{"id":35709,"date":"2025-07-03T09:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kysk.ee\/?page_id=35709"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:38:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:38:49","slug":"swiss-estonian-cooperation-programme-social-innovation-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kysk.ee\/en\/swiss-estonian-cooperation-programme-social-innovation-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss-Estonian Cooperation Programme social innovation activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The activities of the cooperation programme implemented during 2024\u20132028 are based on the objective of the development plan \u201cCohesive Estonia 2030\u201d: \u201cEstonia is a people-centred country that supports the development of communities and civil society.\u201d It is a country where people are valued and included, where democratic values are shared, and where individuals contribute to improving their living environment through active participation in community and societal activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Description<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The goal of social innovation activities is to raise awareness among social innovation and social entrepreneurship stakeholders, as well as the broader public, about the nature, concept, and methodology of social innovation in addressing complex societal challenges \u2014 both in Estonia and internationally. The activities aim to foster an environment that encourages testing new solutions to complex social issues, including the support of integration for people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, including immigrants and refugees, in Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social innovation focuses on finding solutions to so-called \u201cwicked\u201d societal problems \u2014 issues that have no clear owner or a straightforward solution. Social innovation holds significant societal value, as it employs co-creation processes that not only help in solving problems but also empower those individuals and groups who have, in one way or another, been left behind by mainstream responses to social challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PARTNERS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Parties involved in the programme: Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Education and Research, Ministry of the Interior, National Foundation of Civil Society, Education and Youth Board, Integration Foundation, National Library of Estonia, Social Insurance Board, Estonian Association of Social Work, University of Tartu, Tallinn University, and Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland.<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Budget<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Programme activities are Supported by the Swiss contribution to reducing economic and social disparities in the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The budget allocated to the National Foundation of Civil Society for social innovation activities is \u20ac1,168,831.55, of which 85% is funded by the Swiss financial contribution and 15% comes from the Estonian state budget through the Ministry of the Interior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Areas of activity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n