issues, gender equality, identity and stereotypes for the general public, trainings/seminars for professionals (working with youth and those experiencing violence and/or social exclusion), organisation of the White Ribbon Festival, advocacy on gender-based violence and women’s rights at local and national levels.

Our vision

Free democratic society, where women’s rights are recognised as universal human rights, violence against women is regarded as gender-based violence and its eradication and prevention is a national priority.