Euroopa Majanduspiirkonna ja Norra toetustest 2014–2021 rahastatud programmi "Kohalik areng ja vaesuse vähendamine" 2022. a aastaaruanne

ANNUAL PROGRAMME REPORT FM14-21 Estonia EE-LOCALDEV Local Development and Poverty Reduction 2022 1 A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Year 2022 was the 3rd full year of programme implementation. The Programme Agreement was signed in September 2019 and the implementation reached full strength in 2020. The programme “Local Development and Poverty Reduction” is an extremely comprehensive programme covering very wide range of policy/intervention areas that are in some extent dealing with quite different objectives like cultural heritage protection, gender-based violence or physical health of children. With this programme structure and financial resources available, it is quite hard to make a real wide-scale statistical change in the whole of the society, but - of course – we can admit that the ultimate goal to a better life and regional development in Estonia is followed. The programme was initiated in 2016-2017 and is contributing to several national development plans and their renewed plans set in different policy areas in Estonia, like: Welfare Development Plan 2016-2023  The Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2020  Youth Field Development Plan for 2014-2020  National Health Plan 2009-2020  Strategy for Preventing Violence for 2015–2020  Strategy of Children and Families 2012-2020  The general principles of the cultural policy up to 2020 In the beginning of the year, Estonia was still shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic, but with vaccinations available and delivered (source Estonian National Health Board: https://www.kriis.ee/en/sickness-health-vaccinations/vaccines-and- vaccinations/vaccination-estonia), we were able to adapt and carry on with the activities. Travel within Europe also opened up step by step. Unfortunately – on February 24, 2022 all changed again, as Russia started its monstrous and aggressive warfare against Ukraine (source Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-orders-military- operations-ukraine-demands-kyiv-forces-surrender-2022-02-24/). Estonia, bordering to Russia and having close ties also to people of Ukraine, became a hotspot for refugees from Ukraine with over 124 100 people coming to Estonia and over 67 000 staying in the country (source: National Insurance Board https://www.sotsiaalkindlustusamet.ee/asutus- uudised-ja-kontakt/praktiline-teave/statistika#ua-stat), mostly women and children. Our national priorities changed overnight and all main forces were directed towards the war and refugee crisis. On a large scale it concerned the Police and Border Guard as well as the Social Insurance Board. Additionally, the economic situation in Estonia worsened more in comparison to other European countries with inflation rising up to 13% in 2nd quarter and being already 20% in 3rd and 4th quarter of 2022 (source Statistics Estonia: https://www.stat.ee/et/avasta- statistikat/valdkonnad/rahandus/hinnad/tarbijahinnaindeks). That was especially felt in the construction area (source National Radio interview on April 7, 2022: https://vikerraadio.err.ee/1608545080/reporteritund-hinnatous-ehitussektoris), resonating 1  most acutely in difficulties with Outcome 4 projects and their budgets. For year 2023, the Bank of Estonia sees the inflation to be decreasing, but still around 10% or a little bit lower (source Estonian Public Broadcasting: https://www.err.ee/1608825817/eesti-panga- prognoos-inflatsioon-eestis-taandub-aga-visalt). In spite of that, even surprisingly, most programme activities progressed satisfactorily. The only big and main obstacle concerned the projects in Outcome 4 (renovation of buildings in cultural heritage areas) where the renovation prices went way up comparing to year 2019-2020 when the original financial analyses were drawn up; therefore the procurements have failed and project budgets have ended up in deficit due to force majeure. PO has been actively searching for alleviative measures and will hopefully acquire some additional grant support to distribute to projects in Outcome 4 in 2023. Nevertheless, even when there will be additional grant support, there is considerable probability that some of the project promoters in Outcome 4 will terminate the project as they still lack the resources necessary or there is not enough time to start the whole procurement process again from the beginning. Consultations with FMO, donor programme partners and National Focal Point as well as ministries responsible with relevant policy areas could be and were executed via e- mail or virtual meetings. Two in-person Cooperation Committee meetings were carried out as well, respectively on May 25 and October 4-5. Overall, all parties concerned - Programme Operator, Implementing Agency, line ministries, National Focal Point - have been active communicators and distributors of information regarding the programme. A good source of overall picture is the programme's web-site (in Estonian: https://sm.ee/eea-and-norway-grants and in English: https://sm.ee/en/eea-and-norway-grants-0) as well as Implementing Agency’s web-site (https://rtk.ee/toetusfondid-ja-programmid/teised- programmid/euroopa-majanduspiirkonna-ja-norra-toetused#rtk-rakendatavad- meetmed) where