To promote the quality of education, financial literacy and lifelong learning skills of Latvian society.
ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
Why is it important?
By learning, we GROW – we create a more interesting and opportunity-rich life for ourselves and a better Latvia for all of us. Only people with a thirst for knowledge in a knowledge- and growth-oriented society, in which there is an understanding of economic and scientific processes, can contribute to the growth and overall well-being of the country.
Being a fully-fledged individual means GROWING for a lifetime – we believe that everyone has the right to access quality knowledge throughout their lives, and this should be a core value of both individuals and society. We know that we can do more to promote the formation of a knowledge-based society and improve the financial literacy of the people, thus driving the economic development of the country.
GROWING TOGETHER – to create essential change, we will invite the most powerful thinkers and doers in the field of education to work together, as well as supporting the growth and entrenchment of young players in the educational ecosystem to develop their potential and establish themselves, by building initiatives that encourage lifelong learning, promote public financial wellbeing, and provide quality general education for everyone.
Objective
Tasks
To organise, support, accelerate and make improvements to initiatives or organisations that have or can demonstrate a planned, systematic and measurable impact in the field of public education, thus creating and strengthening the ecosystem of educational organisations related for the growth of Latvian society.
Activities of the Foundation
Promotion of equality in the accessibility of quality education throughout Latvia
Fostering thirst for knowledge by promoting lifelong learning as a core value of society and individuals
Promoting competitive education to drive economic growth (including the creation of content and tools in STEM)
Promoting financial literacy among society as a whole
The “FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH”
Management
The Foundation’s supervisory council:
Lauris Mencis, council chairperson, “Swedbank” board chairperson
Dana Narvaiša, council member
Edgars Pastars, council member, “Cobalt” senior specialist, attorney-at-law
Dāvis Siksnāns, council member, founder of “Printful” and head of “Draugiem Capital”
Andrejs Vasiļjevs, council member, co-founder and board member at “Tilde”
Our team
Guna Joma
Head and board chairperson of the “FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH”
Elīna Hermansone
Project and communications manager of the “FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH”