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Number
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2026/03
Subject
:
Turkish and Estonian Civil Society Cooperation
Date
:
Rize, January 20, 2026
Dear Ms. Karmen JOLLER
Minister of Social Affairs
The Republic of Estonia Ministry of Social Affairs
Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn
Dear Ms. Joller,
Our association, in partnership with the Estonian Disabled Women’s
Association (Estonia), the Lithuanian Women’s Society (Lithuania) and the
Gender Studies, o.p.s. (Czechia), implemented the "Civil Society Dialogue
for Empowered Women" project in the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Estonia
(The brochure for this project is attached.). This project was supported
by the European Union. The project was implemented between 01.04.2021 –
30.01.2023.
The aim of the project is ‘’Overall objective: to strengthen the position
of women in Rize and improve the information exchange and sustainable
cooperation between Turkish and European CSOs. Specific objectives: (1) To
ensure information exchange about Women-friendly Cities and “women with
disabilities” approach of women’s CSOs between Turkish and Estonian CSOs;
(2) To establish the “women in local governance e-platform”; (3) To inform
the Turkish public on the EU and the European public on Turkey.’’
The project has been successfully implemented in Türkiye, Estonia, Czech
Republic, and Lithuania.
The International workshop with subject of “Women's Rights with
Disabilities in Estonia” for lively and colourful society dialogue among
NGO was done in Estonia. The International workshop was held in two
phases. At the first stage, travel observation and examination works have
been implemented. During those examination works, presentations have been
performed by the people who know well the point. At the second stage;
group works and presentations called as indoor area work were done. This
workshop provided to attendants to make strength democracy and law subject
to estimated political dimensions. Eesti Puuetega Naiste Ühenduste Liit
(EPNÜL) served as a role model for Turkish participants. The International
workshop not only has increased the information and capacities of the
participants but also provide an opportunity to them for practicing as a
part of solution. So, they have increased their self-confidence.
Achievements of the project:
1. Better information sharing about Project partners and
opportunities and difficulties due to enlarging of EU in future were
shared through negotiations.
2. A dialogue has been established between EU Member States and
Turkiye where "concerns and views will be discussed sincerely and
clearly".
3. Entering of Estonia to EU, learnt lessons, Lecturing about points
like rights of disabled women, Activities of NGOs with women subject in EU
and Estonia, Gender Equality in Estonia and EU Countries.
4. Estonian participants have had the opportunity to get to know
Turkiye closely.
5. Estonian participants have learned about the works Turkey has done
during the EU harmonization process.
6. Better information sharing about the project partners
opportunities and difficulties due to enlarging of EU in future were
shared through negotiations.
Our project team in Estonia is very successful. Disciplined and dedicated.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms. Kylli Haav, Ms. Janika
Paulus, Mrs Vaike Pähn, Ms Marju Reismaa, Ms Jelena Pipper. The PowerPoint
presentations were particularly impressive. The participants loved them.
They served as role models for the participants.
We are in constant dialogue with Eesti Puuetega Naiste Ühenduste Liit
(EPNÜL). We are currently preparing a joint project proposal. The purpose
of this project is "to strengthen the voice and actions of local civil
society for climate justice and inclusive climate local governance in
Türkiye by engaging with the most vulnerable, excluded and disadvantaged
groups of society, such as disabled women."
We want to implement this project to create a bigger synergy in the
project site and to increase the sustainability of the project. With the
contributions of Estonia Missions and EU Missions that put value on
‘Disabled Women's Rights’ a great synergy and the multiplier effect will
be generated.
I respectfully submit this information to your attention.