all call guidance materials have been uploaded. Also, EEA and Norway Grants Estonia Facebook webpage accumulates news and bigger milestones in all programmes and on activities supported via the grants in Estonia, hence building bridges between different areas. The war is still raging in Ukraine and that might turn everything upside down, but at present we expect that in 2023 there is a strong push towards results and objectives in order to finish the programme up successfully in 2024. B. PERFORMANCE 1. Programme progress and results Objectives All 8 pre-defined projects earmarked in the Programme Agreement are running. The implementation period of pre-defined projects No 1, 3, 4 and 8 were prolonged to successfully conclude the projects’ activities. No terminations or other essential changes took place. An important obstacle was removed in 2022 as people were once again able to travel and enhance bi-lateral relations with project partners. 2 One additional pre-defined project proposal in the sum of approx. 201 000 euros is currently being prepared in Outcome 1 – trauma-informed counselling in educational support services. By cut-off date Dec 31, 2022 altogether 41 projects had received financing via 8 different calls for proposals as well as small grant schemes (SGS) and are running. Projects financed in Outcome 2 are already finishing up their activities in the end of 2022 / in the beginning of 2023. In 2022, programme carried out and finalised call for proposals #1 and SGS #1b with 6+5 projects being financed in the 2nd/3rd quarter of 2022. Outcome 1: Enhanced wellbeing of children and youth Outcome 1 includes one of the biggest policy changes in Estonia – a pre-defined project introducing, adapting and implementing restorative justice measures for children and youth who have been caught in the criminal justice system. It dwells on the Development Guidelines in Criminal Policy until 2030 (source: https://www.just.ee/media/754/download) foresee special / preventive measures to be applied in case of minors in contact with the law (restorative measures and evidence-based approach) and is complemented by the Strategy for Preventing Violence for 2015–2020 (source: https://www.kriminaalpoliitika.ee/sites/krimipoliitika/files/elfinder/dokumendid/vagi valla_ennetamise_strateegia_aastateks_2015-2020.pdf) that stressed the importance of social and non-violent conflict solving skills as a part of decreasing risk behaviour among the youth. Punitive measures and prison should be the last resource as the means of influence. Additional guidance can be derived from the Internal Security Strategy for 2020-2030 (source: https://www.siseministeerium.ee/media/748/download) that emphasizes community-based approach, cross-sectoral cooperation and strengthening local networks in regard to better well-being and crime prevention. The pre-defined project by the Ministry of Justice is currently in full implementation phase and has been prolonged until April 2024. The project also received additional grant support in the sum of 77 655 euros (surplus from SGS#1b) for extra restorative justice activities, especially in the criminal justice system. It has launched an International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD), first results are available in spring 2023. Multiple specialised trainings for police, prosecutors, youth workers and child protection services have been carried out as well as a training programme for closed children institutions has been worked out and will be piloted as of the beginning of 2023. New Russian-speaking groups have been compiled in Ida-Viru county (topics concerning family work, crisis solving, youth mediation and restorative justice as a tool in everyday work situations. Voluntary conflict mediation has become quite popular, more volunteers are being trained. In Sept 2022, cooperation seminar with Bergen Children’s Home was held on how to expand the network of children’s homes and to include – in addition to victims – also youth with deviant sexual behaviour. New partnerships have been concluded with 3 Viimsi and Rakvere local municipalities to pilot the Icelandic model on prevention and decrease of youth risk behaviour. All financed small grant scheme projects (3+5) align with and contribute to the national strategies listed above in regard to reinforcing restorative justice as a special preventive measure in criminal justice policy area. The 2nd tranche of the small grants scheme supporting restorative justice measures in Estonia was carried out and 5 projects were awarded a grant in July-August 2022. ------------------------------------------------------ Pre-defined project by Social Insurance Board on renewed family mediation system has been progressing well. Strategy of Children and Families 2012-2020 (source: https://sm.ee/sites/default/files/content- editors/Lapsed_ja_pered/laste_ja_perede_arengukava_2012_-_2020.pdf) stated that in order to prevent and alleviate conflicts within families, it is important to grant access to suitable counselling and therapy services to families. One of the fields of action in this was establishing universal family mediation service in Estonia. A national Family Mediation Act came into force as of Sept 1, 2022 laying down unified standards and processes for a nationwide service provision. The piloting of the service has been finished and the service is provided now as a part of national services (in the first two weeks, there were altogether 175 inquiries regarding the service). 