PROBLEM
As the largest humanitarian organisation in Lithuania, we see the problem that Lithuanian citizens face disasters on a daily basis - from fires to searches for missing people. Our research has shown that when people are in trouble, they don't know where to turn, often desperately try to find help on social networks, or don't look for help at all due to the shame they feel for having faced a disaster.
SOLUTION
To be closer to people in crisis and to respond to a wide range of crises, we launched the short 111 humanitarian aid number, which has become a tool for providing a wide range of humanitarian assistance:
-Clothes
-Food parcels
-Hygiene kits
-Vouchers
-Counselling services
-Psychological, psychosocial support
Short-term emergency HELP:
-After a fire
-After the loss of the main breadwinner
-In the event of temporary deprivation
-When a single person living in hardship loses his/her job, income or suffers from a serious illness to meet basic needs
-In case of lack of income for a single mother/father, to provide children with the necessities needed for their education
-For a single person with a disabled child/children, in case of lack of money, to meet the basic needs of the children
-In the event of a disaster, psychological support is needed
-In case of need for assistance to take care of the pet(s) of a single person with a disability
We provide assistance throughout the territory of Lithuania:
-60 municipalities in Lithuania
-300 volunteers (5 volunteers per municipality)
The aim is to provide emergency assistance within 2-3 hours. To provide other humanitarian assistance within 72 hours.
