Valgamaa Partnerluskogu

Founded in 2006, Valgamaa Partnerluskogu is a non-profit association based in Otepää, Estonia working on community development, employment & skills, mental health +2 more.

Valgamaa Partnerluskogu is a LEADER local action group and non-profit association (MTÜ) formed in 2006 from an informal partnership launched in 2001. It serves the Otepää and Valga rural municipalities and the Hellenurme and Aakre villages of Elva parish in Estonia. The partnership runs grant calls under its development strategy to support microenterprise, community networks, youth and community initiatives, and social wellbeing. Members are non-profit associations and businesses in the area, and its board includes representatives of each region and the municipal governments. Its work focuses on reducing poverty and social exclusion and promoting the county as a place to live, work and visit.