UAB ‘Birštono mineraliniai vandenys’

We have been in contact with VŠĮ ‘Galimybių dirbtuvės’ since 2021. We have hired this company to apply stickers on bottles and to fold boxes for containers. These are not routine services, but we always manage to coordinate the timing according to our needs.

In most cases, about 15 people arrive. As the work is with people with disabilities, there are 2-3 supervisors in the team.

The workers wear neat work clothes and bright colours, so it is easy to distinguish them from the other workers. They have all the necessary safety equipment (boots, clothes, etc.).

VšĮ „Galimybių dirbtuvės“ performs the tasks we assign in an excellent and timely manner. They are easy to communicate with.

We are happy to cooperate with them and to contribute to such a generous cause of employing and socialising people with disabilities.

Thank you.

Prienai is close to our community, not only because of its location, but also because most of our employees come from there. Taking the opportunity to take part in the Workshop of Opportunities initiative to integrate people with intellectual disabilities into the labour market seemed like a very good idea to us. And after trying it out, getting to know these people, observing them in the work environment, we were pleasantly surprised not only by the quality of the work they did, but also by their communication, their enthusiasm for work and their responsibility.

We would like to invite other companies to join this initiative!

‘We noticed the meaningful work of the Workshop of Opportunities and decided to join such a great initiative and help people who are trying so hard to get a grip on life. We invite other companies to make a turn towards people with disabilities by entrusting small production operations, which are sometimes so short of hands and time, to people with disabilities. It’s a win-win situation.’

‘As a socially responsible company, ‘HELLA Lithuania’ is delighted to join the mission of the Workshop of Opportunities to help people with special needs to learn, develop their skills and develop their work and social skills. Every day in our factory, we look forward to welcoming these ten new team members, who have been entrusted with a very meticulous job: to ensure the technical cleanliness of the product packaging used in the production processes, and to sort parts from suppliers when necessary. One of the core values of ‘HELLA Lithuania’ is to grow and develop together, so the diversity in the team is a great gift to all our employees.’

The Food Bank donates the food it collects to non-profit organisations that care for a wide range of socially vulnerable groups. We support low-income families and individuals, people who are unemployed, families at risk and their children, people with disabilities and seniors on low incomes, large or single-parent families, etc.

The Food Bank Charity and Support Fund has been supporting the visitors of the Workshop of Opportunities with food since the start of the Workshop in 2020. The additional food support contributes strongly to the self-esteem growth and social inclusion of our people. Every week we have a common lunch with the refreshments we receive from the charity fund. A significant part of the donation goes to the homes of people.

UAB ‘Rocket Science Baltics’ had the opportunity to visit the Workshop of Opportunities and experience a friendly environment. The Director Šarūnas Ribakovas says: ‘I remember when I visited the Workshop of Opportunities with my colleagues, it was very pleasing to see that people there felt happy and were doing things that they liked. The leaders are great, supportive and happy to help in different situations. The team at the Workshop of Opportunities is like one big family!

As we believe in the idea of the Workshop of Opportunities, we decided to support what we do best – creating a website.’