Innovative activities through years

2016

  • In focus – Bullying free kindergarten and school
  • Additional report on the UN convention on the right of the Child
  • Children rights program in Dark Nights Movie Festival in co-operation with Ministry of Justice and Children Ombudsman
  • Continuous work as European Internet safety Center in Estonia

2015

  • In focus – Bullying free kindergarten and school
  • Lobby work against physical punishment of children
  • Additional report on the UN convention on the right of the Child

2014

  • In focus – Bullying free kindergarten and school
  • Children rights program in Dark Nights Movie Festival in co-operation with Ministry of Justice and Children Ombudsman
  • Continuous work as European Internet safety Center in Estonia

2013

  • In focus – children in in-family violence and preventing it
  • Co-operation with Estonian Lawyers Chamber
  • Lectures for Social workers – “On the same side, children´s side”

2012

  • In focus – preparation of new Child protection law in Estonia
  • Children rights program in Dark Nights Movie Festival in co-operation with Ministry of Justice and Children Ombudsman
  • Youth Exchange “Man in the Morror” in Kohila for 65 children with lesser opportunities from all over Europe

2011

  • In focus – affect politics in Estonia and in Europe
  • Giving out the “Nice and Easy” (“Tasa ja Targu”) handbook in association with Finnish Central Union for Child Welfare
  • The project “Bullying free kindergarten” has received very warm welcome and is moving to be put in to all of the kindergartens in Estonia

2010

  • In focus – relieving child poverty – children’s camps supported by AEFi for 724 children from families with subsistence difficulties
  • Internet safety – the beginning of the European Commission’s project „Safer Internet“ (Targalt Internetis)
  • Violence-free upbringing – the beginning of the project „Kindergarten free of bullying“ (Kiusamisest vaba lasteaed)

2009

  • Initiatives and coordinated cooperation for creating a children’s ombudsman institution.
  • Preparation of spokespersons for trusteeship work.
  • Creating the tradition of acknowledging voluntary child welfare work.
  • Trainings for improving basic education curriculum – including utilising the Method of Shared Concern in schools.
  • Contests for supporting positive parenting and summer programs for preparing children for school.

2008

  • Events for the 20th anniversary of re-creating the Union of Child Welfare, including the international conference  „What a child wants“ (Mida laps tahab); the compendium of scientific articles „New times – new children“ (Uued ajad – uued lapsed); the book „A child creates the world“  (Laps loob maailma).
  • Activating the Training Centre of the Union of Child Welfare and diverse trainings
  • The charity concert by the Youth Assembly of the Union of Child Welfare for buying supplies for the Paldiski youth centre.

2007

  • National competitive game for school youth about children’s rights – „Do I know?“ (Kas mina tean?)
  • Informing, training for raising awareness about children’s rights in a hospital.
  • Propaganda and activating a family supportive person service in local municipalities.
  • A wider utilisation of the Method of Shared Concern as an intervention method for school bullying.

2006

  • Social theatre
  • TV-show regarding the campaign „Let’s grow together“ (Kasvame koos)
  • Raising fathers’ role in the conference „Our child’s problems. You are born a man, you become a father“ (Meie lapse mured. Meheks sünnitakse, isaks saadakse).
  • Project „Book comes to visit“ (Raamat tuleb külla) for increasing children’s interest in reading.
  • Family media

2005

  • Creation of regional centres of Union of Child Welfare.
  • Baltic cooperation for assuring children’s rights in Baltic countries.
  • Creation of the Union of Child Welfare concept of children’s participation and involving.
  • IFCW yearly conference „Children in poverty“ (Lapsed vaesuses).

2004

  • The Union of Child Welfare’s Children’s Camps LLC was established.
  • Joining with the European child welfare organisation EuroChild.
  • Beginning of trainings of organisation’s work for members.
  • Charity project „Notice the Child“ (Märka last) for the support of care-families.

2003

  • 15 years from re-creating the Union for Child Welfare – books „CHILDHOOD – Child in Estonian art“ (LAPSEPÕLV – Laps eesti kunstis) and „Union of Child Welfare – history and today“ (Lastekaitse Liit – ajalugu ja tänane päev).
  • Information centre Märka Last.
  • Union’s magazine “Märka Last”.
  • Community work (project „Prevention of children’s social diversion in community’s networking“ (Laste sotsiaalse tõrjutuse ennetamine kogukonna võrgustikutöös).

2002

  • Child protection strategy
  • The complementary report for the UN child rights convention
  • The gathering of work- and holiday camps in five counties.
  • The Union of Child Welfare sub-foundation was created to The Estonian National Culture Foundation to support talented students, who are in basic or high school.

2001

  • Inquiry about school violence.
  • Development of family services.

2000

  • The concept of family work.
  • Strengthening the cooperation with the European child welfare network.

1999

  • Training of the volunteers in child welfare work.
  • Activity program of the Union of Child Welfare until the year 2005.
  • Adding the topic of children’s rights in the basic education curriculum.
  • Children’s work- and holiday camps.

1998

  • Beginning of the drug prevention work in schools.
  • Preparation of school teachers for child welfare work.
  • A youth problem TV-programme.
  • Beginning of creating child day centres.

1997

  • Beginning of work with street children’s problem.
  • Beginning of issuing a children’s magazine.

1996

  • The creation of the basis for children’s and youngsters’ counselling network.
  • Systematic work with youth delinquency.

1995

  • Organising children’s summer holidays.
  • Informing children and their parents of Children’s rights convention.
  • Beginning of creating a child welfare cooperation network.
  • Creating traditions for children’s events in the organisation.

1994

  • Beginning of developing a care- and foster families movement.

1993

  • Beginning of work with crisis families.

1992

  • Beginning of prevention work about children’s violence.
  • The acceptance of child protection law.

1991

  • Estonian Republic joined the children’s rights convention.

1990

  • The topic of violence against children was raised in the conference „Out child’s problems – society without violence“ (Meie lapse mured – ühiskond ilma vägivallata).

1989

  • Providing food and material aid for children and families.
  • Beginning of a wider international cooperation (IFCW, CCF).

1988

  • The re-creation of Estonian Union for Child Welfare on October 2