Resources
Podcast
In the episodes of this educational podcast, we meet with various experts and try to uncover both existing prejudices and ways to free ourselves from their heavy burden. Conversations about personal stories, systemic shortcomings and other topics specific to Latvia.
It is available in Latvian, but Youtube will offer automatic caption translations to English and other languages.
Report about perceived weight stigma and fat bias in Latvia
“Fatness in Latvia” is the first study in Latvian on weight stigma and fat prejudice, that is, discrimination based on body size and weight. Its aim is to highlight unequal treatment and systemic shortcomings experienced by people living in larger bodies.
Main conclusions:
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The website was created within the framework of the project “Raising Awareness about Weight Bias in Latvia”, which is being implemented with the financial support of the Society Integration Fund from the Latvian state budget. Project Agreement No. 2025.LV/NVOF/MIC/001/L8. The association “Flourish NGO” is responsible for its content. More information HERE.