28 mediators have passed a qualification exam. By today, already 524 families have received mediation services via the project. For all trained mediators a group covision seminar was held in Pärnu. In Jõhvi, a 3rd training group has started (mainly Russian speaking specialists). Practice with families receiving mediation will continue till the end of the year. ------------------------------------------------------ Implementing the vocational orientation curriculum will contribute to the achievement of the Estonian life-long learning principle set in the Education Strategy 2021-2035 (source: https://www.hm.ee/media/1488/download). Lifelong learning and career change opportunities mean valuing competences that create more added value and giving all people an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in the labour market through continuing training and retraining. Additionally, an important principle there is creating support measures to help people with special needs enter the labour market and to adapt to the changes. 12 projects have been financed through a small grant scheme on vocational education (career orientation year), 10 of them started nicely in 2021, while 2 (Kuressaare and Tallinn Lasnamäe School of Mechanics) had launching difficulties. Both relaunched as of schoolyear 2022/2023, but unfortunately Kuressaare has still indicated that it would like to terminate the project because it is not able to gather enough students to formulate a study group. At present Kuressaare has absorbed 25% of its grant support and EUR 93,256.00 has remained unused. 4 By the end of 2022, altogether 439 students have participated at the career orientation programme. ------------------------------------------------------ Youth Sector Development Plan 2021-2035 (source: https://www.hm.ee/media/1492/download) talks about taking young people and the solutions and actions offered to them seriously in the society as well as ensuring consistent innovation and the development of smart solutions based on the needs and challenges of young people. The open call on smart youth work financed 2 projects (Education and Youth Board as well as CTF-Tech Ltd) that started their activities in January 2022 and are progressing as foreseen. ------------------------------------------------------ Education Strategy 2021-2035 (source: https://www.hm.ee/media/1488/download) also sees the need to ensure high-quality educational support services via implementing both the professional qualification system and quality management for services, including reliable and research-based assessment instruments, methodology and methodical resources. The deadline for call for proposals "Integrated services provision to prevent early school leaving" targeting local governments was Jan 17, 2022. Altogether 6 projects were financed that started their activities in May-June 2022. Outcome 2: Reduced domestic and gender-based violence and gender inequalities Outcome 2 interventions have been driven by the national Strategy for Preventing Violence for 2015–2020 (source: https://www.kriminaalpoliitika.ee/sites/krimipoliitika/files/elfinder/dokumendid/vagi valla_ennetamise_strateegia_aastateks_2015-2020.pdf) and the Welfare Development Plan 2016-2023 (source: https://www.sm.ee/heaolu-arengukava-2016-2023) that has been renewed with the Welfare Development Plan 2023-2030 (source: https://www.sm.ee/heaolu-arengukava-2023-2030). Sub-goal 2 of the Strategy for Preventing Violence framed the protection of the victims of violence as one of the key elements, stressing the access to quality support and prevention services as well as public awareness on the aid possibilities. Welfare Development Plan 2016-2023 prioritised the need for efficient legal protective measures and better support measures for a safe and secure living community. Both welfare plans 2016-2023 and 2023-2030 also seek to strive for gender equality and greater social inclusion, reducing social inequalities and poverty as well. The Welfare Development Plan 2023-2030 has integrated all the principles of gender equality, equal treatment and fight against gender-based violence as core values to be dealt with as a nation (sub-goal 1: “Children and families” and sub-goal 5 “Gender equality and equal treatment”). As the projects in Outcome 2 were on of the firsts to start their activities, then they are also the first to reach the finishing stages of the implementation period. 