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Mom Vilma (real name and surname are known to the editorial board – ed. Past.) From Vilnius requested Vakaro žinios. She says she is surprised that the teacher in the class advertises sex ed courses to her parents, which are not part of the sex ed taught at school.
“Hello, I am sharing information, maybe it is relevant and interesting. Information about conferences for girls or boys to learn about sexuality and fertility. PS: Several of the girls in our class participated in the parent initiative, they said it was interesting and that he enjoyed, “wrote the teacher in a letter to parents. And she added a link to the “My Fertility Matters” children’s conference program website.
Vilma says she was interested in these seminars and was unpleasantly surprised that her class teacher advertised such courses. “Thoughts can be found on his website, such as proposing to teach 8-year-old girls to name their genitalia” vagina. “Don’t girls see their vaginas? Why not say that what a girl sees is her lips?
The proposed explanation of the question “How do children come up with it?” It was a source of horror for the 4-year-olds.It is suggested that children say that mom and dad get too tight and the baby begins to grow in the tummy. Then the children will have more questions. It is suggested to explain the following: “You know that boys have a pimple, a girl’s pussy. The question for me is: what if boys try to ‘merge’, boys won’t try to ‘merge’? There are more similar pearls ”Says the mother.
He asked his daughter’s educator if he knew what seminars he was promoting for her parents. But there was no reply. “I do not trust that behavior of the teachers, not personally because of them, but because of the policy followed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports. I find it very painful that our children are becoming more and more sexualized. What’s people doing? Children are still children ”, thinks Vilma.
Vakaro žinios contacted Vilma’s daughter’s educator. We wanted to know how the teacher received information about these children’s seminars and if her advertising services were paid for. But as soon as she heard the call from the reporters, the teacher rushed to hang up.
Shows and agents
The “My Fertility Matters” website states that the program organizes gender-specific seminars for children. “Cycle Show” for girls and “Agents on a Mission” for boys. Implemented by the Natural Family Planning Association in Lithuania. Last year alone, the association organized almost 200 seminars for children. 74 seminars for parents were also organized.
In Lithuania, the seminars are led by 15 teachers. Among them is the wife of the Minister of Social Security and Labor, Linas Kukuraitis Rima Kukuraitienė.
By the way, it is an interesting coincidence that the “Natural Family Planning Association” was established in 2016. At the same time that L. Kukuraitis had the Minister’s portfolio. And among the founders of the organization – the wife of the Minister’s brother. According to the law, the brother’s wife is not a member of the family or a close relative and, as the minister assured, the founders do not receive income from the association.
The main sponsor is the Ministry
The association does not hide its relationships with the ministry. Here are the 2018. The annual report indicates that 67% The supporting organization received it from the Ministry of L. Kukuraitis. It is true that the information in the financial statements is already presented somewhat differently. Here it is indicated that the subsidy received from the state amounts to only 670 EUR, and most of it is 4,875 EUR from other sources. Later, the head of the organization Elena Kosaitė-Čypienė explained these discrepancies in a simple way: “human error”.
By the way, when she contacted the manager by phone, she agreed to communicate with reporters only by answering questions in writing. She explained that fertility seminars for children are sometimes funded by the ministry. However, the funding for the head of the association seems insufficient. “Parents of children always pay for seminars, with some exceptions: in 2018 and 2019 we financed several seminars with funds received from non-governmental organizations of the Ministry of Social Affairs that work in the field of family welfare. The seminars were funded by the Lithuanian Ministry of Social Affairs for the children of Šiauliai, Marijampolė, Jurbarkas and Trakai. In 2020, we are funding only conferences for parents of children in the whole of Lithuania with this project, because the amount received from the Ministry of Social Affairs is small, there are no more funds to finance seminars for children, “explained E. Kosaitė-Čypienė.
Asked about the “Cycle Show” seminars given by R.Kukuraitienė, the head of the association reported that the minister’s wife has been directing them since 2018: “From the” Natural Family Planning Association “since 2018, he has received 2 payments in 2019. in December 140 EUR for a seminar for children from Trakai school and 65.61 EUR for fuel. The facilitators work with certificates of individual activity “.
It seems to the director of the association that the single salary does not count. And the relationship between the minister and his wife working on the association project is like a coincidence. Although the association does not receive funding from other ministries. For example, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports. After all, the seminars are educational in nature. “We do not think there is a conflict of interest because the association receives support from the ministry, which is headed by the husband of the teacher who leads our seminars. This teacher does not work for the organization and has received a one-time salary for work with the support of the ministry.
And if an organization could not receive support for its activities for this reason alone, it would be discrimination against the organization “, is convinced E. Kosaitė-Čypienė.
Interview:
“Vakaro žinios” also tried to contact the minister’s wife, but she showed no desire to communicate. And L. Kukuraitis herself explained the situation in writing through her advisor, providing almost the same answers as E.Kosaitė-Čypienė.
– How many times and what funding has the Natural Family Planning Association received or its projects from the Ministry?
– 2020 The project of the association “Sexuality – my value and that of my family” was allocated to 6,000 euros, in 2019 – 5,925 euros, in 2018 – 4,207 euros.
As the Minister is well aware of the importance of transparency, the evaluation of projects is delegated in all cases to the Department of Supervision of Social Services, which selects independent experts. The experts cannot be people who work in the Ministry or in the Department of Supervision of Social Services. A project is evaluated by two experts and a third if necessary.
– Doesn’t it seem to the Minister that a conflict of interest arises when an association whose projects involve the Minister’s wife receives funding from the Ministry?
– The minister’s wife does not work for the “Natural Family Planning Association” and does not implement the association’s projects. She works independently and has received only two payments from the “Natural Family Planning Association” in 2019 – one for 140 EUR and the other for 65.61 EUR.
– Why doesn’t the minister declare in the declaration of interests that his wife is working on the association project “My fertility is important”?
-Because she does not implement the association’s projects, she is a trained lecturer and works independently – she carries out training paid for by the children’s parents or in some cases by private schools. Furthermore, when submitting offers, organizations should not indicate nor are they required to indicate what they intend to hire for specific seminars and training in the future. The Minister’s declaration states that your spouse is self-employed.
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