U.S. Government Assistance Projects

NGO Living For Tomorrow

Project entitled "Anti-Trafficking Hotline Service for Women" with the aim of preventing trafficking in women and girls, providing support for trafficking victims in Estonia, and building cooperation with Finland to prevent trafficking of Estonians to Finland. The NGO Living For Tomorrow will execute the project together with the Estonian partner-NGO AIDS Prevention Center and Finnish partner-NGO Unioni.

Association of Friends of the Botanical Garden, University of Tartu

Project entitled " GLOBE Outreach - Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment" with the aim of establishing a strong community and network of former GLOBE pupils, who have graduated from secondary schools and start working on the outreach of GLOBE Program

Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Tartu

Project entitled “Science and Technology for Innovation Education on Earth” with the aim of employing the knowledge and experience gained in "Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment" (GLOBE) at Estonian schools

e-Governance Academy Foundation

Project entitled “Support for the Expansion Strategy of the Estonian e-Governance Academy (eGa) Foundation”

Women's Business Exchange

Support the participation of the delegation of Estonian business women in the Seattle, Washington, project entitled “Across Cultures Forum", October 11-27, 2004, with the aim of building business contacts and sharing business skills with American business women, learning about experiential leadership, getting involved in networking and mentoring
Across Cultures Homepage
Article in "EENA Teataja" (In Estonian)
Article by Carol Stull in "Methow Valley News"

Estonian Rescue Board

Support the travel of two representatives from Estonian Rescue Board to the United States to participate in a familiarization trip to Alaska dealing with training on oil spill management, so as to increase the Estonian capacity to fight oil spills, and thus reduce future catastrophic damage to the Estonian environment

Narva Business Advisory Services Foundation

U.S. Company Business Familiarization Mission to Tallinn and Narva to identify business opportunities in Estonia, and to expose Estonian companies to American business practices

Ministry of Education and Science

Support for development of multilingual education in Estonia to support non-Estonian youth in their linguistic and cultural integration in Estonia

U.S. Scientific and Educational Programs Alumni in Estonia

Follow-up activities of the Estonian Alumni of U.S. Government funded academic exchange programs to enhance the alumni network, academic initiatives, and to host professional events for the public in cooperation with partner organizations

Educational Advising Center in Tallinn University of Technology

Project "Raising the Profile of Educational Advising Centers in Tallinn University of Technology and in University of Tartu through linkages and partnerships"

Tallinn Technology Park Tehnopol

Entrepreneurial links between regions of U.S., Estonia, Finland and Russia to generate working contacts between knowledge-based enterprises and relevant business incubators

Peipsiveere Development Foundation

Project "Peipsiveere - an active region on eastern border of Europe" will help the region at Lake Peipsi to overcome specific development problems resulting from their relative isolation in the framework of national economics and cooperation in the Baltic Sea region

Association of Women in Paide

GLOBE project in Paide Gymnasium entitled “Northern Landscape" organized by the Grantee includes six days of activities during GLOBE science days, and lessons introducing the GLOBE program, field atmospheric measurements, and group discussions between teachers and students

Estonian Students' Society for Environment Protection “Sorex”

International students' seminar about environment and gene technology

Estonian Organization for Copyright Protection

Internet based forum of copyright infringements for Police and Customs

Estonian Computer Club

Knowledge improvement of intellectual property rights among Estonian young computer users

Municipality of Narva Town

The project entitled “Narva Business Days” aims to motivate local citizens to develop their own small businesses through various activities, including a competition for “Narva's Best Businessman in 2004” with nominations in different business areas

Estonian Marine Institute

Alien Invasive Species in the northeastern Baltic Sea: Monitoring and assessment of ecological impact

National Institute for Health Development

HIV and Human Rights: Reducing the stigma on three levels – prevention, quality of services and policy

Estonian Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Society

Program “Ready for Life” – a seminar-camp of social integration for persons with birth defects of nervous system and their parents in Estonia

NGO Tuberculosis Program

Project to strengthen the Tuberculosis and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis control and establish a sustainable link between TB and HIV programs

Youth Homes Association of Estonia

Project "Relating without violence - opportunities for reducing violence in Estonian group homes" to educate social workers, counselors and advisors of Estonian youth at group homes and orphanages

Ida Viru County Government, Social and Health Department

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in East-Viru County of Estonia, to expand access to quality services to HIV-positive pregnant women and their infants

Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations

Project "Fund and Resource Development for Estonian Public Benefit Nonprofit Organizations" to organize a two-day summer school bringing together 120 nonprofit leaders from all over Estonia to learn about various funding opportunities for a nonprofit organization, and financial planning and management principles; and to publish a handbook on fund development

Narva Youth Center/Center for Risk Group Children

Project "Next Step II" aimed at working with challenged youth and risk group children to protect them from the influence of drugs, alcohol and violence and promoting a healthy and meaningful crime-free lifestyle

Estonian Physical Society

GLOBE science days in Russian-speaking region in northeastern Estonia, including lessons introducing GLOBE program, conducting atmospheric measurements, computer activities and group discussions between teachers and students

International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Estonia Branch

Translation of the book "Missia Pamjati" written by Holocaust survivor Benjamin Anolik from Russian into Estonian

Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation

Project "Voluntary Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Training for Schools and Community Members of the Lake Peipsi Basin”

Disabled Children Center Hope

Project "We Train to Teach" educates 30 teachers from Harju, Pärnu, Rapla and Lääne counties and increases their knowledge, skills and job qualifications for working with children with disabilities

Tartu Child Support Center

Project "Building the Future Begins Today" to hold training seminars and lectures on human trafficking issues for high school students first at Tartu and Tartu county schools and as the next stage in Valgamaa and Jõgevamaa schools

Narva Business Advisory Services Foundation

Project "Schoolbiz - to introduction of entrepreneurship/ economic education in Russian secondary schools of Ida-Viru County

Estonian Foundation for the Visually Impaired

The goal of the project entitled "Information Society for All" is to integrate blind and partially sighted persons into today's e-world

The Foundation for Science and Liberal Arts Domus Dorpatensis

Conference to debate whether high schools should have religious education classes. The aim of the project is to create discussion about the relationship between religion and civil society

AIDS Prevention and Drug Users Consulting Center Tapa

Research project with the aim of developing an activity plan for HIV/AIDS prevention in Lääne-Viru County

Regional Drug Abuse Prevention Center in Kohtla-Järve

Publication of coloring and comic books for children 5-12 years old to develop an educated and negative attitude towards drugs

Union of Student Resistance Fighters

Publication of a book on Estonian student freedom fighting from 1944-1954

Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation

Development and implementation of Lake Peipsi sub-basin water management plan

Estonian Atlantic Treaty Association

Seminars at fifteen Estonian county schools-, and a photo competition entitled “NATO – A new page in Estonian history”

Estonian Chamber of Disabled People

Documentaries “The Way I Am” of life stories of people with special needs

Convictus Estonia

Publication of a book of life stories of people who live with HIV/AIDS

International Organization for Migration

Research and Information on Trafficking in Persons in Estonia with the aim of increasing awareness of the trafficking phenomenon among Estonian Government officials, NGOs and other relevant actors in the field

Caritas Estonia

Production of crime prevention films “Scamping and Outcomes I and II”

Cross Border Travel Grants

21 grants to individuals for travel to Russia for conferences, projects and other related events to develop regional cooperation

October 1, 2002 - September 30, 2003

The Estonian Union of National Minorities

Publication of the book “Who are the Jews and what is Holocaust” written by Elhonen Saks

AIDS Information and Support Center

Publication of the book “Living with Heroin: Identity, Social Exclusion and HIV among the Russian-speaking Minorities in Estonia and Latvia” written By Dr. Paul Downes

Estonian Atlantic Treaty Association

NATO training seminars and a 2-day conference in Narva on Estonian foreign and defense policy and NATO

The NGO “Man in the Changing World”

Rural youth rehabilitation program in the village of Pilistvere

Central Folk Culture Society of the Pärnu County

Project for leaders of cultural civil societies and -organizations

Junior Achievement Estonia

Orphan integration and education project

NGO "Bookmark"

Legal education for librarians in Võru County

Tartu Sclerosis Multiplex Society

Awareness building of rights for the disabled through theater

Tartu Environmental Education Center

Environmental education development project

Union Friends of Israel

Publication of the book about the Jewish history for high schools “Tell Ye Your Children”

Museum of Harju County

Virtual exhibition - history of the Jews and Holocaust http://www.muuseum.harju.ee/holokaust/

Foundation Green County

Educational film on alien invasive species (hogweed)

