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Eesti Punane Rist

Mittetulundusühing Eesti Punane Rist

Tallinn, Estonia

HealthHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefMental healthRefugees & MigrationTax-deductible donations
AssociationFounded 1919National reach
Profile last updated: October 29, 2026

About

Founded in 1919, Eesti Punane Rist is a non-profit association based in Tallinn, Estonia working on health, humanitarian aid & disaster relief, mental health +3 more.

Eesti Punane Rist is the Estonian National Red Cross Society, a non-profit association founded in 1919 and part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It operates across Estonia through regional and local branches, offering first aid and psychological first aid training, prevention work in schools and kindergartens, emergency preparedness and response, food and hygiene aid for low-income families, and support for refugees and people affected by conflict, including aid sent to Ukraine. Activities are carried out largely by volunteers and are funded through donations, membership fees, public and EU grants, and course and shop income.

Location

Tallinn, Estonia

Founded

1919

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Mittetulundusühing

Legal name

Mittetulundusühing Eesti Punane Rist

Focus areas

first aidpsychological first aiddisaster preparednesshumanitarian aidrefugeesvolunteering

Languages

ETENRU

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefMental healthRefugees & MigrationPoverty & HungerEducation

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesRefugees & MigrantsPeople in povertyCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationEmergency responseVolunteer programmesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Psühholoogilise esmaabi koolitus

Mental health · Estonia

One-day practical training that teaches participants to recognise psychological crisis in others and provide initial psychological support.

Abi põgenikele Eestis

Refugees & Migration · Estonia

Camps for refugee children and youth, first aid training, introduction to the Estonian health system, and food and hygiene aid vouchers for refugees.

Punane Ristik

Community development · Estonia

Charity reuse shop in Tallinn where donated goods are sold and proceeds support the organisation's work, run by volunteers.

Väljasaatmiste vaatlemine

Refugees & Migration · Estonia

Monitoring of forced returns of third-country nationals, co-funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, to ensure humane treatment.

Countries of operation

EstoniaUkraine

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership feesGovernment fundingEU fundingEarned income

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerMembershipShop

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Partnerships

Sotsiaalministeerium, Siseministeerium, Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium, RIMI, Rumeenia Pagulaste Nõukogu, Luxemburgi Punane Rist

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