5 2 of the 3 small grant scheme projects and one open call project finished their activities in the end of 2022 and are currently compiling their final reports and documentation. The last of the 3 small grant scheme projects will end in February 2023. An awareness raising project by NGO Eluliin has carried out campaign discouraging the demand for commercial sex “Think With Your Right Head” in Spring 2022 as well as produced 3 different animated 2 minute tutorial videos concerning violence within the family, against an animal and violence by a friend (in Estonian and in Russian languages). A pre-defined project on victim support system was prolonged until August 2023. The project has focused on early noticing guidance materials for health care workers on domestic violence (incl. risk evaluation) as the component lagged behind due to Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, a training programme for judges has been compiled. Women shelters’ specialists have been trained on communication, public speaking and advertising. In Dec 2022, a pre-defined project dealing with creating a virtual competence centre published a new Gender Equality Monitoring Report (the previous one came out in 2016) and prepared for the publicity campaign introducing the virtual competence centre at www.vordsuskeskus.ee and the new analysis/materials on GE (monitoring report; e-modules, compendium “Towards the balanced society III” etc.).Also, the development of e-training modules for politicians is under way. The first module containing the basic ABC on gender equality can be used also for other target groups like teachers employers, etc. The e-training course is being developed in cooperation with the newly established web environment for digital learning called Academy of the Digital State https://digiriigiakadeemia.ee/. The project was prolonged for 5 months until February 2023. Outcome 3: Improved quality of integrated services and public health interventions at local level Outcome 3 could be labelled as a “public health outcome”. It deals with problems and deficiencies written down in Estonia’s national public health documents. National Health Plan 2009-2020 (source: https://www.haigekassa.ee/uploads/userfiles/Rahvastiku_tervise_arengukava_R TA.pdf) saw it necessary to tackle health inequalities and pursues to improve population’s health behaviour in order to increase social cohesion and equal opportunities ensuring healthy and safe development for children, shaping an environment supporting health, facilitating healthy lifestyle and ensuring the sustainability of the health care system. The new National Health Plan 2020-2030 (source: https://www.sm.ee/rahvastiku-tervise- arengukava-2020-2030) builds on the previous and – again – deals with (regional) health inequalities, community-based engagement in public health using evidence-based interventions. It also relies on social and health care sector integrated services; its sub- goals include: people’s personal choices supporting public health, living environment supporting public health, human-centred health care sector. All in all, the National Health Plan 2020-2030 has set 3 ultimate goals: 6 1. rise in life expectancy and in healthy years lived; 2. the rise in healthy years lived exceeding the rise in life expectancy, giving way to healthier independent life for people with less health-related restrictions; 3. decrease in health inequalities (gender-based, regional or education-based). All three financed pre-defined projects as well as two open call projects in Outcome 3 do their part in contributing to the above-mentioned national goals. The pre-defined project by the University of Tartu dealing with physical activity of schoolchildren has a very wide grasp, being the country-wide leading actor in dealing with the issue of increasing physical activity among Estonian schoolchildren. The network of Schools in Motion has increased up to 162 schools. A recognition certificate of youth physical activity was designed and publicised in August 2022. Summer was a quieter time period as usual, gathering strength for a new school year. In Nov 2022, an annual event for approx. 400 people was organised in Tartu. Target groups were teachers, school directors, LG representatives etc. The goal was to raise awareness on physically active school movement, wider spread and sustainable continuation with the support of the local governments. A study on school environment, teachers and parents shaping the physical activity of children in ongoing with the donor partner the University of South-Eastern Norway. The Norwegian partners also participated at the annual meeting event in Nov 2022. The pre-defined project on public health competence and capacity of local governments (project promoter National Institute for Health Development) has been progressing well. A county-based analysis of health status of people in different regions in Estonia has been finalised. It gives the local governments a tool to carry out health risk impact analysis in their community and propose targeted measures needed namely for the concrete community. 12 new local governments (LG) joined 9 LGs already engaged in a 1,5-year project to raise their capacity in specific local public health issues. The project helps the local governments envisage a public health action plan basing on the health profiles created for the region – health profile is a self-analysis tool for the local government being updated every 4 years. It is composed of over 100 indicators – some numeric, others not – that paint a complex picture of the situation of the municipality in several areas of life, like demographics and the level of social welfare services and safety of the living environment, but also mental health, drug abuse, obesity etc. Additionally, a pilot on school food quality was finished in 3 schools of Põlva county, feedback and self-analysis are underway. It is planned to move into new regions. Toybox for kindergartens (obesity reduction tool) – renamed “Saladuste Laegas” for Estonia “, i.e. “Adventure Box” in English is in pilot phase in 5 kindergartens in Põlva county as well as 9 new kindergartens in Võru county. The pre-defined project "Development of evaluation model and handling system for chronically mentally ill patients" (project promoter Viljandi Hospial) is in full motion.  