Estonian partners organization and about Estonia

Authors: Nauro, Eliise & Jari

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ABOUT THINK organization

What organization is THINK?

It has been created for all disabled persons in Estonia.

Established in 2004.

To help the subsistence of DP through continuing education and practical work.

Two main directions – e-learning with seminars and work plus career planning.

Following tasks:To find new possibilities for disabled people

self-realization.

To enable disabled people to take part in up-to-date courses.

To make easier for disabled people to participate on the process of career guidance.

To ensure disabled people with suitable technological ressources for work and learning.

THINK organization members of the board

Chairman – Külliki Bode

Board:

Meelis Luks

Leo Võhandu

About THVK (Tallinn and Harju Association of Hard Hearing)

About THVK

FACTS THVK:

-About 40,000 of them are hard of hearing.

-Members of the organization are 5-member board.

-It operates in Tallinn and the Estonian Chamber of Disabled People at the office.

What THVK does?

organizes events

writes projects

Organizes ‘’KÕKU’’ camps

Giving advice and assist about hearing implants

THVK event sports season

THVK event sports season

Cooperation with local government

ABOUT ESTONIA

Facts about EstoniaPopulation 1,3 million people

Capital city Tallinn (about 500 000 people)

Divided into 15 counties (Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu)

PoliticsGovernment - Parliamentary republic

  President - Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Prime Minister - Andrus Ansip

Estonia joined the European Union in 2004

In 2011 the currency (kroon) was replaced by euro

With a population of 1.3 million, it is one of the least-populated members of the European Union

Fun facts

In winter you can see Estonian flag

Estonia does not have a mountain, the biggest hill is only 316 meters from sea level

We are the only nation who owns a letter Õ in their language.

40% out of our 1.3 million population are russians

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