Baltic American Partnership Program - Estonia
1999 Grant List

Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations, Tallinn $49,140
For planning and implementation of the NGO Forum and Fair, a two-day event with 800 participants, including speakers and representatives from NGOs, government and business that provided an opportunity for networking, discussing long-term development goals and asserting and publicizing the role of NGOs in Estonian society.

Estonian Newspaper Association, Tallinn $74,190
For preparation and distribution of The NGO Special, a newspaper supplement in a major Estonian daily focusing on the activities and issues surrounding NGOs for the purpose of engaging public interest in the third sector and initiating dialogue between the third sector and government.

Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations, Tallinn $113,240
For core support, and for the creation of a network of regional NGO resource centers based nationwide and providing legal consultation and assistance, financial assistance, information on tax laws, information on fundraising opportunities, management and public relations skills.

Association of Põlva Small Schools, Põlva $4,100
For group outings of children with and without disabilites for the purpose of integrating children with disabilities into society.

Handicapped Youth Association, Tartu $3,425
For core support, and for an information campaign to raise awareness among people with disabilities about opportunities to work together.

Association of Estonian Pensioners, Tallinn $2,055
For core support, and for the initiation of a volunteer program engaging the elderly in extracurricular tutorships of troubled children.

Parnu Wheelchair Club, Parnu $2,055
For core support, and for a health care program for the disabled.

Association of Child Protection, Audru $3,425
For a counseling program through lectures and group activities for single and unemployed parents.

Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped, Kohila $4,450
For core support to a rehabilitation and day-care center for handicapped people in Rapla and Harju counties.

Foundation for Estonians with Sight Disabilities, Tallinn $4,100
For core support, and for a training program in participatory democracy for the blind, including an audiocassette used in training sessions and visits to the municipal departments of social affairs to apprise the government of the needs of the blind.

Association of Disabled People, Kilingi-Nomme $1,370
For the establishment of day-care centers for the elderly, modeled on Swedish institutions.

Association of Single Parents, Parnumaa $2,740
For core support, and for the establishment of a battered women's shelter.

Association of Leaders of Pre-school Institutions, Parnu $2,740
For job training and counseling for unemployed parents with young children.

Child Protection Association, Vohma $1,370
For core support, and for a counseling program for parents with troubled children.

Deaconess Center, Rakvere $3,425
For core support, and for a program of counseling and rehabilitation of poor and unemployed families.

Ullar Aaslav, Sander Janes, Parnu $685
For a program distributing newspapers to the elderly and disabled.

NGO "I Listen to You," Tallinn $1,660
For core support, and for a social affairs information hotline offering phone consultations on social services provided by the government.

Estonian Center for Independent Life, Tallinn $4,795
For core support, and for the creation of a database on the rights of and opportunities for the handicapped.

Association of Farmers, Tartu $4,795
For core support, and for the establishment of a registration system for job seekers and job openings on Tartu farms.

Association for Sustainable Development, Vormsi $3,425
For youth-lead community service projects in a small community of four islands.

NGO Youth Workshops, Tartu $4,795
For core support, and for the creation of a center offering workshops and training for youth in professional skills, modeled on German and Finnish organizations.

Center for the Unemployed, Saarde $3,425
For core support, and for professional training of the unemployed for work as assistants to the elderly.

Employment Center, Paldiski $4,100
For a program integrating the unemployed into community life by providing opportunities to work on local service projects.

Foundation for Delivery of Joy, Maardu $4,100
For core support, and for professional training programs for the unemployed.

Pensioners Center, Sillamäe $4,100
For core support, and for training the unemployed for employment assisting the elderly and disabled.

Association of Estonians, Narva-Jõesuu $3,425
For core support, and for training of local citizens in management and entrepreneurial skills.

Women's Association, Räpina $2,055
For a training program on entrepreneurial skills for women.

Chamber of Disabled People, Valgmaa $3,425
For core support, and toward local NGOs' provision of health care and other social services.

Lake Peipus Tourism Association, Tartu $2,740
For a community planning initiative for environmental improvement and increased tourism.

Järvamaa Educatioal Association, Paide $4,795
For core support, and for a rural development program through expanding the functions of a converted manor, now serving as a school, to include a community center and to become a tourist attraction.

Association of Ecological Tourism, Mustvee $3,425
For a community planning initiative for environmental improvement and increased tourism.

Foundation for the Development of Peipus Region, Piirissaare Island $1,370
For implementation of a strategic plan for community development.

Caritas Estonia, Tallinn $3,425
For core support, and for the introduction of new functions for traditional farmhouses, such as rehabilitation and support centers.

Junior Achievement Development Foundation, Tallinn $5,744
For a countrywide leadership training program for young people.

Association "Viljandimaa - My Home," Viljandi $2,740
For core support, and for training for Viljandi County NGO leaders in community development issues, getting local support and raising civic participation in local initiatives.

Piistoja Village Association, Piistoja $790
For a counseling program for the unemployed.

Association "Tartumaa - My Home," Tartu $2,055
For training for village leaders in Tartu County on the role of the third sector in community development.

Association of Vasalemma Rural Town, Vasalemma $3,425
For a training program in entrepreneurial skills.