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EELK Diakoonia- ja Ühiskonnatöö SA

Ühiskonnatöö sihtasutus

Tallinn, Estonia

Community developmentChildren & YouthDisability
Operating foundationFounded 2012National reach
Profile last updated: September 25, 2026

About

Founded in 2012, EELK Diakoonia- ja Ühiskonnatöö SA is a foundation based in Tallinn, Estonia working on community development, children & youth, disability.

EELK Diakoonia- ja Ühiskonnatöö SA, also known as Ühiskonnatöö sihtasutus, is an Estonian foundation established in 2012 by the Estonian Council of Churches. It supports congregations, church institutions and organisations in their social and economic development through programme and project initiation, coordination, advice, management, research and training. Its work includes social and community services, support-person services for children with disabilities, childcare support, and accommodation and rehabilitation services for people in recovery through partner centres in Tartu, Põlva and Eastern and Southern Estonia. It also coordinates the SEMPRE rural social empowerment project and seeks funding for civil society and church-based initiatives. The foundation is based in Tallinn and operates across Estonia.

Location

Tallinn, Estonia

Founded

2012

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

sihtasutus (SA)

Legal name

Ühiskonnatöö sihtasutus

Registration

90014342

VAT number

EE051010220

Focus areas

diakooniaühiskonnatöösotsiaalteenusedkogukondtugiisiklapsehoidSEMPRE

Languages

ETEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentChildren & YouthDisability

Works for

ChildrenFamiliesPeople with disabilitiesCommunitiesPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesCapacity buildingResearchAwareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

SEMPRE

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Community development · Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Germany

Interreg Baltic Sea Region project supporting social empowerment in rural areas through accelerator teams, micro projects and new local social services, developed with congregations and local governments.

Tugiisikuteenus raske ja sügava puudega lastele

Disability · Estonia

Support-person service for children with severe and profound disabilities, including training of volunteer support persons.

Lapsehoiukohtade loomine

Children & Youth · Estonia

Development and support of childcare places for children aged 0 to 7.

Harkujärve Kogukonnakeskus

Community development · Estonia

Open community centre in Harkujärve, developed with the local congregation, offering a reading room, guest rooms and tourist information.

Countries of operation

Estonia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsLegaciesGrantsGovernment fundingEarned income

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Schleswig Holsteini Diakooniakeskus, Karelien Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Justiitsministeerium, Uus Põlvkond MTÜ, Valge Eesti MTÜ, Balti Kriminaalpreventsiooni Instituut, Kodanikuühiskonna Sihtkapital

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