The doctors and staff have been provided with different trainings and group supervision seminars (for psychologists and psychiatrists); 7  A bus for mobile cross-sectoral teams has been acquired and renovated for specific needs. The bus is rmeant for out-patient psychiatric coercive treatment model by cross-sectoral teams in different regions of Estonia.  The development of a model for a multidisciplinary forensic psychiatric committee to improve the quality of psychiatric evaluation has started but the adaptation process of evidence-based evaluation instruments has had some obstacles receiving data from the Health Board and Statistics Board, but it is realistic to move forward in the beginning of 2023 in this sector. ------------------------------------------------------ The two projects financed within the open call "Integrated services to support health and safety in home environment" are in implementation. Rescue Board dealing with issues regarding reducing the risk of injury in home environment and Foundation Centre for A Child’s Wellbeing is creating a support system to support families at risk with infants and toddlers. By today, an early noticing model for families in risk has been developed and 79 families have been visited / helped during the piloting phase. The projects by Rescue Board and Foundation Centre for A Child’s Wellbeing are in piloting phase. 43 midwives trained to perform home visits to risk families with small children as well as 84 specialists trained to perform home visits to prevent injuries in home environment. Outcome 4: Historic town centres revitalised through heritage-based local development The cultural heritage component in the programme focuses on buildings mainly in small towns located in rural areas thus contributing to the enlivenment of these regions. The General Principles of the Cultural Policy up to 2020 (source: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/aktilisa/3140/2201/4002/RKo_lisa.pdf) laid down the principles and activity directions for different cultural fields, including heritage. National Cultural Development Plan up to 2030 (source: https://kul.ee/kultuur2030) repeats the need for cherishing and preserving heritage worthy living spaces and responsible / sustainable development of these areas. The pre-defined project by the National Heritage Board has been prolonged until April 2023. A summer school “Living old towns: from energy efficiency to recycling” took place in August 2022 in 3 towns – Rakvere, Valga and Kuressaare. An exhibition “Living old town” has been produced and has been travelling through different towns. The exhibition is also available in web  https://muinsuskaitsepaevad.ee/veebinaitus/ Restoration workshop was carried out in Valga (building at Kesk street 19); a workshop with Norwegian partners took pace in Lihula Manor and Estonian Arts Academy students were engaged to a practical workshop at Kuressaare Port Storehouse. A photo competition “Living old town” with different categories (architecture, landscape, action etc) took place in Sept 2022. 7 out of 9 walking maps are ready, maps of Pärnu and Kuressaare are still being designed. Most projects of 7 that were financed within the call for proposals on the restoration of buildings in small towns with heritage protection areas struggled. The financial calculations for projects were made in 2019-2020 and the projects started in May 8  2021. After preparatory works (design, condition explorations, heritage board permits etc.) the renovation works procurements fell mostly into year 2022 with all kinds of problems flaming at that time (the war in Ukraine, inflation and world logistics difficulties). The prices had risen considerably and therefore the procurements failed in the end because of deficit in project budgets. Only the projects running in Kuressaare (Port Warehouse and Holisticum) were making real progress in renovation works. Other projects still operated in design and procurement phase, also trying to find alternatives and searching for possibilities to cancel some parts of action, but still maintaining the main objective to finish the project so, that the building would be taken into use, at least in part. PO has actively been searching for alleviative measures. Hopefully, in 2023 additional funds in the sum of 1 MEUR will become available for projects financed under Outcome 4 - to offer them an equal possibility to apply for additional support (grant and co-fin proportions remain the same) up to 25%. But even when there will be additional grant support, there is considerable probability that several of the 7 financed projects will terminate the project implementation as they still lack the resources necessary or there is not enough time to start the whole procurement process again from the beginning. Te situation will become clearer in 2nd quarter of 2023 regarding which projects will