Our motto is:
“Every person has right to be heard
and taken into account”


        


Our members

The Estonian Anti-Poverty Network is open to all non-profit organisations that deal with the issues of poverty and social exclusion.
 
Any legal person that meets the requirements of the Statutes of the association may be member of the Network via its authorised representative, as well as natural persons representing an infornal network.
 
The highest body of the Network is the General Meeting of its members. All members of the association may participate in General Meetings. The General Meeting shall pass decisions in all issues that have not been placed within the competence of the Executive Board by legislation or the Statutes.
 
The Network has an Executive Board that leads and represents the Association between General Meetings. The Executive Board may have two to seven members. The association is represented in all legal acts by the Chairman of the Board who shall summon the board according to the need, but no less than twice a year.
 
 
More infornation on membership and management can be found from the Statutes.
 

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Executive Board of NGO EAPN Estonia:
  
 
KÄRT MERE, Member of the Board
Tel. +372 511 0923
mere@online.ee

  
 
SILLERIIN TOMSON, Member of the Board
Tel. +372 521 4723
silleriin@hot.ee
 

Governing body of NGO EAPN Estonia


Irina Golikova 
Eve Lääts 
Piret Kuusküll 
Kärt Mere 
Riina Vändre 
Mart-Peeter Erss
Piet Boerefijn 
Liisa Pakosta 
Tiina Parmasto
Urmo Reitav
Maret Priske
Malle Kobin
Kristiine Vahtramäe
Sirje Grossmann Loot
Gerda Sillaste
 
 

Members of NGO EAPN Estonia network:


No.
OFFICIAL NAME
OF THE NGO
ACTIVITIES WEBPAGE
1. NGO Heifer Estonia
(founder member)

Heifer charity projects, developing collaboration network.
 
www.heifer.ee
2. NGO Nõmme Child
Welfare Organization 

(founder member)

Advocacy for children and youth.
 
www.nommelkl.ee
3. NGO Noor Eesti
Great ideas and activities by the young people.
 
www.ntm.ee
4. NGO Oleviste
Hoolekanne

Homeless people and activities concerning them.
 
no webpage
5.
Estonian Union
for Child Welfare

Ensuring children’s rights and developing a child-friendly society.
 
www.lastekaitseliit.ee
6. CF Dharma
The objective of this Charity Foundation is to support culture,
education, intellectual sphere, sports and other areas that need
help in the benefit of public interest.

 
dharma.ee
7. Estonian Food Bank
Estonian Food Bank collects foodstuffs that are close to their
expiring date from food producers and distributors, packs it into
boxes with the help of volunteers and distributes these to people
and families who need it the most.

 
www.toidupank.ee
8. Eesti Akadeemiline
Sotsiaalturva Ühing

Organises further education to employees in the social field, and
corresponding events, incl. events that introduce social problems
and the ways for their prevention.

 
no webpage
9. Tallinn Social
Work Center

The main activities of this organisation is mission-oriented
development of the social sector in Tallinn, and increasing and
maintaining the coping capabilities of people who start their
independent life, need care, are resocialised or rehabilitated by
offering them different services.

 
www.swcenter.ee
10. Estonian Social
Work Association

A volunteer organisation of people whose job is related to social
work, who value social work, and non-profit organisations active
in the field of social work.

 
www.eswa.ee
11.
Saue Women
Society

Promoting culture and education in Saue, charity, trainings.  
 
no webpage
12. Raasiku Society
for Elderly Women

Promoting folk culture in Harju county. 
 
no webpage
13. NGO Pro Consensio
Youth work and early childhood intervention.
 
www.proconsensio.eu
14. Harku rural
municipality’s Society
for Child Welfare

Protecting the interests and rights of the children in Harku
rural municipality, and supporting their development.

 
www.harkulaps.ee
15. Sillamäe Society
for Child Welfare

The organisation works actively to create a child- and youth
friendly community, encourages children and youngsters to
take active responsibility in promoting peace, human rights,
environmentally friendly behaviour and leadership skills, and to
participate personally in the events shaping their community.

 
www.sscw.ee
16. Tartu Society
for Child Welfare

Tartu Society for Child Welfare is a non-profit organisation that
was established in 1989 to ensure versatile development of
children and to protect their rights. The activity of the
organisation is directed to children, their families and the
surrounding environment.

 
tartulastekaitseuhing.webs.com
17. SOS
Children Village

SOS Childrens Village offers family-based foster home for
children, who are deprived of parental care, allowing them to
be brought up, surrounded by love, respect and security.

 
www.sos-lastekyla.ee
18. Estonian
Women Union

ENL is committed to:
  • Fight against all forns of harassment against   women's rights
  • To increase a woman's dignity
  • Raise people's humanity, ethics, tolerance and mercy
  • To take forward national culture
  • Help restore the ideals of national consistency
  • Strengthen the family
  • Promote health and home culture
  • Protection of nature and a clean environment
  • To value education and hard work
  • Contribute to creating good conditions for growth and development of children
www.naisliit.ee
19. NGO Estonian Carers
NGO Estonian Carers stands for improving the conditions of care
takers of family members through regional support groups and local authorities.

 
www.omastehooldus.eu
20. Foundation Estonian Children's Fund
The goals of the fund are developing all-around child welfare and
consciously forning a children- friendly society, also assiting to the application of the United Nations Convention on The Rights Of The Child.

 
www.elf.ee
21. Estonian Foster
Parents' Union

Estonian Foster Parents' Union was launched to support foster parents and to offer homes for children.
 
www.kasuperedeliit.ee
22. Estonian Parents' Union
Estonian Parent's Union values children and parents. ELVL is also commited to:
  • Help parents to be better parents.
  • Collaborate with different institutions.
  • Turn schools child friendly.
  • Fight both mental and physical overload of the school.
  • Support creativity and personal growth.
  • Stand up for children's health and healthy lifestyle.
www.laps.ee
23. NGO Hea Algus
NGO Hea Algus mission is to support teachers' professional growth and to create equal educational opportunities for all children.
 
www.heaalgus.ee
24. NGO SHIA
NGO SHIA is committed to provide national and international opportunities to youth with fewer opportunities in order to guarantee their comprehensive involvement.
 
facebook/shiaest


Partners of NGO EAPN Estonia network:

No. OFFICIAL NAME ACTIVITIES WEBPAGE
1. Estonian Association
of Pensioners

Connecting its members and supporters to provide better social
security of the elderly people and protect their rights.
 
www.eakad.ee
2. Together
for Children

Stands for children's well-being and works towards the world
where the rights of every child are realized.

 
www.kooslasteheaks.ee
3. Estonian Union
of Disabled Women

EUDW's goals are to help women and girls with special needs to
integrate into the society, to raise their social activeness and
awareness by organizing training courses, actions and other kinds
of events.
 
 www.epnu.ee
4. MTÜ Eesti
Naiste Koostöökett

Eesti Naiste Koostööketi eesmärgiks on olla Eesti naiste riigisisese ja
rahvusvahelise koostöö ühenduseks, toetada naiste osalemist
ühiskondlikus elus ja poliitikas, parandada sisepoliitilist kliimat
ühiskonnas, saavutada meeste ja naiste võrdõiguslikkuse põhimõtete
rakendamine Eesti seadusandluses, poliitikas ja igapäevaelus.
 
www.naistekoostookett.ee