Innovative activities through years

2016

• In focus – Bullying free kindergarten and school
• Additional report on the UN convention on the right of the Child
• Children rights program in Dark Nights Movie Festival in co-operation with Ministry of Justice and Children Ombudsman
• Continuous work as European Internet safety Center in Estonia

2015

• In focus – Bullying free kindergarten and school
• Lobby work against physical punishment of children
• Additional report on the UN convention on the right of the Child

2014

• In focus – Bullying free kindergarten and school
• Children rights program in Dark Nights Movie Festival in co-operation with Ministry of Justice and Children Ombudsman
• Continuous work as European Internet safety Center in Estonia

2012

• In focus – preparation of new Child protection law in Estonia
• Children rights program in Dark Nights Movie Festival in co-operation with Ministry of Justice and Children Ombudsman
• Youth Exchange “Man in the Morror” in Kohila for 65 children with lesser opportunities from all over Europe

2011

• In focus – affect politics in Estonia and in Europe
• Giving out the “Nice and Easy” (“Tasa ja Targu”) handbook in association with Finnish Central Union for Child Welfare
• The project “Bullying free kindergarten” has received very warm welcome and is moving to be put in to all of the kindergartens in Estonia

2010

• In focus – relieving child poverty – children’s camps supported by AEFi for 724 children from families with subsistence difficulties
• Internet safety – the beginning of the European Commission’s project „Safer Internet“ (Targalt Internetis)
• Violence-free upbringing – the beginning of the project „Kindergarten free of bullying“ (Kiusamisest vaba lasteaed)

2009

• Initiatives and coordinated cooperation for creating a children’s ombudsman institution.
• Preparation of spokespersons for trusteeship work.
• Creating the tradition of acknowledging voluntary child welfare work.
• Trainings for improving basic education curriculum – including utilising the Method of Shared Concern in schools.
• Contests for supporting positive parenting and summer programs for preparing children for school.

2008

• Events for the 20th anniversary of re-creating the Union of Child Welfare, including the international conference  „What a child wants“ (Mida laps tahab); the compendium of scientific articles „New times – new children“ (Uued ajad – uued lapsed); the book „A child creates the world“  (Laps loob maailma).
• Activating the Training Centre of the Union of Child Welfare and diverse trainings
• The charity concert by the Youth Assembly of the Union of Child Welfare for buying supplies for the Paldiski youth centre.

2007

• National competitive game for school youth about children’s rights – „Do I know?“ (Kas mina tean?)
• Informing, training for raising awareness about children’s rights in a hospital.
• Propaganda and activating a family supportive person service in local municipalities.
• A wider utilisation of the Method of Shared Concern as an intervention method for school bullying.

2006

• Social theatre
• TV-show regarding the campaign „Let’s grow together“ (Kasvame koos)
• Raising fathers’ role in the conference „Our child’s problems. You are born a man, you become a father“ (Meie lapse mured. Meheks sünnitakse, isaks saadakse).
• Project „Book comes to visit“ (Raamat tuleb külla) for increasing children’s interest in reading.
• Family media ( Peremeedia)

2005

• Creation of regional centres of Union of Child Welfare.
• Baltic cooperation for assuring children’s rights in Baltic countries.
• Creation of the Union of Child Welfare concept of children’s participation and involving.
• IFCW yearly conference „Children in poverty“ (Lapsed vaesuses).

2004

• The Union of Child Welfare’s Children’s Camps LLC was established.
• Joining with the European child welfare organisation EuroChild.
• Beginning of trainings of organisation’s work for members.
• Charity project „Notice the Child“ (Märka last) for the support of care-families.

2003

• 15 years from re-creating the Union for Child Welfare – books „CHILDHOOD – Child in Estonian art“ (LAPSEPÕLV – Laps eesti kunstis) and „Union of Child Welfare – history and today“ (Lastekaitse Liit – ajalugu ja tänane päev).
• Information centre Märka Last.
• Union’s magazine “Märka Last”.
• Community work (project „Prevention of children’s social diversion in community’s networking“ (Laste sotsiaalse tõrjutuse ennetamine kogukonna võrgustikutöös).

2002

• Child protection strategy
• The complementary report for the UN child rights convention
• The gathering of work- and holiday camps in five counties.
• The Union of Child Welfare sub-foundation was created to The Estonian National Culture Foundation to support talented students, who are in basic or high school.

2001

• Inquiry about school violence.
• Development of family services.

2000

• The concept of family work.
• Strengthening the cooperation with the European child welfare network.

1999

• Training of the volunteers in child welfare work.
• Activity program of the Union of Child Welfare until the year 2005.
• Adding the topic of children’s rights in the basic education curriculum.
• Children’s work- and holiday camps.

1998

• Beginning of the drug prevention work in schools.
• Preparation of school teachers for child welfare work.
• A youth problem TV-programme.
• Beginning of creating child day centres.

1997

• Beginning of work with street children’s problem.
• Beginning of issuing a children’s magazine.

1996

• The creation of the basis for children’s and youngsters’ counselling network.
• Systematic work with youth delinquency.

1995

• Organising children’s summer holidays.
• Informing children and their parents of Children’s rights convention.
• Beginning of creating a child welfare cooperation network.
• Creating traditions for children’s events in the organisation.

1994

• Beginning of developing a care- and foster families movement.

1993

• Beginning of work with crisis families.

1992

• Beginning of prevention work about children’s violence.
• The acceptance of child protection law.

1991

• Estonian Republic joined the children’s rights convention.

1990

• The topic of violence against children was raised in the conference „Out child’s problems – society without violence“ (Meie lapse mured – ühiskond ilma vägivallata).

1989

• Providing food and material aid for children and families.
• Beginning of a wider international cooperation (IFCW, CCF).

1988

• The re-creation of Estonian Union for Child Welfare on October 2