Caritas Estonia

Youth crime prevention and rehabilitation project "M-Camps"

Tartu Child Support Center

Project “Building Future Begins Today” to prevent human trafficking

Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Estonia

Individual preventive mentoring project “Big Brother Big Sister” for at risk children

Estonian Newspaper Association

Newspapers in Education: Media Awareness

Estonian Family Planning Association

Develop effective ways of monitoring and evaluating the 4-year GFATM (Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria) - funded program at three levels - impact, coverage and processes

Estonian Organization for Copyright Protection

Combat violations of intellectual property rights and promote awareness and understanding of intellectual property rights

RAAAM

"Ready for NATO" - a theater project with the aim of increasing public awareness about NATO as a democratic institution and strengthening the identity of the nation

Estonian Science Foundation

Cooperation of Estonian and American Scientists in Research Projects to support the travel of Estonian scientists to the United States to pursue cooperative research projects within the framework of the U.S.-Estonian Bilateral Science and Technology Agreement

Institute of Zoology and Botany, Estonian Agricultural University

Development of a Long Term Ecological Research Network in Estonia within the framework of the U.S.-Estonian Bilateral Science and Technology Agreement

Postimees

Integration project with the aim of hosting 3 Russian-speaking journalism students as trainees in the "Postimees" daily's editorial office

Ministry of Justice of Estonia

HIV/AIDS Prevention, Control and Harm Reduction in Estonian Prisons with the aim reducing violence in prisons, facilitating coping with life after release of inmates and preventing and decreasing repeated offenses

Estonian Women's Studies and Resource Center

Project “Combating Trafficking in Women” with the aim of raising awareness of Estonians about prostitution and trafficking in women, about their causes and consequences

Non-Estonians Integration Foundation

Estonian-language teaching materials (12 large-format books including a teaching strategies guide) materials for Russian-language kindergartens

Non-Estonians Integration Foundation

Integration of Undocumented Residents into Estonian Society

Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation

Peipsi - Lake which connects Estonia and Russia (tourism development project including a regional development conference and Kallaste Information Point)

Non-Estonians Integration Foundation

Citizen's Handbook
Photo of a ceremony at Narva Juhkentali School

Tartu City Government

Project “Pskov Days in Tartu”

Cross Border Travel grants

22 grants to individuals for travel to Russia for conferences, projects and other related events to develop regional cooperation

October 1, 2001 - September 30, 2002

Legal Information Center for Human Rights

Trafficking in women – monitoring of the situation in Estonia

Non-Estonians Integration Foundation

CD-ROM based Estonian language teaching program and social integration TV project in Russian called “Sputnik”

Estonian House in Narva

The project introduces Estonian culture, customs and language to ethnic non-Estonians in Narva, provides language courses, lectures and day-to-day information dissemination

Estonian Institute for Human Rights

International Seminar on Human Rights Education including a campaign on human rights education and protection

Estonian Society of HIV Positive People

Positive Outlook: integration of HIV positive people into the society and nurturing a positive outlook in the society regarding HIV positive people

Inter-generational Community Center

Intergenerational immersion project for children and retired people

Narva Center for Risk Group Children

Alcohol, drug abuse and crime prevention among risk group children

Center of Social Rehabilitation

HIV/AIDS prevention in Estonian prisons

Rural Women's Association

Rural women's newsletter “Kaja”

Why and What For

Project “Synergy” – e-learning resources for Russian elementary schools to promote information age “network based” learning environment and enhance communication between Estonians and Russian speaking minorities

Baltic Center for Media Research

American Media Textbook by Priit Pullerits, media professor at Tartu University Department of Journalism and Communication

Estonian Association of Anti-AIDS

AIDS prevention among recruits of Estonian Defense Forces

Network of Estonian Non-profit Organizations

Comparative assessment and needs analysis of the sustainability of NGOs in Estonia

Ida-Virumaa Integration Center

CD-Rom on Estonian ethnic minorities on the basis of a textbook “In the Wreath of Nations of Estonia”

Estonian Women's Studies and Resource Center

Networking and lobbying on gender equality in Estonia and publishing the 2002 Edition of Ariadne's Clew, a journal on gender studies

