Society and Culture

» Association for Street Children
   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

   
   http://www.ielasberni.lv/

» Children's Village of Grasi
   Latvian orphanage. Accommodates children in distressful situations. Page includes list of support activities and an interactive map of the facility. [Latvian, English, German, French]

   
   http://www.grasi.apollo.lv/

» Consumer Guide
   Offers information about legal rights and product safety. Also, conducts investigation on consumer issues.

   
   http://www.consumer-guide.lv/english/

» Cultural Policies in Europe: Latvia
   Access to data, facts, trends and summaries of current debates on national cultural policy developments in Latvia.

   
   http://www.culturalpolicies.net/latvia.htm

» Grand Lodge of Latvia
   Historic background of the freemason organization in Latvia. Page includes list of international lodges that recognize this chapter. [German, English, Latvian]

   
   http://www.masonicum.lv/

» Hope For Latvia
   Christian charity supports low income families with material help, education and training support, and pastoral ministry. Page includes information about services, projects and newsletter.

   
   http://www.hopeforlatvia.co.uk/

» Juridica
   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.

   
   http://www.juridica.lv/Search?action=switchLanguage&language=en

» Krista's HomePage
   Includes information about the author, family, and Latvian history. Features a collections of animated gifs, images of heroinne and favorite links.

   
   http://www.angelfire.com/ks/kristucitis/

» Latvia SIG
   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.

   
   http://www.jewishgen.org/latvia/

» Latvian Folklore
   Materials about Latvian folklore and art. Includes a groups catalogue which contains descriptions, photos and sound recordings of national folk groups.

   
   http://folklora.lv/en.shtml

» Latvians Online
   Magazine for and about Latvians around the world, with news, chat and classifieds.

   
   http://www.latviansonline.com/

» 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.

   
   http://www.latvians.com/

» Policy.lv
   Policy studies, reviews and articles on public policy issues in Latvia.

   
   http://www.policy.lv/

» Soros Foundation Latvia
   Funds programs and cooperative partners to support an open society in the country. Describes grants awarded and open competitions.

   
   http://web142.deac.lv/

» Vik's Latvian Heritage
   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.

   
   http://homepage.ntlworld.com/viktor.vins

» Virtual Livonia
   A site devoted to the minority indigenous Livonian nation residing in Latvia.

   
   http://homepage.mac.com/uldis/livonia/livonia.html

» Youth for Understanding (YFU)
   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.

   
   http://www.yfu.lv/index_eng.htm