{"id":15707,"date":"2026-09-29T14:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T14:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peace.no\/litauen\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T11:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:45:27","slug":"litauen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peace.no\/en\/litauen\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"hero-banner-block_057a9b059cb90e3a79891a5e31b4550c\" class=\"block-section hero-banner  align-full\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-banner__background-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/peace.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Design-uten-navn-60.png\" class=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-banner__background-wrapper__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/peace.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Design-uten-navn-60.png)\" class=\"hero-banner__background-wrapper__clear \"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"columns small-12 medium-7 large-5\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div><div class=\"hero-banner__text-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"hero-banner__title\" style=\"max-width: 60ch\">Open Nations | Lithuania<\/h1><h2 class=\"hero-banner__sub-title\" style=\"max-width: 60ch\">Can culture build bridges between people? Through the Open Nations project, partners from several European countries are exploring how art, culture, and dialogue can strengthen inclusion, belonging, and community in diverse societies.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"hero-banner__buttons-wrapper\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The Open Nations project brings together refugees, migrants, and members of host communities through performances, workshops, and dialogue sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is to create spaces where people not only share the same room but also get the chance to share stories, experiences, and perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Through dialogue, cultural experiences become a way to reflect, build relationships, and actively participate in the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-video-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"A Musical Comedy About Integration &amp; Identity &quot;Uoda kava. You are welcome anyway&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"preferences, statistics, marketing\" data-cookieblock-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bl3aeYCKyj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-message hidden\"><p>A video was hidden. Please <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">accept all cookie categories<\/a> to watch this video.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project name: <\/strong>OPEN NATIONS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Theme:<\/strong> Culture, dialogue, integration, and belonging<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Target audience: <\/strong>Refugees, migrants, cultural actors, and local communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Methods:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cultural events<br>Theater and performing arts<br>Facilitated dialogue<br>Local meeting places<br>Participatory activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key themes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Identity<br>Belonging<br>Home<br>Change<br>Integration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding: <\/strong>EEA funds and Norway<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project period: <\/strong>2025 &#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"text-and-image-block_73b98123eb2c0ac0027351add9a24df5\" class=\"block-section text-and-image  align-full\">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"columns small-12 medium-6 medium-offset-1\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-and-image__title\">Culture creates a reason to meet<\/h2><div class=\"text-and-image__content\"><p>OPEN NATIONS is based on a simple but powerful idea: Culture creates a reason to come together.<\/p>\n<p>Music, theater, and other forms of art give people a common starting point, regardless of language, age, or background. The project combines cultural events with facilitated dialogue where the audience is invited to explore themes like identity, belonging, home, change, and community.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to move from parallel presence to relationships and mutual understanding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"large-1\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"columns small-12 medium-3\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bilde2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-and-image__image crop\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"text-and-image-block_f78df57e25669138b70757af30796b0a\" class=\"block-section text-and-image  align-full\">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"columns small-12 medium-6 medium-offset-1\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-and-image__title\">From performance to conversation<\/h2><div class=\"text-and-image__content\"><p>A central element of the project is the development of cultural productions that are based on real experiences with migration, integration, and identity.<\/p>\n<p>The performance \u00abO kaip dabar? \/ You are Welcome Anyway\u00bb is a musical comedy inspired by stories of people who have had to start over in a foreign society. Through humor, music, and storytelling, the show explores questions about adaptation, cultural differences, and what creates a sense of belonging. After the performance, the audience is invited to a dialogue with the actors and director, where the experiences on stage serve as a basis for reflection and conversation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"large-1\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"columns small-12 medium-3\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bilde4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-and-image__image crop\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"text-and-image-block_4a55250b7a6f29553714f814533a7a0f\" class=\"block-section text-and-image  align-full\">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"columns small-12 medium-6 medium-offset-1\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-and-image__title\">Identity, belonging, and change<\/h2><div class=\"text-and-image__content\"><p>The project&#8217;s activities are based on themes that affect both newcomers and established residents:<\/p>\n<p>Identity<br \/>\nBelonging<br \/>\nHome<br \/>\nChange<br \/>\nCommunity<br \/>\nIntegration and inclusion<\/p>\n<p>By exploring these themes together, OPEN NATIONS creates space to understand how people experience both differences and similarities, and how local communities can be strengthened through dialogue and participation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"large-1\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"columns small-12 medium-3\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Design-uten-navn-60.