Estonian Aid to Ukraine in 2015
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The document summarizes Estonian aid to Ukraine in 2015 and 2014, totaling over 2 million euros each year. It outlines contributions to multilateral organizations supporting humanitarian aid, human rights monitoring, elections observation and conflict mediation. Bilateral development cooperation funded projects in e-governance, education, healthcare and supporting internally displaced persons and war veterans. Scholarship programs enabled over 40 Ukrainian students to study in Estonia annually. Key recipients included UN agencies, OSCE, Council of Europe, WHO and Estonian NGOs providing relief.
Estonian Aid to Ukraine in 2015
- 1. 1 30.10.2015 Estonian Aid to Ukraine in 2015 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (disbursements in 2015, EUR) Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017 25,000.00 EBRD Chernobyl Shelter Fund 30,000.00 UNHCR supporting IDPs and affected persons 150,000.00 UNICEF supporting IDPs and affected persons 150,000.00 ICRC humanitarian support for conflict-affected communities 75,000.00 OCHA for humanitarian coordination and advocacy in the region 85,000.00 OCHA ProCap Project to strengthen child protection activities in Ukraine 100,000.00 In-kind humanitarian assistance through EU CPM 130,037.00 Contribution for Estonian NGOs´ humanitarian activities in Ukraine 150,000.00 Medical Aid to Ukraine 324,163.00 Bilateral development cooperation 937,759.00 Scholarship programs 135,583.00 IN TOTAL 2,292,542.00 New initiatives in 2015 Multilateral cooperation (totals 55,000.00 euros): • Contribution to the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017. The total funding amounts 75,000.00 euros (will be disbursed in three sums of 25,000.00 euros annually between 2015-17). • Donation to the EBRD Chernobyl Shelter Fund (CSF) in the amount of 30,000.00 euros. Conclusion works of the program to restore the site of the Chernobyl nuclear accident into an environmentally safe condition. Humanitarian Aid (totals 1,164,200.00 euros): • Humanitarian assistance for the internally displaced persons of East Ukraine contribution of 150,000.00 euros through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in order to alleviate the situation of internally displaced persons. • Contribution of 150,000.00 euros to UNICEF supporting their humanitarian activities for alleviating the situation of internally displaced and affected persons in Ukraine. • Contribution of 75,000.00 euros to ICRC for their humanitarian activities supporting conflict- affected communities. • Contribution of 85,000.00 euros to OCHA activities in Ukraine in 2015 in strengthening humanitarian coordination and advocacy in the region. • Contribution of 100,000.00 euros to OCHA Inter-Agency Protection Standby Capacity Project (ProCap) 2015 appeal focusing on child protection activities in Ukraine. • As a response to the appeals made by Ukraine’s government, Estonian in-kind aid in the amount of 130,037.00 euros has been delivered under a joint project of the Directorate-
- 2. 2 30.10.2015 General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG ECHO) and several EU member states (including Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Germany, France, Finland, Denmark, Slovenia, Austria and Croatia). Assistance has been provided through the European Civil Protection Mechanism (CPM) by Estonian Rescue Board. • 50,000.00 euros to Estonian NGO Mondo, NGO Estonian Refugee Council, NGO Ukrainian Cultural Centre each for their humanitarian activities in Ukraine assisting internally displaced and affected people. • Medical Aid to Ukraine in the amount of 324,163.60 euros. Coordinated with WHO Ukraine. Implementing partners: Chemi-Pharm Ltd, Vitale-XD Llc, NGO Estonian Refugee Council, NGO Ukrainian Cultural Centre, NGO Vaba Ukraina. Bilateral cooperation (totals 937,759.00 euros): • E-Governance Academy Foundation international cooperation project „eGovernance Capacity Building in Ukraine (eGCB) in cooperation with US Emerging Donors Challenge Fund“. Total funding 136,500 euros of which 122,850.00 euros will be disbursed in 2015. • E-Governance Academy Foundation international cooperation project „Assistance for the Ukraine Government for capacity building to develop the electronic government in cooperation with SIDA“. Total funding in 2015 amounts 30,000.00 euros. • European Integration Development Centre of Ukraine „Consulting the development of Ukrainan e-Services Portal and creating the information society strategy“. Funding in 2015- 2016 totals 88,190.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 44,095.00 euros. • Estonian School of Diplomacy „Curriculum development assistance for the Ukrainian Diplomatic Academy in 2015-2017“. Total funding 56,314.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 28,157.00 euros, in 2016 22,525.00 euros and in 2017 5,632.00 euros. • Ministry of Internal Affairs microfinancing project „Capacity building of Ukrainian cyber forensics“. Total funding 13,146.00 euros. • Estonian Business School „Launching a Business School at Ternopil National Economic University“. Funding in 2015-2016 totals 28,081.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 14,040.00 euros. • Estonian Research Council „Ukraine in Horizon 2020“. Funding in 2015-2017 totals 77,194.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 38,597.00 euros. • Estonian University of Life Sciences „The implementation of a sustainable dairy cattle managing model that is competitive and environmentally friendly in the farming enterprises of Chernihiv oblast“. Funding in 2015-2017 totals 159,647.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 79,823.00 euros. • Foundation Garage48 „Garage48 Ukraine regional hackathons for boosting the local start- up community“. Funding in 2015-2016 totals 78,408.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 70,567.00 euros. • Estonian Institute of Human Rights „Advocating human rights of Crimean Tatar people through public diplomacy“. Funding in 2015-2017 totals 105,354.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 52,677.00 euros.
- 3. 3 30.10.2015 • Foundation Innove „Sharing Estonian experience to support the development of vocational education and training in Ukraine, Western-Ukraine region“. Funding in 2015-2016 totals 58,367.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 52,530.00 euros. • Communication Agency Peegel & Partnerid „Developing Ukrainian government communication. Introducing Estonian best government communication practices“. Funding in 2015 totals 39,020.00 euros. • Miksike „Learning communities involvement in online collaborative educational projects in Ukraine (Miksike in Ukraine) “. Funding in 2015-2016 totals 74,340.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 66,906.00 euros. • European Integration Development Centre of Ukraine „Creating jobs for internally dislocated people and war veterans in IT sector“. Funding in 2015-2016 totals 50,590.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 45,531.00 euros. • NGO Mondo „Supporting Ukrainian CSO advocacy work in IDP policies“. Funding in 2015- 2016 totals 60,358.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 54,322.00 euros. • Estonian Refugee Council „Sending volunteer professionals to work with internally displaced people in Ukraine“. Funding in 2015 totals 27,075 euros. • Foundation Youth in Science and Business „HopeWork“. Funding in 2015-2016 totals 60,358.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 28,912.00 euros. • Foundation Unitas „Retaining and Expanding the Capacity of the Organisers and Trainers of the MICC Active Learning Method in Ukraine“. Funding in 2015 totals 27,391.00 euros. • The European College of University of Tartu „Good Governance through Civil Society Engagement in Ukraine“. Funding in 2015-2016 totals 50,457.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 22,575.00 euros. • The University of Tartu „Improvement of regulatory and institutional framework of academia- industry knowledge transfer and development of core implementation competencies of knowledge transfer to enhance the knowledge based economy in Ukraine“. Funding in 2015-2016totals 66,500.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 is 59,850.00 euros. • Ikoon awareness raising project „The production of a documentary about the people who have become internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a result of military conflict in the Ukraine, as well as about the help they receive from the NGO Estonian Refugee Council“. Funding in 2015 totals 19,695.00 euros. Scholarship programs (totals 135,583.00, in total 43 students in 2015/16 incl 29 new scholarships): • Summer School for 30 Ukrainian students at the University of Tartu “Prospects for Democracy, Stability and Europeanization in Ukraine: What lessons from the Baltic experience?”. Funding totals 23,608.00 euros. • University of Tartu International Summer School scholarship for 2 Ukrainian students. Funding totals 2,925.00 euros. • Estonian Business School scholarship for 2 Ukrainian students in 2015/16 funding totals 2,500.00 euros. • Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences scholarship for 1 Ukrainian student in 2015/16 funding totals 4,000.00 euros.
- 4. 4 30.10.2015 • Estonian University of Life Sciences scholarship for 1 Ukrainian student in 2015-2017 in total amount of 8,000.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 totals 4,000.00 euros. • Tallinn University of Technology scholarship of E-Governance Technologies and Services for 10 Ukrainian students in 2015-2017 in total amount of 80,000.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 totals 40,000 euros. • Tallinn University of Technology Master scholarship program for 2 Ukrainian students in 2015-2017 in total amount of 16,000.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 totals 8,000.00 euros. • Tallinn University of Technology Healthcare Technology scholarship for 2 Ukrainian students in 2015-2017 in total amount of 16,000.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 totals 8,000.00 euros. • University of Tartu Master scholarship program for 8 Ukrainian students in 2015-2017 in total amount of 60,800.00 euros. Disbursement in 2015 totals 30,400.00 euros. • Estonian School of Diplomacy post-graduate training program „International Relations and European Integration“ scholarship for 3 Ukrainian students in 2015/16 funding totals 12,150.00 euros.
