Aušrinė Diržinskaitė is a Lithuanian student of Political Science in Vilnius University Institute of Political Science and International Relations. For years now, she has been working in the NGO sector, coordinating and implementing projects encouraging civic participation and civic awareness of society, especially young people. Currently she is a coordinator of the Lithuanian watchdogging initiative “Learn before You Vote” (Lt.: Žinau, ką renku) and works at the Lithuanian NGO “Europos namai” (House of Europe).