Estonian UNESCO Youth Association (EUYA)

National Network
Estonia
Address

Lille 9, 51010
Tartu
Estonia

Telephone
+372 7362 955
Fax
+372 7362956
E-Mail
r@web.com
E-Mail (2)
euya@euya.ee
Mobile Phone
+372 5665 6776 (Olga Bogdanova)
Mobile Phone (other)
+372 5669 0533 (Deniss Jershov)
Website
http://www.euya.ee
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Heritage
  6. Human rights
  7. International/Cultural relations
  8. Media
  9. Religion
  10. Research
General Information
EUYA is non-governmental and non-profit organisation established in 2003 in cooperation with Estonian National Commission for UNESCO. EUYA has two persons on fill-time basis and around 10 volunteers acting on its behalf. EUYA operates on local and international level promoting culture, science, education and communication among its members and young people. Main target group of the organisation are youngsters aged from 15 to 30. Activity of EUYA is devided onto divisions (Training, Outbound, Indigo, Editing, etc.) according to the objectives and mission. Among types of activities are seminars, trainings, exchanges, cultural and educational events, conferences, festivals, volunteer programmes, etc. Main funding comes from local municipalities, ministries, European funds, sponsorship and membership policy. There has been no operational funds granted to EUYA yet. EUYA acts in cooperation with other European UNESCO clubs including WFUCA, UNICEF, ENAR etc.
Mission and Objectives

Main duties of EUYA are:
• Cooperation with regional education, science, social
and cultural sectors in and over Europe;
• Processing of correspondence with National Coordination
Body (Estonian National Commission
of UNESCO), UNESCO Clubs and EUYA members
requests for information, exchanges with other NGOs
maintaining official relations, invitations to meetings
and requests for representation of UNESCO main fields
of activities, etc.;
• Coordination of and support to the consulting
mechanisms, preparations for, the holding and follow up
to the national and international conferences,
consultations in the program of UNESCO globalisation
and joint program commissions; mobilization of EUYA
for the preparation of major international conferences,
etc.;
• Centralization and dissemination of data and information
concerning cooperation with UNESCO clubs and National
Commissions, notably maintaining and updating
of the database and the website.

Main Projects / Activities

Working in the field of developing culture, education,
science and communication;
• Spreading the ideas of UNESCO among youth and grownup
population in different regions of and internationally;
• Uniting the representatives of different social, age
and ethnic groups for following the ideas of humanism
and tolerance;
• Organization of programs and projects of involving
the youth into regional development and youth policy;
• Publishing and distribution of diverse literature
of scientific, cultural and didactic character;
• Organization of didactic courses and camps
for representatives of all the age groups;
• Organization of and participation in educational
international exchanges, seminars and conferences,
reflecting the condition of present-day Europe in different
fields and spheres of activity, as well as establishing
personal and professional contacts;
• Creation of thematic libraries, student and youth clubs
for following the priorities of the preservation of world
heritage and intellectual values;
• Development of scientific, cultural and didactic values
by means of conducting exhibitions, conferences,
seminars and sports events;
• Stressing the spiritual values of national cultures.

Contact (1) Full Name
Olga Bogdanova
Head of the organisation
Olga Bogdanova
Contact (2) Full Name
Deniss Jershov