AsfarEuro MTÜ (AsfarEurope)

National Network
Estonia
Address

Harju maakond
Kesklinna linnaosa, Roosikrantsi tn 2-1255
10119 Tallinn
Estonia

Telephone
+4407595697136
E-Mail
development@asfareurope.eu
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2020
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Human rights
  6. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  7. International/Cultural relations
  8. Youth and education
General Information

AsfarEurope is a dynamic micro-NGO based in Estonia, established to offer development opportunities for Young People, Women and Communities in the Baltic, Russia, the Caucasus and wider Europe through: Educational, Skills & Digital learning opportunities; Social Entrepreneurship; Intercultural learning; Transnational & Digital Volunteering; Creative skills; and Reconciliation and Peacebuilding. AsfarEurope has a team of 3 team members, plus a small network of freelance trainers from Estonia, Lithuania, Russia and the Southern Caucasus. As a relatively new organisation, our partnership network is growing, however, due to our team's strong experience in 2014-2020 Erasmus+, AsfarEurope has 8 committed partners. Furthermore, AsfarEurope is a member of the RESOLVE: Network - Partnership and is an official committed partner. The RESOLVE: Network brings together over 30 NGOs, social enterprises and charities working in the youth sector, peacebuilding and wider development activities throughout Europe, the Balkans, the Caucasus and the Middle East & North Africa, as well as a growing informal partnerships from Colombia, Ghana, Pakistan, India and South Korea. Budgetary resources In 2020/2021, AsfarEurope was only carrying out non-funded social action-based activities, due to the pandemic. 2021/2022, AsfarEurope will be a minimum of 20,000 euros (based on current funding agreements and without any further fundraising in this financial year). Sources of funding Social enterprise-model - offering development consultancy services to peer NGOs to support their development, projects and wider areas. Private grants - through our links with Asfar UK, AsfarEurope has guaranteed private grants to support their core development between 2021 and 2023. Fundraising activities Modalities As a young organisation, AsfarEurope main projects and activities have initially been focused on the RESOLVE: Network (i.e. 2020 Youth Conference) and in 2021 AsfarEurope will be a lead partner on the following events/activities: -RESOLVE: Network - youth conference (December 2021) -RESOLVE: Network - Gender Equity event (24th May 2021) -RESOLVE: Network - Climate Change event -RESOLVE: Network - Storytelling event -RESOLVE: Network - Youth - skills development event Furthermore, from June 2021, AsfarEurope will be delivering monthly creative digital learning workshops for Estonian and Russian speakers. RESOLVE: Network partners: - Anthropolis, Hungary (current ALF member) - Interfaith Encounter Association, Israel (current ALF member) - Asfar, UK (current ALF member) - IMECE Network, Turkey - SVITAC, Bosnia - Debate for Peace, Israel - CDC, Georgia - CATED, Morocco - CSYO, Azerbaijan

Mission and Objectives

AsfarEurope aims to: AsfarEurope's main objectives focus on: Develop Young Leaders, Environmental awareness, Gender Equity, and to address Social Intolerance in Europe, especially in the Baltic & Russia. Specifically: -Develop: the Baltic & wider European young people, especially future Young Social Action Leaders through skills, employability and social entrepreneurship. -Promote: Gender Equity in the Baltic, in Russia and the Caucasus, as well as wider afield. -Address: the rising tide of Social Intolerance in Europe. -Capacity Build: fellow NGOs through research and innovation and our development consultancy services. -Increase: society’s awareness on Energy Poverty & Climate Change.

Main Projects / Activities

RESOLVE: Network - Partnership activities: RESOLVE is AsfarEurope’s strategic approach to address social intolerance and xenophobia in the Europe, the Baltic, the Caucasus, Russia and wider afield. The learning and social action element of RESOLVE is the Reconciliation for Development learning model. Reconciliation for Development is learning embedded in conflict resolution, reconciliation and peacebuilding activities. A learner will develop new skills in Reconciliation & Peacebuilding through informal and non-formal learning activities, while also making a difference to communities affected by conflict through social action and volunteering. Plus, learners will develop a range of different skills which will benefit their future careers and lives. A key part of RESOLVE is the RESOLVE: Network AsfarEurope officially became part of the RESOLVE: Network in April 2020 and is an official committed partner as of February 2021. The RESOLVE: Network Youth Wing, has its own Youth Board who are in charge of making key decisions for the Youth Wing of the network, international youth co-designed activities and ensuring the ethos of the original youth network is sustained and developed. AsfarEurope supports this and is in the process of implementing our own Youth Board to support the Youth Wing management team. A key part of the RESOLVE: Network - Partnership and Youth Wing is the co-developed dialogue and development activities including: - Youth Conference - Skills development activities - Sector-focused Workshops (Climate Change, Gender Equity, Memory, Reconciliation & Storytelling) Another key area of our delivery include our Creative Digital Learning activities. AsfarEurope’s team is highly experienced in the Creative Industries and throughout the pandemic have designed, developed and launched digital learning methodologies for our partners (inc. Asfar UK & Debate for Peace) and online workshops to benefit young people, build their life skills and become more creative. Creative skills through Digital Learning are free monthly training workshops which will start delivery from May 2021 and October 2021 for young Estonian and Russian speakers focusing on the following learning outputs: -The Sustainable Development Goals -Digital Storytelling -Conflict Resolution -Intercultural Learning Creative Skills through Digital Learning is free to any young person, who speaks Estonian or Russian and is interested in developing their creative skills while also learning about the Sustainable Development Goals, Conflict Resolution and would like to have a Cultural learning experience.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

AsfarEurope has an experienced team of learning professionals with direct experience of contributing towards the Anna Lindh Network in (i.e. through the ALF Global Learning through Digital Stories). AsfarEurope is committed to collaborative working and co-development of opportunities and is a committed and active organisation throughout our membership networks. Furthermore, as an active member of the RESOLVE: Network, AsfarEurope can both promote the Network and share opportunities to our partners on a local, EU-wide and to our partners in the Balkans, the Middle East & North Africa and the Caucasus, as well as new partner NGOs in Colombia, India, Pakistan, Ghana and South Korea etc. As well as promoting the Network, AsfarEurope would be willing to support it in other ways. Our skilled Bid Writers (inc. Sheniz Tan), Trainers, Methodologists and Development Consultancy team can offer some pro bono support to other Network members. AsfarEurope is a relatively new organisation, however, our team has over 25 years experience together, in the Anna Lindh Network sectors and we would be willing to support the Network through our commitment, wider networks and our skills in achieving its goals.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

AsfarEurope's goals are similar to the ALF Network and we would like to get involved and contribute to the ALF Network's development. Furthermore, AsfarEurope has a lot of respect for the network and believe by becoming a member we can support the network and its current partners. Intercultural learning is core to our delivery and being a member of the ALF Network makes sense to use, both to develop new skills/knowledge/understanding as an organisation and a team and to work with others to promote an interculturally fair society, safe from social intolerance. Also, as a small relatively new organisations, AsfarEurope is keen to build bridges, collaborate with other organisation's like us and to co-develop opportunities for young people, communities and wider groups we serve in intercultural development and wider development opportunities to further promote a fair, tolerant world.

Contact (1) Full Name
Sheniz Tan
Job Title
Director
Head of the organisation
Sheniz Tan
Contact (2) Full Name
Angelina Avricevic
Job Title (2)
Senior Editor & Trainer