Marijampolės savivaldybės administracijos ir nevyriausybinių organizacijų bendradarbiavimo teikiant socialines paslaugas vystymas

Abstract

The project aims to analyse the cooperation between administration of Marijampolė Municipality and non-governmental organizations in the provision of social services and to prepare practical guidelines - recommendations for the development of their cooperation based on the results of research. The project activities will include the analysis of theoretical approaches to the cooperation between the public sector and NGOs and the analysis of current situation in Marijampolė municipality, identifying the existing mechanisms and tools of their cooperation in the provision of social services. On the basis of this analysis, an empirical (qualitative) study will be formed to investigate the specificities, obstacles and opportunities for the development of their cooperation. In order to ensure the practical applicability of and positive impact of the project's results on the south-western region of Lithuania, the findings and recommendations of the analysis will be presented to stakeholders and the dissemination of results to the community will be ensured.