Estonian Institute for Open Society Research

Book " Silenced Voices" part 2 about gender discrimination in Estonia

Business and Professional Women of Estonia

WomEnter - business women's networking and training seminars

Estonian Foreign Policy Institute

Estonian Foreign Policy Yearbook featuring articles, book reviews and a chronology of events in 2002

Estonian Marine Institute

Alien invasive species in the northeast Baltic Sea: monitoring and assessment of environmental impacts

RAAAM

Theater in Education – an interactive theater performance promoting behaviors that will reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS

Estonian Fund for Nature

Russian-language GreenGate sustainable development news portal in Internet and a corresponding radio program helping to link Estonian-speaking and Russian-speaking environmental movements

Estonian International Commission for Investigating Crimes Against Humanity

Translation of research reports into English

Non-Estonians Integration Foundation

Support participation of 2 U.S. speakers' at the international conference "Multicultural Estonia"

Foreign Policy Institute

Regional development conference in Tartu and Pskov entitled “Development of economic cooperation and foreign investment opportunities between Estonia and Northwestern Russia”

Estonian Marine Institute

Alien invasive species in the North-East Baltic Sea: Monitoring and Assessment of Environmental Impacts

US Baltic Foundation

Ethics and Accountability: leadership at the local level in Estonia

US Baltic Foundation

NGO conducted an investigative journalism seminar “Combating Corruption in Estonia: Training Local Investigative Journalists" in partnership with the Estonian Newspaper Association

AIDS Information and Support Center

Preventive-informative campaign against trafficking in girls and women in the Baltic States (Lithuania and Estonia)

Jaan Tõnisson Institute; Transparency International

Anti-corruption source book II: practical experiences in combating corruption

Non-Estonians Integration Foundation

Production of Estonian Language CD-Rom for teaching Estonian to 7-9th graders

Tartu University EuroFaculty

Support Russian-Estonian joint research on transition studies in four topical groups: 1) Economic aspects "Modeling Economic Development of the Baltic Sea Region"; 2) Political aspects "Strategies and Substance of Public Administration Reform"; 3) Legal aspects "Strategies for Widening Civic Participation in Law Making"; 4) Social aspects "Cultural, Environmental and Social Security in Transition Societies".

Non-Estonians Integration Foundation

Production of TV Programs for Russian Children "Sputnik" for two seasons (total of 39 episodes in talk-show form)

Civil Training Center

Project “Integration through cooperation” to encourage social integration of Russian-speaking women by teaching them Estonian language

Non-Estonians Integration Foundation

Production of a professional bilingual children's TV series "Uudistaja" ("Curious Person" in English) with the aim of integrating non-Estonian children into local everyday life

AIDS Information and Support Center

Rehabilitation of Young IDUs (intravenous drug users)

Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions

Conference “Creating a Quality Workplace”

Cross Border Travel grants

21 grants to individuals for travel to Russia for conferences, projects and other related events to develop regional cooperation

2000

Estonian Law Center

Post –Graduate assistance in judicial training, legislative drafting and delivery of legal services

1998

President's Roundtable

Fund an international commission's objective investigation of the oppression that befell thousands of Estonian citizens in the years 1939-1991 in order to repair the Estonian psyche permitting the flourishing of a democratic civil culture, where protection of human rights is enshrined

Estonian Green Movement

Support the Capacity Building Project that is an example of a third sector strengthening campaign and that helps to develop environmental advocacy within Estonia's new democracy.

Ida-Virumaa Information Center

Raise women's awareness about their place in the society and their political status by involving them actively in political and economic decision-making through a series of seminars in the Northeast Estonia for both Estonian and Russian speaking population

Estonian Women's Studies and Information Center

Produce TV series on gender issues entitled "Woman and Man in the Changing Society" f promoting equality and human rights and the democratization of the gender system in Estonia

Women's Training Center

Encourage and train women candidates at all levels of the political system, especially targeted at rural areas of Estonian and Russian communities

Estonian Children's Fund

Establish a center staffed with trained personnel where at-risk children aged 7-14, both Estonian and Russian descent, and their parents in Tallinn area can get assistance, serving as a place with safe environment for counseling and educating

Independent Living Estonia

Organize training courses and panel discussions and produce a TV program on the issues of disabled people as equal members of the society to change attitudes towards disabled persons in Estonia

Estonian Press Council

Media monitoring to enable wide publicity of the Council's decisions in order to protect freedom of press and expression as well as to develop media ethics

