Liepāja City Municipality Central Administration

Rožu iela 6, Liepāja, LV-3401, Latvia

+37163404747

veseliba@liepaja.lv

Description

Liepaja is the third largest city in Latvia and the tenth largest in the Baltic States. Liepaja City Municipality Central Administration provides all the municipal services to the residents, while ensuring the execution of the decisions made by the city council. The municipal administration is divided into several departments, each of which is responsible for its own area. Currently the Community Outreach and Health Promotion Unit has upscaled its activities in the field of youth, community paticipation and active citizenship, launching several local initiatives and projects. These initiatives are designed to support NGOs, and create an open platform for communication between the youth, local community and city council/administration.

Services

Tasks and functions of the Community Outreach and Health Promotion Unit include:

  • Consult and support local NGOs and youth organizations, and promote civic participation;
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement municipal support for NGOs in the field of social integration;
  • Orgnize regular events to strentghen community participation among various local social groups and sectors – municipaly, NGOs, active citizens and entrepreneurs;
  • Promote environmental accessibility for people with functional impairments;
  • Promote healthy lifestyle and health education in Liepāja.