It is our pleasure to invite you to our virtual forum for Estonians across the globe. The event will be held on 27 November at 4 p.m. (UTC/GMT+2) and can be followed in Estonian, English or Russian. Please feel free to share this information with your contacts in the Estonian community of your country (information in Estonian below).
The forum includes discussions about our diaspora communities and the presentation of the preliminary results of the diaspora survey. We’ll try to find answers for several questions: Why do many Estonians live abroad? How does Estonia support their efforts to maintain and strengthen their Estonian identity? How can we together make Estonia greater?
The President of Estonia Alar Karis will share his thoughts with Estonians across the globe. Between the discussions, the Estonians living in the United States, Sweden and Czech Republic will join us. Musical entertainment is provided by London-born Kymbali Williams, whose Estonian roots and love for Estonia brought her to live and work in Estonia.
Kutsume Teid jälgima virtuaalfoorumit eestlastele üle maailma, mis toimub laupäeval, 27. novembril kell 16.00 Eesti aja järgi , ning jagama seda infot ka eesti kogukonnaga oma riigis.
Foorumit saab jälgida ja sellele kaasa mõelda mistahes maailma punktist, kus on toimiv internetiühendus. See toimub eesti keeles, otsetõlked inglise ja vene keelde on jälgitavad paralleelkanalites.
Seekordsel foorumil saab osa mitmest arutelust. Kuidas väliskogukonnad elavad? Mida ütleb suur diasporaauuring selle kohta, kes on üldse eestlased välismaal? Miks on riigile välismaal elavate eestlaste käekäik oluline ja mida selles vallas tehakse? Mis on see, mis teeb Eesti suuremaks?
Foorumil osalejatega jagab oma mõtteid Vabariigi President Alar Karis. Arutelude vahel teeme lülitusi kogukondadesse USAs, Rootsis ja Tšehhis. Muusikat teeb Londonis sündinud Eesti juurtega Kymbeli Williams, kelle armastus Eesti vastu on ta toonud siia elama ja töötama. Virtuaalfoorumit juhib ühiskonnateemade erksa tõstatajana tuntud Tarmo Jüristo.
Estonians in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney! Please notify us if you would like to renew your Estonian passport and ID card in the coming months. Send an e-mail with your name and city to consular.canberra@mfa.ee by 26 November 2021.
*** Eestlased Melbourne’s, Adelaide’s, Brisbane’s ja Sydney’s! Palun andke endast märku, kui soovite lähikuudel Eesti passi ja ID kaarti uuendada. Sooviavaldused koos nime ning linna täpsustusega saatke consular.canberra@mfa.ee hiljemalt 26. novembriks 2021.
Reminder: make payment by 30 November so as not to incur a 10% late fee
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The following financial assistance is available on request: admin@sorve.org.au
First timer discount (advise on registration form)
Travel cost assistance for country NSW and interstate children
Hans Ott Scholarship to subsidise fees
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GOLF DAY – KÄÄSITÖÖ – CULTURAL ACTIVITIES – ESTONIAN LESSONS FOR ALL AGES
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IMPORTANT COVID-19 INFORMATION
To keep us all safe, Sorve will follow NSW Dept of Sport and Recreation COVID-19 protocols, and it is a condition of attendance that everyone over the age of 16y, including visitors, are to be fully vaccinated.
Additional COVID-19 safeguards are being put in place under the direction of
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Integration Foundation have opened a call for proposals for projects launched on the initiative of foreign Estonian communities to strengthen their ties with Estonia, contribute to the preservation of Estonian identity among Estonians around the world and increase awareness of diaspora activities in Estonia.
Applications are open until 30th November.
“We’ll be supporting activities that boost the sense of belonging between foreign Estonian communities and their homeland. They could be anything from cultural, business and research projects to a wide range of events as well as increasing the awareness of diaspora activities in Estonia. A priority of the project support program will be activities aimed at youth and young people”.
Head of Compatriots Service Kaire Cocker
The budget is € 54,000, with a maximum of € 5000 being allocated to any one project. Applicants are only permitted to submit one application. The deadline for the submission of applications is 23:59 on 30th November 2021.
E-consultation will take place on the 17th of November 2021 from 17.00-19.00 via Teams, please register by emailing kaire.cocker@integratsioon.ee.
Applications can be submitted in Estonia by legal entities governed by private law and individuals who are self-employed, and abroad by legal entities governed by private law.