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-and-image__image crop\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"text-and-image-block_a5869a0727ef8d1c0a5abb54d73879aa\" class=\"block-section text-and-image  align-full\">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"columns small-12 medium-6 medium-offset-1\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-and-image__title\">European cooperation<\/h2><div class=\"text-and-image__content\"><p>OPEN NATIONS brings together artists, cultural actors, and dialogue practitioners from several European countries. Through cross-border collaboration, methods are developed and tested that use culture as a tool for inclusion, community participation, and social cohesion.<\/p>\n<p>The project is supported by the EEA Grants and Norway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"large-1\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"columns small-12 medium-3\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peace.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bilde3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"text-and-image__image crop\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"dc-post-grid-hand-picked-block_dcpg-6ac7825639e99\" class=\"block-section dc-post-grid-hand-picked dc-post-grid-base  align-full \" data-aos=\"\">\n\n\t\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cell small-12\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"dc_post_grid_dcpg-6ac7825639e99\" class=\"dc-post-grid-component-wrapper dc-fallback-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"dc-post-grid-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dc-post-top-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title-default\">Contact:<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dc-post-top-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dc-post-grid-results has-3-columns uses-no-image-card-fallbacks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dc-post-grid-results-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cell\">\n\t<article id=\"dc_person_8771\" class=\"dc-post-grid-card dc-fallback-content person-card light-bg-theme has-shadow-mobile for-vue\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-overview toggle-title toggle-section-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/peace.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jane-Bruslund-1.png\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristiane Seehausen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"link read-more-link expand\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-bio toggle-content toggle-section-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd><a href=\"mailto:mailto:christiane@peace.no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tchristiane@peace.no<\/a><\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhone<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd><a href=\"tel:tel:(+47)%20977%2006%20359\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(+47) 977 06 359<\/a><\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristiane is a senior adviser and responsible for the center&#8217;s dialogue work. Over many years she has developed and implemented dialogue processes and trainings in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. She previously worked for several years in Nicaragua, and thereafter was the director of the municipal integration center for refugees in Norway. Christiane is a trained nurse with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in multicultural understanding. She has also studied organizational leadership, pedagogy, coaching and developmental analyses.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cell\">\n\t<article id=\"dc_person_8788\" class=\"dc-post-grid-card dc-fallback-content person-card light-bg-theme has-shadow-mobile for-vue\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-overview toggle-title toggle-section-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/peace.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Design-uten-navn-13.png\" class=\"attachment-small size-small\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"person-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJane Bruslund Jensen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bio-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"link read-more-link expand\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-bio toggle-content toggle-section-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd><a href=\"mailto:mailto:jane@peace.no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjane@peace.no<\/a><\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhone<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd><a href=\"tel:tel:(+47)%20907%2075%20003\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(+47) 907 75 003<\/a><\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJane is a trained anthropologist, she comes from a position as program manager in the organization International Children&#8217;s Solidarity. Jane has worked with Latin America for two decades, focusing on Guatemala, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia. She has worked on social change, democracy, and participation. The focus has been on the rights of indigenous peoples, women&#8217;s rights, and children&#8217;s rights to participation and involvement. Jane has worked with peace education, conflict understanding, and conflict transformation.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Open Nations project brings together refugees, migrants, and members of host communities through performances, workshops, and dialogue sessions. The goal is to create spaces where people not only share the same room but also get the chance to share stories, experiences, and perspectives. 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