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Soros Foundation Latvia - http://web142.deac.lv/
Funds programs and cooperative partners to support an open society in the country. Describes grants awarded and open competitions. |
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Latvians Online - http://www.latviansonline.com/
Magazine for and about Latvians around the world, with news, chat and classifieds. |
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Juridica - http://www.juridica.lv/Search?action=switchLanguage&language=en
Legal information internet catalogue, which offers annotated information on Latvian and world legal information. The catalogue is searchable by resource type, subjects, language and regions. In English and Latvian. |
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Policy.lv - http://www.policy.lv/
Policy studies, reviews and articles on public policy issues in Latvia. |
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Latvia SIG - http://www.jewishgen.org/latvia/
Helps people with Jewish genealogy research in Latvia through publications, bibliographies, details of graves, records of known holocaust information, cooperating with related groups, and surname finder forums. |
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Latvian Folklore - http://folklora.lv/en.shtml
Materials about Latvian folklore and art. Includes a groups catalogue which contains descriptions, photos and sound recordings of national folk groups. |
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Consumer Guide - http://www.consumer-guide.lv/english/
Offers information about legal rights and product safety. Also, conducts investigation on consumer issues. |
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Association for Street Children - http://www.ielasberni.lv/
Group promotes policy change and public opinion to get support for material and social services for children living on the street. Also, helps NGO's coordinate efforts to better assist the clients. Page includes list of emergency contact numbers and ways to help. [Latvian, English] |
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Virtual Livonia - http://homepage.mac.com/uldis/livonia/livonia.html
A site devoted to the minority indigenous Livonian nation residing in Latvia. |
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Latvians.com - http://www.latvians.com/
Sharing the culture and history of Latvia. Includes an online reference collection of books and articles, personal and exile essays, and extensive image galleries of different locations throughout the country. |
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Grand Lodge of Latvia - http://www.masonicum.lv/
Historic background of the freemason organization in Latvia. Page includes list of international lodges that recognize this chapter. [German, English, Latvian] |
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Children's Village of Grasi - http://www.grasi.apollo.lv/
Latvian orphanage. Accommodates children in distressful situations. Page includes list of support activities and an interactive map of the facility. [Latvian, English, German, French] |
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Youth for Understanding (YFU) - http://www.yfu.lv/index_eng.htm
Latvian division of non-profit organization that offers educational exchange opportunities to young people ages 15 to 18 from countries worldwide. Includes details about the country's school system and culture. |
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Vik's Latvian Heritage - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/viktor.vins
Describes the genealogy of the families of Dizgalvis and Vins from the towns of Dunika and Mazstraupes before and after WWII. Includes historic photos, the effect of the Russian occupation on the country, and fortunes of the living known relatives. |
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Cultural Policies in Europe: Latvia - http://www.culturalpolicies.net/latvia.htm
Access to data, facts, trends and summaries of current debates on national cultural policy developments in Latvia. |