Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS

PROVIDIUS
Riga, Latvia

PROVIDUS works in the areas of criminal justice, rule of law and anticorruption policy, sound governance, and education policy. PROVIDUS is engaged in policy work in the criminal justice area, promoting alternative sentencing, assisting in the creation of a probation service, undertaking policy research in such areas as pretrial detention, sentencing policy, and police abuse and accountability. In education policy, it recently released a broad policy report on the state of education in Latvia, focusing on various management challenges: educational financing, tax policy, innovation, and other issues. PROVIDUS is engaged in anticorruption work, pushing forward proposals for a campaign finance reform, and designing new models of civil monitoring to reduce corruption. PROVIDUS also hosts a public policy website, publishing policy studies, in-depth opinion articles, and other relevant resources in such areas as the policy process, rule of law/corruption, education and employment, human rights, social integration, civil society, information society, and foreign affairs.

Contact details

Website:
http://providus.lv/en

Address:
Alberta iela 13, 6. stāvs (ieeja no Strēlnieku ielas) Rīga LV-1010

Country:
Latvia

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Latvia, Europe
Operating languages
English , Latvian

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
2002
Age (years)
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 22
Latvia average
 25
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Iveta Kažoka
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2022): Iveta Kažoka
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2021): Iveta Kažoka
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2023
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 7
Latvia average
 18
Global average
 66
2021
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 13
2019
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 12
% Female staff
2023
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 71%
Latvia average
 70%
Global average
 50%
2021
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 69%
2019
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 66%
% Female researchers
2019
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 83%
Latvia average
 64%
Global average
 35%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 4
Latvia average
 5
Global average
 65

Social

Likes (2023)
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 2,087
Latvia average
 6,945
Global average
 27,094
Likes (2022)
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 1,990
Likes (2021)
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 1,933
Twitter
Followers (2024)
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 7,012
Latvia average
 4,502
Global average
 18,119
Followers (2022)
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 6,923
Followers (2021)
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 6,994
Subscribers (2023)
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 232
Latvia average
 144
Global average
 6,305
Subscribers (2022)
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 215
Subscribers (2021)
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
 196

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: NIRA Think Tank Directory, Organisation´s website
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