continue and in what amount (reductions might be needed in spite of additional grant support available). Bilateral Outcome: Enhanced collaboration between beneficiary and donor state entities involved in the programme Covid-19 crisis has hampered in-person bi-lateral collaboration enhancement through 2020-2021. After 2 years of standstill, in 2022 the bi-lateral activities have started to pick up. Fortunately, the eligibility of bi-lateral activities is one year longer, i.e. up till April 30, 2025. The grants’ policy area networks have also risen and PO networking meeting on cultural heritage protection issues has taken place in Vilnius and PO networking meeting on public health in Prague. Ministry of Justice is implementing their bi-lateral activities, while the activities earmarked for the Ministry of Culture will be redesigned to an initiative to connect heritage protection topic with climate change challenges. As a new bi-lateral project idea, the PO has received information on creating a comprehensive indicator monitoring worksheet regarding the status of children (UN requirement) in cooperation with Iceland that has just recently developed the same worksheet. Cooperation with the Donor Programme Partners – Norwegian Directorate of Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage have been actively participating in the steering of the programme. After 2 years it was a delight to meet in person for the Cooperation Committee meetings in May and October and have in depth discussions with the partners. The donor partners have been very concerned about bi-lateral relations and creating bi-lateral partnerships between Estonian and donor country organisations. C. MONITORING AND EVALUATION 1. Monitorings carried out 9 In 2022, the Auditing Authority performed one project audit regarding NGO Pärnu Women Support Centre; project ID in GRaCE EE-LOCALDEV-0010. No (substantial) findings were detected. During 2022 verification of payment claims in collaboration with progress indications at target indicator level was used as a main tool to monitor the progress of all projects in implementation. Additionally, we initiated on-the-spot visits and although the target for on-the spot monitoring visits fell somewhat short of originally planned, a bigger push for the visits was started in the 2nd half of 2022. 7 separate on-the-spot project monitoring visits were carried out and additionally 3 projects were visited as a part of Cooperation Committee meeting in October 2022. Also, several project event visits and random visits were carried out by the PO Implementing Agency , incl. meetings with all projects financed via open call in Outcome 4 to map their situation regarding procurements and possible deficit in their original budgets that had been approved. Besides financial difficulties that hit projects in Outcome 4 due to force majeure, monitoring revealed a restorative justice project in Outcome 1 - NGO Prevention Centre; project id in GRaCE EE-LOCALDEV-0023) that struggled with co-financing input as their partner Tallinn City Government withdrew from partnership. Still, at present the project is positive to find alternative co-fin sources and would like to finish the project successfully in 2023. As a systemic problem, it was indicated again from several projects, that the partnership rules for donor project partners are seen as complex by the side of Norwegian entities. It is directly related to the regulations dealing with the reimbursement of costs by donor project partners. The donor organisations that are interested in partnerships are very much not interested in submitting real cost documentation for reimbursements (invoices, salaries, contracts, procurements). Donor project partners prefer to be reimbursed by invoicing the project promoter in the amount of their costs. Likewise, the alternative provided in Art 8.12.3 and 8.12.4 of the Regulations is not seen as a good alternative, as it usually is convenient only for large enterprises and governmental institutions that have auditors/public officers already in place. For most donor project partners and projects themselves it means additional administrative burden and financial resources stripped from content to managerial action. All in all, it means that organisations from donor counties, especially from Norway, are willing to cooperate in projects, but not willing to adhere the reimbursement regulations mandatory for the Grants’ projects. It all results in a contradiction with the EEA and Norway Grants overall objective to enhance bi-lateral relations. For the upcoming year, even more emphasis is set on financial and results monitoring and on-the-spot visits besides routine activity reporting and verification of payment claims. For more, please see the Monitoring Plan for year 2023. Programme Operator will also - depending on the necessity – convene (virtually or in person) meetings or written information gatherings for bigger impact projects or several policy areas projects together to discuss the content and progress on projects in order to achieve the results and objectives set. 10  2. Evaluations carried out No evaluation was carried out in 2022. The Programme Operator will carry out an impact evaluation of the programme in 2024. The procurement will be planned for 1st quarter of 