POLLIANNA – Share The Joy and Enjoy

Project facts

Project promoter:
NGO Polianna
Project Number:
EE03-0086
Target groups
Young adults,
Minorities
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€14,179
Final project cost:
€14,160
From EEA Grants:
€ 7,465
The project is carried out in:
Estonia

Description

This project was started at the end of 2013 as a civil initiative. We would like to involve people interested in this project from all over Estonia, and turn this website into a large-scale source of information. The purpose of this project is to ensure the viability of the organization by attracting new audiences, new members and volunteers by creating a functional Internet environment, its optimization and development. By expanding the portal and informing our target group of its existence we want to promote a more active participation of the Russian-speaking diasporas of Estonia in the social life, as well as introduce them to the country’s culture and traditions, and improve the information exchange between the residents of various ethnical backgrounds, promoting integration and mutual understanding.

Summary of project results

The main objective of the project was ensuring viability of NGO Pollianna through involvement of new members, volunteers and new audience, and creation of functional online source of information on the free leisure activities in the country, as well as various charity campaigns and events available to Russian-speaking residents, its development and optimization. The outcome of our project is NGO Pollianna viability increase through involvement of new audience and volunteers, creation of new version of website, which allows to carry out expanded search of events by categories, venues, dates. It is also possible to add events to a calendar of the mobile phone or e-mail program. The advertising campaign on radio and in newspapers was carried out and wider audience heard about us. The project main benefit is improved information exchange between the residents of various ethnical backgrounds, promotion of integration and mutual understanding. By expanding the portal and informing our target group of its existence we promote a more active participation of the Russian-speaking diasporas of Estonia in the social life and introduce them to the country’s culture and traditions.

Summary of bilateral results