- 5. 5 30.10.2015 Estonian Aid to Ukraine in 2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (disbursements in 2014) OSCE for deployment of a special mission 90,000.00 OSCE observers to Special Monitoring Mission 28,209.00 OSCE/ODIHR observers to Election Observation Mission 32,251.00 EUAM seconded experts 25,700.00 UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) 30,000.00 Council of Europe International Advisory Panel 30,000.00 Council of Europe a legal and legislative aid project 10,000.00 OECD tax crime investigation project in Ukraine 30,000.00 E5P Fund 32,000.00 Ukrainian Red Cross in-kind assistance 10,000.00 Caritas Ukraine assistance for rehabilitation of affected persons 25,000.00 International Renaissance Foundation Medial assistance of injured persons 50,000.00 UNHCR in-kind food assistance 79,458.00 Medical treatment of injured persons in Estonia 150,357.00 Contribution for Estonian NGO´s humanitarian activities in Ukraine 30,000.00 UNHCR supporting IDPs 70,000.00 UNICEF supporting affected persons and IDPs 50,000.00 WHO supporting affected persons and IDPs 50,000.00 Bilateral development cooperation 241,619.00 Scholarship programs 122,379.00 IN TOTAL 1,186,973.00 Ministry of Defence NATO Ukrainian Cyber Security Trust Fund 100,000.00 Ministry of Social Affairs Organizing provision of necessary services to applicants during asylum proceedings in Accommodation Centre for Asylum Seekers 35,523.00 New initiatives in 2014 Multilateral cooperation (totals 276,160.00 euros, incl 21 observers/experts): • 90 000 euros allocated to the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) in Europe for deployment of a special mission in order to promote peace, stability and security and alleviate the tensions in Ukraine. (Twice 40,000.00 euros + 10,000.00 euros) • Contribution to the OSCE Special Monitoring Missions to Ukraine with 9 observers in total of 28,209.00 euros.
- 6. 6 30.10.2015 • Contribution to the OSCE/ODIHR to Election Observation Mission with 10 observers in total of 32,251.00 euros. • EU Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) 2 experts seconded in total of 25,700.00 euros. • Support to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) with 30 000 euros that help to promote and protect human rights. • Contribution of 30,000.00 euros to the European Council´s project in Ukraine “International Advisory panel (IAP 2015)”. The aim is to assess the investigations into the violent incidents surrounding the Maidan demonstrations and to determine their compliance with the procedural requirements. The IAP will oversee that the investigations meet all the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. • Contribution of 10,000.00 euros to the Council of Europe for a legal and legislative aid project. The Government of Ukraine has asked the Council of Europe for immediate cooperation and aid regarding the questions and problems of Ukrainian constitution, decentralization, jurisdiction and electoral legislation. • Contribution to the OECD of 30,000.00 euros to support tax crime investigation project in Ukraine. In close co-operation with Ukraine’s ministries, a preliminary action plan was drafted with emphasis on the fight against corruption, public procurement, tax investigations, increasing the transparency of the government, state enterprises, and the general organization of activities for institutional strengthening. Humanitarian aid (totals 515,000.00 euros): • 10,000.00 euros worth of in-kind assistance (medicaments) to the Ukrainian Red Cross through Vitale llc. • 25,000.00 euros through Caritas Ukraine for rehabilitation of affected people of riots. • Donation of 50,000.00 euros through the International Renaissance Foundation of Ukraine as part of the medical aid to those injured during riots. • In-kind food aid for the internally displaced people from the Eastern Ukraine through UNHCR 80,000.00 euros. • 150,000.00 euros as part of a humanitarian provision for the medical treatment of 5 people injured during street agitation and 10 people injured in the conflict in East Ukraine in Estonia. • 30,000.00 euros to Estonian NGO Mondo, NGO Estonian Refugee Council, NGO Ukrainian Cultural Centre for their humanitarian activities in Ukraine assisting internally displaced and affected people. • Humanitarian assistance for the internally displaced persons of East Ukraine Contribution of 70,000.00 euros through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in order to alleviate the situation of East Ukrainian refugees. • 50,000.00 euros to UNICEF supporting their humanitarian activities in Ukraine with internally displaced and affected persons. • 50,000.00 euros to WHO humanitarian activities in Ukraine in the health cluster that support internally displaced and affected people.
