Foreign Ministry Supports Development Cooperation Awareness Project with nearly 600,000 Kroons
28.12.2007
The Estonian Foreign Ministry allocated 591,000 kroons for the support of the development cooperation awareness project “Terveilm”.
According to Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, it is important to raise the Estonian population’s awareness of development cooperation in general. “It’s important to explain to people why Estonia, the European Union and other international organisations work together to alleviate the situation in nations suffering from development problems,” said Paet.
The goal of “Terveilm”, a project of the Estonian Roundtable for Development Cooperation, is to gather and distribute consistent information about development cooperation in Estonian. Central focus is on making information more accessible as well as constantly updating news and opinions on the website terveilm.net.
There are also plans to compile materials in Estonian that contain information about the EU’s development cooperation policies.
The project, which carries a total cost of 739,800 kroons, is being implemented in cooperation with the Estonian Roundtable for Development Cooperation, the Foreign Ministry, European Movement Estonia, and the Estonian Fund for Nature.