Estonian History Teachers' Association

Summer course "Modern Society" for teachers of history and civics from all over Estonia to introduce the modern society, modern theories of economy and sociology and develop national curriculum in social studies for Estonian and Russian high schools

Association of Teachers of Economics

Develop skills and mind-set of entrepreneurship in young students studying business and economics

People to People Estonia/ Põlva Youth Forum

Conference on integration-related issues for young Estonian and Russian speaking students in Southeast Estonia to discuss aspects of a democratic and tolerant society

1997

Junior Achievement Estonia

Fund career days for 200 young women over the country introducing them to successful business and professional women in Estonia and give them opportunity to talk and listen to them for a day

Tapa Regional Economic Development Center

Increase the public sector's general education level and leadership skills through training and education

Estonian Newspaper Association

Compile and publish "The Code of Ethics" for Estonian journalists in Estonian and Russian and organize an ethics forum to launch the publication

Estonian Law Center

Compile and publish the "Bench-book" for lawyers

Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations

Conduct regional training workshops on media relations and publish a handbook on handling media relations

Lake Peipsi Project

Organize seminars for NGOs of Estonia and Russia about "The role of NGOs in developing regional cooperation in border areas of Estonia and Russia"

Jaan Tõnisson Institute

Host an international summer debate camp, entitled "From Idea to Your Own Company" in Northeast Estonia for high-school students

People to People Estonia

Start a training program for international civic education studies in Estonia

Junior Achievement Estonia

Implement the Global Learning of Business Enterprise (GLOBE) program in Tallinn and train 60 additional teachers on how to use the program

Tallinn Pedagogical University

Host the third Annual Civic Education Students' Conference in Tallinn

Estonian Law Center

Subscribe to the West Law Legal Database, which include legal text materials on the laws of the United States, as well as European legal and commercial information

1996

Estonian Union for Child Welfare

Compile, print and publish an abridged collection of legal acts concerning child welfare to be distributed through the Estonian Ministry of Education in Russian and Estonian

Roundtable of National Organizations in Ida-Virumaa County

Support the conference in November 1996: "The integration of national communities in Ida-Virumaa in the Estonian environment"

Tartu University Market Research Team

Support research on integration of national minorities aimed at finding constructive solutions to the issue of non-Estonians

October 1, 1994 - September 30, 1995

Union of Estonian Municipalities/ Association of Estonian Cities

Support attendance of 100 Estonian delegates at a four-day conference in Lithuania to reestablish the union of Baltic Municipalities

Tartu University Department of Journalism

Publish a handbook/ textbook in Estonian on investigative reporting

League of Northeast Estonian Cities

Create and develop economic, scientific, educational and cultural cooperation between highly developed countries and NE Estonia

Estonian Institute

Organize information exchanges, representing Estonian cultural interests at home and abroad; and a workshop for high school journalism teachers and senior students

North Atlantic Institute Initiative Group

Establish a small scale NGO to coordinate cooperation among scholars and policy makers interested in foreign and security issues in Europe and North America as they apply to the Baltic Region

Estonian Institute for Human Rights

Translate human rights documents into Estonian and distribute them throughout Estonia 1994

Estonian Scout Camp

Support a camp for training the scout leaders and the publication for of the magazine "Estonian Scout" for one year

Tartu University Pedagogical Center

Publish an experimental pedagogical textbook for Russian schools

TV Channel 2

Produce TV program for teaching Estonian language to non-Estonian speakers

Tallinn Institute of Urban Research

Research Russian youth integration into Estonian society through educational system

Valga Township Board

Upgrade and publish non-profit Russian language newspaper "Valgamaalane", explaining Estonian citizenship requirements for non-Estonians in the Southeast Estonia

Estonian Ministry of Education

Develop modern standardized Estonian language tests for applicants of Estonian citizenship

Viru Information Center

Publish a booklet for Russian speakers containing information necessary for obtaining Estonian citizenship

Virumaa Fund/ Radio Ring

Development of an Estonian language teaching radio program aimed at Russian speakers in Northeast Estonia

President's Roundtable on Minority Issues

Develop educational seminars and camps attended by Russian and Estonian communities

Tartu Russkaja Gazeta

Assist with the modernization of the facilities of a Russian language newspaper

Estonian Women's Organization Information Center

Collect, coordinate, and distribute information about women's issues and start a network on those topics