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ESTONIAN ROUNDTABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (AKÜ). Riina Kuusik AKÜ coordinator. The main success of the Platform during 2004. Continued form of operation – an informal network Improving partner relations with the MFA A few funding applications submitted and approved:
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ESTONIAN ROUNDTABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (AKÜ) Riina Kuusik AKÜ coordinator
The main success of the Platform during 2004 • Continued form of operation – an informal network • Improving partner relations with the MFA • A few funding applications submitted and approved: for capacity-building: - CIDA/ODACE - Baltic-American Partnership Program - Open Estonia Foundation for awareness raising: - Fair Trade (Estonian Green Movement/FoE) - Eastgate (Estonian European Movement) - Terveilm (Estonian Fund for Nature)
Main challenges facing AKÜ during 2005 • Financial sustainability • Institutionalization • Professionalization
Financial sustainability • Very difficult to receive an institutional support • Project based support is short-term and limited • Member organizations not (yet) ready to contribute
Contact Riina Kuusik, AKÜ coordinator E-mail: rkuusik@online.ee Address: C/O Open Estonia Foundation Estonia Ave. 5a, Tallinn 10143, Estonia Tel. +372-56983050 Fax. +372-6313796 http://www.terveilm.net