2024 when most of the projects are expected to be completed and the evaluation itself would be carried out during 2nd-4th quarter of 2024. D. ANNEXES 1. Results achieved 2. Communication summary 3. Project summary and call details 4. Risk management 5. Monitoring plan 6. Evaluation report 7. Agreement conditions 11  Annex 1: Results achieved Objective: Strengthened social and economic cohesion Outcome 1: Enhanced wellbeing of children and youth Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Share of educational institutions involved in programme activities reporting 70.00 The target value will be measured after the Percentage N/A - - - - increased % end of project activities. coordination of local level integrated support services 3/4 of participants are willing to continue the Share of youth studies. The % has fallen as the volume of reporting readiness students has risen in a year from 50 to 439, to continue studies therefore also the % is not as high as with or enter the labour 90.00 % 50.00 Percentage N/A 339 439 77.22 % small number mathematics. Respecting the market after using (APR 2021) % very difficult target group of children, it shows the services that the vocational orientation curriculum is provided via this important and effective tool engaging the programme youth. National prevalence 16.00 of juvenile offending Percentage 18.00 % - - - - The study has been moved to 2023. % (self-reported) Share of sentenced Percentage is derived as a result of sample juvenile offenders based case study, not from real people count. receiving special 64.00 % 30.00 Percentage 16.00 % 64 100 64.00 % The achievement value shows very good work juvenile measures (APR 2021) % of the Ministry of Justice and poor target instead of setting quality by the PO in year 2017. punishment 12 Annual number of The target shows stable and good work by the youth offender- Annual 171 (APR 23 - - 141 100 Ministry of Justice and poor target setting related cases number 2021) quality of the PO in year 2017. mediated Number of families who received the Cumulative 89 (APR The family mediation pilot has been a success 0 - - 524 600 family mediation number 2021) and is highly likely to reach the target set. during the pilot Share of local governments 2 financed projects are in implementation. involved in Currently 36 local governments have been 60.00 programme Percentage - - 36 79 45.57 % already involved. To reach 60%, additional 11 % activities applying local governments should be engaged. This smart solutions in seems to be realistic. youth work Output 1.1: Specialised juvenile justice system approach introduced / launched Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Specialised training programme for Yes (IFR Binary No - - Yes Yes - juvenile justice staff 2021) developed Number of tools for assessment and Cumulative 3 (IFR multi-agency 0 - - 3 3 - number 2022) cooperation piloted and implemented Number of interventions developed to Cumulative 1 (IFR Project is in implementation until April 30, replace fines and 0 - - 1 4 number 2022) 2024. avoid institutionalization for youth 13 Number of closed youth facilities receiving support to introduce new Cumulative 5 (IFR methods and 0 - - 5 3 - number 2022) services in treatment of delinquent and victimized youth Number of criminal justice system (CJS) staff who work with Cumulative 99 (IFR 0 - - 144 150 - juveniles that number 2022) attended specialised training programme Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Norway Grants - - 99 - - 144 - - Gender Female - - 93 - - 131 - - Male - - 6 - - 13 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 1.2: Restorative justice measures for youth developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of restorative justice Cumulative 3 (IFR 8 projects financed, all with their awareness awareness raising 0 - - 9 2 number 2022) raising activities. campaigns carried out Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Norway Grants - - 3 - - 9 - - 14 Number of NGO Prevention Centre and Foundation restorative justice Development Centre for the Unique School initiatives developed Cumulative 3 (IFR 0 - - 8 3 with 1 initiative, as well as Police and Border in criminal justice number 2022) Guard, Social Insurance Board and Muhu system, schools or municipality each with 2 initiatives. wider Number of Cumulative 0 (IFR restorative justice 0 - - 11 10 - number 2022) trainers trained Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 11 - - Gender Female - - 0 - - 11 - - Male - - 0 - - 0 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 1.3: Youth offender mediation volunteer system established Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of prospective The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 70 (IFR volunteers trained in 0 - - 80 70 of the Ministry of Justice and poor target number 2022) youth offender- setting quality by the PO in year 2017. related mediation Output 1.4: Family mediation system established Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of family The achievement value shows very good work mediators trained to Cumulative 27 (IFR 0 - - 56 40 of the Social Insurance Board and poor target offer qualified number 2022) setting quality by the PO in year 2017. mediation service 15  Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 