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In Estonia, advocacy on gender equality related issues is relatively weak and the status of women and gender minorities is constantly challenged. One reason is the overall low advocacy capacity of CSOs, the other is that the activists'' community is scattered. The aim of the project is to increase the capacity of Oma Tuba to conduct advocacy on behalf of women, sexual and gender minorities in Estonia, and to empower the activists'' community. through community empowerment program and communication. The long-term goal of the project is to ensure wider support for human rights and gender equality in Estonian society. With the support of the ACF, Oma Tuba NGO will develop its advocacy strategy and employ an advocacy officer responsible for Oma Tuba''s advocacy efforts. Oma Tuba will also launch a community program that includes networking and meetings of women and other minority groups that help them to be informed, organized and if necessary to mobilize themselves for common causes. An important aspect of the project is communication: communicating issues that women, sexual and gender minorities face, to the wider public to raise the overall awareness in society. The project is carried out in partnership with NGO Women ''s Wave, the Estonian Youth Mental Health Movement and Salam Norge (Norway). Partners provide input to the project by organizing community events on their area of expertise (e.g. campaigning, activism and mental health, Norwegian partner will provide their expertise in community organizing and advocacy).