Increasing capacity through developing and communicating psycho-social services for Russian-speakers in Estonia

Project facts

Project promoter:
NGO My Balance
Project Number:
EE03-0084
Target groups
Disabled,
Young adults
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€7,489
Final project cost:
€7,412
From EEA Grants:
€ 6,566
The project is carried out in:
Põhja-Eesti

Description

The goal of the project is to increase the capacity of NPO Minu Tasakaal through developing and communicating psychosocial services for Russian speakers in Estonia. Focus is on russian-speakers, who have chronic diseases (and their relatives) and live in Tallinn and Harjumaa. The services (counselling, psychotherapies, workshops) will be available for everybody, who might need psychological support. NPO’s goal is to help people with chronic diseases and their relatives to become psychologically stronger and better cope with the disease. This project helps us to develop suitable services for the target group and to make the premises for effective and active communication. During the project period we: 1. Get the better picture about the target group and develop services according to its needs. 2. Broaden our team with the members who know the target group and increase their knowledge. 3. Develop communication materials, communication plan and build up a communication network. 4. Start a pilot project among the target group.

Summary of project results

The main goal of the Project was to prepare NGO My Balance for starting to offer our services (psychological support) also to the Russian-speakers in Estonia. During the Project we developed the services for Russian-speakers, who suffer under any chronical diseases (or their relatives), created a homepage also in Russian (www.minutasakaal.ee/ru, prepared advertising and other materials for both service providers and customers, widened the list of possible service providers and educated them in themes of chronic diseases. Also the communication plan was created and after the Project we have started to implement it by finding ways to spread the information about our services.

Summary of bilateral results