Appendix: Project brochure
Berrin YEGEN MOLLAVELIOGLU
President of the Board of Directors
phone : + 90 464 213 22 02
e-mail (1) : <mailto:
[email protected]>
[email protected]
e-mail (2) : <mailto:
[email protected]>
[email protected]
web (1) : www.bizdevarizdernegi.org
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web (2) :
<http://www.bizdevarizdernegi.org/e-platform-tr/e-platformtoplanti.html>
http://www.bizdevarizdernegi.org/e-platform-tr/e-platformtoplanti.html
youtube : @bizdevarizdernegi
address : Çarşı Mah., Hacı Eşref Cad., Boştan İş Hanı,
No:16/302, 53100 Merkez
Rize, TÜRKIYE
PROJEKTI TÖÖVÕTJA TÄPSEMA TEABE SAAMISEKS PROJEKTI KOHTA
THE ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN'S MOVEMENT
IN RURAL AREAS (BIZ DE VARIZ)
Maapiirkondade Naisliikumise Uhendus asutati
aastal 2010. Uhenduse lü hinimi on “BIZ DE VARIZ”,
mis tä hendab “Ka meie oleme siin”. Uhenduse BIZ
WOMEN MOVEMENT ASSOCIATIAN AT THE RURAL REGION WOMEN MOVEMENT ASSOCIATIAN AT THE RURAL REGION
DE VARIZ eesmä rk on Musta mere piirkonna maapiirkondades elavate WOMEN MOVEMENT ASSOCIATIAN AT THE RURAL REGION Kodanikuühiskonna dialoogi programm VI
naiste inimõ iguste teadvustamine, edendamine, uurimine ja hinda- (BIZ DE VARIZ)
mine; kaitsta neid õ iguste rikkumise eest; vä ltida rikkumisi; tuvastada
rikkumised; parandada naiste juurdepä ä su avalikele teenustele kõ igi
e-mail:
[email protected]
Address: Çarşı Mah., Hacı Eşref Cad. Boştan Işhanı,
PROJEKT KODANIKUÜHISKONNA
meetmetega, et pakkuda neile õ iguslikku tuge ja abi rikkumiste korral
võ i kui see on muul viisil vajalik; tõ sta naiste sotsiaalset, majanduslikku
ja poliitilist staatust; tõ sta teadlikkust ja arendada suutlikkust soolise
No:16/, 302, 53100 Merkez/Rize, Tü rkiye
Tel: 0 464 715 14 16
DIALOOG TUGEVATE
diskrimineerimise ja rikkumiste vastu; ning võ imaldama naistel osale-
da majanduses, edendades seelä bi naiste tö ö hõ ivet. Assotsiatsioon BIZ
DE VARIZ on ellu viinud palju projekte erinevate mainekate rahvusva-
Web: www.bizdevarizdernegi.org
NAISTE NIMEL
heliste organisatsioonide, nagu nä iteks Euroopa Liit (EL), URO soolise
võ rdõ iguslikkuse ja naiste mõ juvõ imu suurendamise ü ksus (UN
WOMEN), Kanada fond, toel. for Local Initiatives (CFLI), Briti saatkond
Ankaras, Sveitsi saatkond, Freedom House ja Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung LITHUANIAN WOMEN'S SOCIETY (LİTVANYA)
(FES). e-mail:
[email protected]
Address: Jono Basanavič iaus g. 11, Vilnius 03108, Litvanya
KAASTAOTLEJAD Telefon: +370 5 262 3009 Web: www.lmd.lt
LITHUANIAN WOMEN'S SOCIETY
(LITHUANIA):
Leedu naiste ü hendus loodi 1990. aastal Leedu
ESTONIAN DISABLED WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
pealinnas Vilniuses. Selle akronü ü m on LMD. LMD Association asutati
võ itluseks igasuguse naistevastase diskrimineerimise ja vä givalla (ESTONYA)
vastu.L MD on valitsusvä line organisatsioon, mis ü hendab igas vanuses, e-mail: of
[email protected]
rahvusest, usutunnistusest ja vaadetest naisi. LMD sai Rahvusvahelise Address: Endla 59, 10615 Tallinn, Estonya
Naiste Alliansi (IAW) liikmeks. 1992. aastal ja Rahvusvaheline Naiste Tel: +372 5645 3468
Nõ ukogu (ICW) 2002. aastal. LMD on lä bi viinud edukaid projekte, mida
Web: www.epnu.ee
on toetanud paljud rahvusvahelised rahastamisasutused, eelkõ ige
Euroopa Liit.
ESTONIAN DISABLED WOMEN'S
ASSOCIATION (ESTONIA):
Eesti Puuetega Naiste Liit on 1998. aastal Eesti GENDER STUDIES, O.P.S. (ÇEK CUMHURİYETİ)
pealinnas Tallinnas asutatud vabaü hendus, mille e-mail: of
[email protected]
akronü ü m on EPNUL. EPNUL sai katusorganisatsiooniks 2013. aastal ja Address: Masarykovo ná bř ež ı́ 8, Prag 2, Çekya
liitus 2016. aastal Eesti Puuetega Inimeste Kojaga. EPNUL on vedanud
lä bi edukaid projekte, mida toetavad paljud rahvusvahelised rahastami- Tel: +420 224 915 666
sasutused, eriti Euroopa Liit. Web: www.genderstudies.cz
GENDER STUDIES, O.P.S. (CZECH REPUBLIC):
Gender Studies ops on valitsusvä line organisatsioon, mis
asutati 1999. aastal Tš ehhi pealinnas Prahas.
Soouuringute eesmä rk on luua aruteluruum naiste ja Web: www.siviltoplumdiyalogu.org
meeste positsiooni ja rollide ü le ü hiskonnas, soolise ebavõ rdsuse
sü stemaatiliseks kaotamiseks. ja alternatiivsete eluviiside sallivuse
suurendamine. Gender Studies ops on lä bi viinud edukaid projekte, See väljaanne on valminud Euroopa Liidu rahalisel toel.
