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Welcome to the Lithuania Cartooning the Future project page. The place where your ideas can shape the future!
An initiative of the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Lithuania
In honour of 100 years bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and the Netherlands, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Lithuania is inviting youth across the country to share their ideas about the future.
The cooperation and strong relationship between The Netherlands and Lithuania is based on common values, respect for human rights and the importance of democracy and rule of law. In the project Cartooning the Future we explore the various ways in which we can make a difference for human rights.
This youth programme, on initiative of the Embassy, is coordinated by the Dutch Educational Organisation The Next Movement and co-created with the local Andrei Sakharov Research Centre for Democratic Development, Lithuanian NGO Inovatyvi Karta and Global traveling and learning platform Abroadship.org.
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- May 2021 – The programme kicks-off with an inspiring exhibition You make the difference at the National Martynas Mažvydas Library in Vilnius.
- June 2021 onwards – Young Change-maker sessions across Lithuania. Youth shares their vision about the future!
- November 2021 – Closing event at the Lithuanian Parliament hosted by the Human Rights Council. During this special day we will launch the exhibition, showing cartoons that represent Lithuanian Youth’s voices, about the future we need.
The exhibition of cartoons, based on youths’ ideas, will be presented to decision makers and travel to different Lithuanian towns to foster dialogue.
Ideas of youth across Lithuania
Scroll down to see the voice of youth across Lithuania. Their ideas and sketches together with the professional cartoons created by human rights cartoonists from around the world. There are more sketches and cartoons to come, so make sure to stay tuned!
Below you can see snippets of the opening reception of the Cartoon Exhibition You make the difference, opened by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Bonnie Horbach. Our guest-speaker – doctor and cartoonist Miguel Morales Madrigal – tuned in live from Cuba!
Exhibition
You make the difference
View the special cartoon exhibition You make the difference, in real life at the National Martynas Mažvydas Library in Vilnius, or online right here!
This exhibition, created by cartoonists worldwide, shows past and present perspectives on the various ways we can make a difference on human rights.
We discover that even with the smallest of choices, you can shape a better tomorrow and be a real life hero! How do you make a difference?
You!
Cartooning the future
Cartooning the Future is a programme for Lithuanian youth that, through the power of cartoons, aims to inspire younger generations to think critically about Human Rights issues of the day. By way of honest and open dialogue we work towards shaping a united vision for a future we need moving forward.
Meet our team
The youth team is co-created and facilitated by wonderful dialogue facilitators and youth professionals of the Andrei Sakharov Research Centre for Democratic Development, Lithuanian NGO Inovatyvi Karta and Global traveling and learning platform Abroadship.org. Check out who they are!