The application round is being financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The activities of the global Estonian communities are of crucial importance for maintaining the Estonian language and identity and strengthening our country’s positive image. We want to give more impetus to the iniciatives proposed by our compatriots abroad. This new application round is part of the continuous support of the Estonian government to the foreign communities and offers wide possibilities to turn good ideas into reality“
Marin Mõttus, Ambassador at Large for the Diaspora
Additional information: Kaire Cocker Head of Compatriots Service in Integration Foundation +372 659 9031 kaire.cocker@integratsioon.ee
An Estonian couple have opened a pancake cafe in Perth. Their cafe and pancake recipe was recently featured on the SBS website.
“A flip of a pancake would end up changing the lives of Estonian couple, Tanel Akolov and Anett Kamara. The couple migrated to Perth in 2014 after falling in love with the Western Australian city while they were backpacking around the country. After leaving their hometown of Jüri in northern Estonia, it became the couple’s dream to bring a taste of the Baltic region to their new home by opening Blini Pancake Cafe in the inner suburb of Victoria Park in 2020.”
Today I announce the appointment of Dr Genevieve Clune as Australia’s next Ambassador to Estonia.
Australia and Estonia enjoy a long friendship. This year we celebrate 30 years since Estonia’s independence and the formal establishment of diplomatic relations.
Our two nations are committed to democracy, the global rules-based order and open trade.
We cooperate on an expanding multilateral agenda, including digital transformation, innovation, cyber-security and through Australia’s defence cooperation with NATO.
Our Embassy in Tallinn continues to operate as a ‘pop-up post’, an innovative approach to extending Australia’s diplomatic network. It will operate in Tallinn at intervals to support Australia’s involvement in high-level events and other engagement opportunities, while maintaining a virtual presence at other times.
Dr Clune is a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). She has previously served overseas as Counsellor in Bangkok and Second Secretary in Paris, with short-term missions in New Delhi, Warsaw, Nairobi and Baghdad. In Canberra she has served in a range of policy roles including as an Adviser in the Office of the Foreign Minister.
Dr Clune holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Archaeology); and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Western Australia.
I thank former Ambassador Kerin Ayyalaraju for her contributions to advancing Australia’s interests in Estonia since 2018.
Sirje Perend and Lilja (who is in 2nd Year) have launched their Estonian project called LilliTuba (Lilli’s Room) on YouTube. The videos are very suitable for 2nd and 3rd generation Estonian children for learning or practicing Estonian.
Sirje Perendi & her family are well known in the Australian Estonian community and are currently living in Finland.
Lilja is learning and plans the stories, and together with Sirje they create colourful comics.
Lilja rehearses and reads out the stories in Estonian and then the story is published to YouTube.
They plan to post a new video every Sunday & they have lots of videos to post. Subscribe to their YouTube channel to be notified when new videos are posted.
Our first Carrot Girl Lilli cartoon is now available on YouTube (LilliTuba). It is very suitable especially for second and third generation Estonian children and for adults, grandfathers and mothers who want to teach Estonian to their grandchildren and anyone who wants to learn Estonian together with Lilja. Please spread the word. Any ideas about new stories are welcome.
Meie esimene Porganditüdruk Lilli koomiks leidub nüüd YouTube’ist (LilliTuba). Sobib väga hästi eriti teise ja kolmanda põlve eesti lastele ja miks ka mitte täiskasvanutele, vanaisadele ja memmedele kes soovivad lastelastele eesti keelt õpetada. Ja kes ise soovivad koos Liljaga eesti keelt õppida. Palun levitage sõna. Ka ideed uutest seklustest on teretulnud.
Alar Karis will take office on October 11 as Estonia’s next president. He was elected president in the Riigikogu on 31st of August during the second round of voting. Karis received 72 votes, passing the 68 votes needed to get elected.
Alar Karis at the press conference after the second round of voting in the 2021 presidential election on August 31, 2021. Author (Photo: Priit Mürk/ERR)
ERR News gives an overview of his life and views.
Alar Karis, 63, is an Estonian citizen by birth, a native of Tartu and the current director of the Estonian National Museum (ERM).
He is an Estonian molecular geneticist and developmental biologist who embarked on an academic career after graduating from the veterinary department of the Estonian University of Life Sciences (Eesti Maaülikool) in Tartu, and became a professor there in 1999.
He served as rector at the Estonian University of Life Sciences from 2003-2007, and as rector of the University of Tartu from 2007-2012. He was appointed Estonia’s auditor general in March 2013 and, after completing his tenure, as director of the ERM in October 2017.
“Who is Estonia’s next president Alar Karis?” ERR News, 30.08.2021