Selle sisu eest vastutab ainuisikuliselt Maapiirkondade Naisliikumise
mida toetavad paljud rahvusvahelised rahastusasutused, eelkõ ige Ühendus ja see ei pruugi kajastada Euroopa Liidu seisukohti.
Euroopa Liit. WOMEN MOVEMENT ASSOCIATIAN AT THE RURAL REGION
PROJEKTI EESMÄRK MIDA ME TEEME
Meie projekti ü ldeesmä rk on tõ hustada infovahetust ja a) Pä rast projektilepingu allkirjastamist luuakse tõ hus
jä tkusuutlikku koostö ö d Tü rgi ja Euroopa Liidu
projektijuhtimise ja koordineerimise ü ksus. Projekti
liikmesriikide kodanikuü hiskonna organisatsioonide
jaoks tö ö tatakse vä lja tõ hus ja usaldusvä ä rne seire-,
vahel, et tugevdada naiste positsiooni.
Meie projekti konkreetsed eesmä rgid on jä rgmised: mõ õ tmis-, hindamis- ja aruandlusmetoodika.
1. Teabevahetuse tagamine Tü rgi ja Euroopa Liidu kodani- b) Projekti tõ husaks elluviimiseks tö ö tatakse vä lja
kuü hiskonna organisatsioonide vahel naistesõ bralike projektipõ hine kommunikatsioonistrateegia, et see
linnade kohta ja selle kohta, kuidas naiste kodani- vastaks kohalikele, riiklikele ja rahvusvahelistele
kuü hiskonna organisatsioonid tegelevad puuetega naistega. PROJEKTI PEAMISED kogukondadele ning tõ staks huvi projekti vastu. Selle
2- “Naiste kohaliku valitsemise e-platvormi” loomine, TEGEVUSED strateegia raames valmistatakse ette nä htavustooted.
3. Rize-Fındıklı ja Ordu-Gü lyalı c) 3. Tegevus: “Naistesõ bralikud linnad” kogemuste
omavalitsuste ning kohalike Tegevus 1: Projekti koordineerimine ja juhtimine, jagamine Tš ehhis
n a i s t e k o d a n i k u ü h i s k o n n a d) Tü rgis toimub tö ö tuba puuetega naiste takistusteta
seire, mõ õ tmine, hindamine ja aruandlus
organisatsioonide teavitamine osalemise kohta kodanikuü hiskonnas. Pä rast seminari
naistesõ bralikest linnadest, Tegevus 2: Nä htavus ja levitamine
Tegevus 3: “Naistesõ bralikud linnad” kogemuste lõ ppu koostatakse tegevuskava ning selle tegevuskava
4- Tü rgi avalikkuse teavitamine
jagamine jä lgimiseks luuakse tugev seiremehhanism.
Euroopa Liidust ja Euroopa Liidu
Tegevus 4: Tö ö tuba puuetega naiste tõ keteta e) Eestis toimub puuetega naiste barjä ä rivaba Euroopa
kodanike teavitamine Tü rgist.
osalemisest kodanikuü hiskonnas, tegevuskava, dialoog.
tegevuskava seire ja puuetega naiste barjä ä rivaba f) Luuakse e-platvorm Naised kohalikus valitsemises.
g) Luuakse koolituskomplektid “Naisesõ bralikud linnad”
PROJEKTI SIHTRÜHM Euroopa dialoog
ja sihtgruppi koolitatakse teemal “Naisesõ bralikud
Tegevus 5: Naiste kohaliku omavalitsuse e-platvormi
Meie projektil on kaks sihtrü hma, otsene ja kaudne. linnad”.
loomine
Sihtrühm, kes projekti tegevustes vahetult osaleb: h) Tš ehhis, Eestis ja Leedus toimuvad teadlikkuse tõ stmise
Tegevus 6: Naistesõ bralike linnade koolitused
l 170 naiste kodanikuü hiskonna organisatsioonide konverentsid Tü rgi teemadel ning Ordus ja Rizes (Tü rgi)
(naissõ bralike linnade koolituskomplektide loomine,
esindajat (60 Tü rgi, 50 Tš ehhi, 30 Eesti ja 30 Leedu Euroopa Liidu teemadel.
omavalitsuste tö ö tajate teavitamine ja naiskodani-
esindajat); kuü hiskonna organisatsioonide teavitamine)
l 50 kohaliku omavalitsuse esindajat; Tegevus 7: Euroopa Liidu ja Tü rgi teadlikkuse
l 500 Lazi, Lomi ja Hemşini inimest. tõ stmise konverentsid
Sihtrühm, kes projekti tegevustes kaudselt osaleb:
l Tü rgis Musta mere piirkonnas, Eestis Tallinnas,
Tš ehhis Prahas ja Leedus Vilniuses asuvate
õ igustepõ histe kodanikuü hiskonna organisatsioonide
esindajad, kohalikud administraatorid ja avalik-
õ iguslike organisatsioonide esindajad.
