Stories of impact
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Together with local partner, ERC provides in-kind assistance for winter energy in Donetsk region
Valerii and his wife live in the village in Donetsk region. Their children are already grown up and live separately. Valerii is a pensioner now but before he…
Family Celebration in Võru Brought Together Ukrainians and Their Friends
On 7 December, a pre-Christmas Ukrainian-Estonian family celebration was held in Võru in cooperation with the local Red Cross office, bringing together around…
Vulnerable families in Cherkasy region gain new sources of income with ERC’s livelihood grants support
ERC team visited families in the town of Smila in Cherkasy region who received assistance from the Estonian Refugee Council in Ukraine through the Emergency…
Overview of the Estonian Refugee Council's Activities in November
The Estonian Refugee Council celebrated its 24th Anniversary. In our 24 years of operation our assistance has reached around half a million people. We have…
"Empowering Women" incubation programme selects 41 top business ideas
On 22–23 November, at Ilmaveere in Setomaa, the final of the "Empowering Women" entrepreneurship programme hackathon, organised in collaboration by the…
AI-Inclusive Employability Programme Enhances Refugees' Competitiveness in Entrepreneurship
The UPBEAT employability programme, launched in the summer in collaboration with the Estonian Refugee Council, Startup Refugees, and Haaga-Helia University of…
ERC's event for 1000 days of full scale war brought together hundreds of people
Yesterday, 19 November, a support event for Ukraine was held at Freedom Square in Tallinn, where 1,000 candles were lit to mark 1,000 days since the start of…
Estonian Refugee Council Releases Brochure Marking 1,000 Days of War
Today, as 1,000 days have passed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Estonian Refugee Council’s Ukraine office has published a brochure…
Estonian Refugee Council to Light a Thousand Candles in Support of Ukraine
On 19 November, from 5 PM to 9 PM, the Estonian Refugee Council will host a solidarity event in Freedom Square, Tallinn, where a thousand candles will be lit…
Estonia, Latvia, and Finland Wrap Up Collaborative Project on Refugee Labour Market Integration
The project, which aimed to map out opportunities for people with a refugee background to enter the labour market, culminated in an Estonian visit at the…
"1000 Days of War, 1000 Warm Homes": Estonian Refugee Council Calls for Donations to Support Families Near the Frontline
The Estonian Refugee Council launched a donation campaign on 13 November – “1000 Days of War, 1000 Warm Homes” – to collect donations during November and…
Art for healing and self-development: The story of “Kachur” online school
Ms. Nataliya Kachur comes from the city of Soledar in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Due to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Nataliya and…