Transfer Story from Riga: Finding new forms for stronger cooperation with Riga`s NGOs or Riga`s NGO House “expands beyond its walls”
“The Riga NGO House is an excellent place for non-governmental organisations to gather, and yet, how could we – the residents of other neighbourhoods of Riga – use all of its services?” The question came from an energetic representative of an NGO, who lives and works in Pārdaugava, across the Daugava River, during a seminar at the NGO House. She went on explaining: “This is the only House of this kind in Riga, and we also want to organise events in our neighbourhoods, closer to our places of residence, we want to engage in the activities held by the participants of the NGO House. Can we organise jointly a networking event in our neighbourhood?” Such questions are more frequently heard at the NGO House, sometimes outlining a particular direction of development that the NGO House should take – to spread its wings in other neighbourhoods of Riga.