Number : 2026/03
Subject : Turkish and Estonian Civil Society Cooperation
Date : Rize, January 20, 2026
Dear Ms. Karmen JOLLER
Minister of Social Affairs
The Republic of Estonia Ministry of Social Affairs
Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn
E-mail:
[email protected] and
[email protected]
Dear Ms. Joller,
Our association, in partnership with the Estonian Disabled Women’s Association
(Estonia), the Lithuanian Women’s Society (Lithuania) and the Gender Studies, o.p.s.
(Czechia), implemented the "Civil Society Dialogue for Empowered Women" project in
the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Estonia (The brochure for this project is attached.).
This project was supported by the European Union. The project was implemented
between 01.04.2021 – 30.01.2023.
The aim of the project is ‘’Overall objective: to strengthen the position of women in Rize
and improve the information exchange and sustainable cooperation between Turkish and
European CSOs. Specific objectives: (1) To ensure information exchange about Women-
friendly Cities and “women with disabilities” approach of women’s CSOs between Turkish
and Estonian CSOs; (2) To establish the “women in local governance e-platform”; (3) To
inform the Turkish public on the EU and the European public on Turkey.’’
The project has been successfully implemented in Türkiye, Estonia, Czech Republic, and
Lithuania.
The International workshop with subject of “Women's Rights with Disabilities in Estonia”
for lively and colourful society dialogue among NGO was done in Estonia. The
International workshop was held in two phases. At the first stage, travel observation and
examination works have been implemented. During those examination works,
presentations have been performed by the people who know well the point. At the
second stage; group works and presentations called as indoor area work were done. This
workshop provided to attendants to make strength democracy and law subject to
estimated political dimensions. Eesti Puuetega Naiste Ühenduste Liit (EPNÜL) served as
a role model for Turkish participants. The International workshop not only has increased
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Çarşı Mahallesi, Hacı Eşref Caddesi, Boştan İşhanı, No:16-302, 53100 Rize-Türkiye
Telefax: +90 (464) 715 14 16 e-mail:
[email protected] www.bizdevarizdernegi.org
the information and capacities of the participants but also provide an opportunity to them
for practicing as a part of solution. So, they have increased their self-confidence.
Achievements of the project:
1. Better information sharing about Project partners and opportunities and difficulties
due to enlarging of EU in future were shared through negotiations.
2. A dialogue has been established between EU Member States and Turkiye where
"concerns and views will be discussed sincerely and clearly".
3. Entering of Estonia to EU, learnt lessons, Lecturing about points like rights of
disabled women, Activities of NGOs with women subject in EU and Estonia,
Gender Equality in Estonia and EU Countries.
4. Estonian participants have had the opportunity to get to know Turkiye closely.
5. Estonian participants have learned about the works Turkey has done during the
EU harmonization process.
6. Better information sharing about the project partners opportunities and difficulties
due to enlarging of EU in future were shared through negotiations.
Our project team in Estonia is very successful. Disciplined and dedicated. I would like to
take this opportunity to thank Ms. Kylli Haav, Ms. Janika Paulus, Mrs Vaike Pähn, Ms
Marju Reismaa, Ms Jelena Pipper. The PowerPoint presentations were particularly
impressive. The participants loved them. They served as role models for the participants.
We are in constant dialogue with Eesti Puuetega Naiste Ühenduste Liit (EPNÜL). We are
currently preparing a joint project proposal. The purpose of this project is "to strengthen
the voice and actions of local civil society for climate justice and inclusive climate local
governance in Türkiye by engaging with the most vulnerable, excluded and
disadvantaged groups of society, such as disabled women."
We want to implement this project to create a bigger synergy in the project site and to
increase the sustainability of the project. With the contributions of Estonia Missions and
EU Missions that put value on ‘Disabled Women's Rights’ a great synergy and the
multiplier effect will be generated.
I respectfully submit this information to your attention.
Berrin YEGEN MOLLAVELIOGLU
President of the Board of Directors
Appendix: Project brochure
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Çarşı Mahallesi, Hacı Eşref Caddesi, Boştan İşhanı, No:16-302, 53100 Rize-Türkiye
Telefax: +90 (464) 715 14 16 e-mail:
[email protected] www.bizdevarizdernegi.org