- 7. 7 30.10.2015 Bilateral development cooperation projects (totals 162,283.00 euros): • Lääne-Viru County Council project Young and Enterprising, total funding 43,331.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 21,665.00 euros. • Study Centre Tõru project Learning adult educators of Ukraine, total funding 34,563.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 31,107.00 euros. • Garage48 project Garage48 Ukraine regional hackathons for boosting the local start-up community, total funding 41,772.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 20,886.00 euros. • E-Governance Academy Foundation International cooperation project e-Governance Support to Ukraine in Cooperation with SIDA: Phase 2, total funding 59,433.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 53,490.00 euros. • University of Tartu Summer school for Ukrainian students at the University of Tartu, entitled “Prospects for Democracy, Stability and Europeanization in Ukraine: What lessons from the Baltic experience?”, total funding 19,244.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 18,933 euros. • Tallinn University of Technology Setting up a digital anti-corruption platform in Ukraine, total funding 18,002.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 16,202.00 euros. Scholarship programs (totals 75,489.00 euros, 15 new Ukrainian students started their studies): • University of Tartu scholarship for 5 Ukrainian students in 2014-2016 in the amount of 40,000.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 20,000.00 euros. • Tallinn University of Technology scholarship of 5 Ukrainian students 2014-2016 in the amount of 40,000.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 20,000.00 euros. • Tallinn University of Technology scholarship program "E-government Technologies and Servicies" participating 4 Ukrainian students funding for 2014-2016 in the amount of 27,200.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 13,600.00 euros. • University of Tartu International Summer School program in 2014: „Relations of Europe and Russia: social dimension“ funding of 4 Ukrainian students totals 9,889.00 euros. • Estonian School of Diplomacy post-graduate training program „International Relations and European Integration“ scholarship for 1 Ukrainian student for 2014/15 totals 12,000.00 euros. Other (totals 135,523.00 euros): • Ministry of Defence contribution of 100,000.00 euros to the NATO Ukrainian Cyber Security Trust Fund. • Ministry of Social Affairs organizing provision of necessary services to applicants during asylum proceedings in Accommodation Centre for Asylum Seekers in the amount of 35,523.00 euros.
- 8. 8 30.10.2015 Obligations taken prior to 2014 Multilateral cooperation (in total 32,000.00 euros): • Contribution to the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership Fund (E5P) to support projects in Ukraine 32,000.00 euros (the latter is the last disbursement of the total contribution of 160,000.00 euros). Bilateral Cooperation (in total 79,336.00 euros): • Miksike project Open e-learning content creation campaign for schools in Lviv (the project has been hanged, at the beginning the project was implemented in Crimea. Total funding for the period 2013-2015 amounts 72,292.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 28,916.00 euros and in 2015 to 7,230.00 euros. • HARED project Education for Sustainable Development and Democracy at the grassroots. Total funding for the period of 2013-2015 totals 49,552.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 19,821.00 euros and in 2015 to 4,955.00 euros. • Estonian Youth Workers Association project Estonian Experience in Work with Youth: Youth for Changes. Total funding for the period 2013-2014 amounts 26,698.00 euros. Final disbursement in 2014 totals 13,329.00 euros. • GURT Resource Centre microfinancing project Entrepreneurial Way to Combat Unemployment. Total funding for the period of 2013-2014 totals 14,080.00 euros. Final disbursement in 2014 totals 1,408.00 euros. • Unitas Foundation project Building Capacity of the Organisers and Trainers of the Model International Criminal Court Active Learning Method. Total funding for 2013-2014 amounts 19,859.00 euros. Final disbursement in 2014 totals 9,930.00 euros. • NGO Center for Ukrainian European Integration and Development project Enterprising Lugansk. Total funding for the period of 2013-2014 totals 12,840.00 euros. Final disbursement in 2014 totals 1,284 euros. • University of Tartu project supporting the Eastern partnership countries’ regional master program in human rights and democratisation with thematic courses and other academic expertise. Total funding for the period of 2012-2014 amounts 16,900.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 4,648.00 euros and final disbursement in 2015 totals 1,690 euros. Scholarship programs (in total 46,890.00 euros, 9 Ukrainian students are continuing their studies): • University of Tartu scholarship for 6 Ukrainian students for 2013-2015 in total amount of 59,200.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 29,600.00 euros. • University of Tartu scholarship of Pärnu College for 1 Ukrainian student in total amount of 9,690.00 euros. • Tallinn University of Technology scholarship for 2 Ukrainian students for 2013-2015 in total amount of 15,200.00 euros. Disbursement in 2014 totals 7,600.00 euros.