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The Opening Ceremony of the Bring Together Lithuania 2023 program
06/12/2023
Bring Together Lithuania 2023 - summer internship and modern Lithuania program for youth of Lithuanian heritage - was officially launched at the Kazickas Family Residence, in Vilnius.
Inspiring welcome words were given by the director of the Kazickas Family Foundation in New York Neila Baumiliene, the director in Vilnius Agne Vertelkaite, and program director Kamilė Perminė.
The event marked the beginning of the 6th generation of this program! The ceremony served as a starting point for a 6-week summer immersion experience for the Lithuanian diaspora youth to explore the modern country, local and global companies residing in Lithuania, governmental organizations, and the cultural dimension of the country. Welcome to Lithuania!
The program is initiated and sponsored by the Kazickas Family Foundation since 2018. The main goal of the internship program is to provide Lithuanian diaspora youth with opportunities to acquire professional skills, meet global Lithuanians, explore their heritage country, and become young ambassadors of Lithuania.
It is also sponsored by the Lithuanian Foundation, the Ministry of Economy and Innovations, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.