27 - - 56 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 25 - - 51 - - Male - - 2 - - 5 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Number of family mediators trained to The achievement value shows very good work offer qualified Cumulative 6 (IFR 0 - - 30 20 of the Social Insurance Board and poor target mediation service in number 2022) setting quality by the PO in year 2017. Russian-speaking minority Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 6 - - 30 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 6 - - 28 - - Male - - 0 - - 2 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 1.5: Models for the provision of local-level integrated services developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of locally defined models for Cumulative 0 (IFR Projects were financed in May 2022 and are in 0 - - 0 15 integrated services number 2022) implementation. provision developed Number of Cumulative 0 (IFR Projects were financed in May 2022 and are in professional staff 0 - - 16 150 number 2022) implementation. trained Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 16 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - 16  Gender Female - - 0 - - 16 - - Male - - 0 - - 0 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 1.6: Pilots of service chains or tools (programmes) developed to enhance transitions of disadvantaged children and youth across school levels and from education to labour market. Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of learners from vulnerable or disadvantaged Cumulative 0 (IFR Projects were financed in May 2022 and are in 0 - - 0 75 backgrounds number 2022) implementation. (documented cases) supported Number of innovative local level school transitions service Cumulative 0 (IFR Projects were financed in May 2022 and are in chains or tools 0 - - 0 15 number 2022) implementation. (programmes) designed for specific target groups Output 1.7: Smart solutions in youth work deployed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of specialists who work with young Cumulative 19 (IFR 2 projects financed, both have a target to train 0 - - 55 50 people and children number 2022) 50 specialists, i.e., total target is 100. trained to develop applications based 17 on target group needs Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 19 - - 55 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 9 - - 31 - - Male - - 10 - - 24 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 1.8: Development and piloting of transition programmes (i.e. career orientation programmes) for youth at risk from basic education to VET Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of learners The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 229 (IFR in transition 0 - - 439 400 of the vocational schools and poor target number 2022) programmes setting quality by the PO in year 2017. Gender Female - - 96 - - 187 - - Male - - 133 - - 252 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Number of VET Hiiumaa vocational school terminated a institutions offering Cumulative 14 (IFR partnership agreement with Pärnumaa transition 0 - - 13 15 number 2022) vocational school and stepped out of the programmes for project. youth at risk Outcome 2: Reduced domestic and gender-based violence and gender inequalities Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Share of all shelters 80.00 Project is still in implementation until August in the country Percentage - - - - - % 2023. implementing 18 quality measuring tool System of volunteer support persons created Yes (APR Binary No - - Yes Yes - complementing the 2020) formal victim support system Number of users of the Virtual Number of different IP addresses. Main target Competence Centre Cumulative 0 (APR 100,00 group is at the moment public sector and the 0 - - 7,731 of Gender Equality number 2021) 0 IP address for the organisation is the same, so within 3 years after it is quite hard to count all the unique users. establishment Percentage of population not 60.00 Percentage 53.00 % - - - - The survey is yet to be carried out. blaming victims of % sexual violence Percentage of population not 55.00 Percentage 47.00 % - - - - The survey is yet to be carried out. blaming victims of % domestic violence Percentage of population in favour 60.00 Percentage 53.00 % - - - - The survey is yet to be carried out. of criminalising the % buying of sex Annual number of Project Promoter explains that the correct victims of gender- Annual 2,397 (APR annual number for year 2021 was 2080. At the based violence 1,900 - - 1,917 2,200 number 2021) time of APR submissial, only preliminary assisted by the numbers were known. supported shelters Output 2.1: Volunteer support system for victims of gender-based violence developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value 19 Number of volunteers covered The achievement value shows very good work by the volunteer Cumulative 56 (IFR 0 - - 64 30 of the Social Insurance Board and poor target support system for number 2022) setting quality by the PO in year 2017. victims of gender- based violence Output 2.2: Women’s shelter service upgraded Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of professional staff Cumulative 0 (IFR The counselling sessionsjust started in the end provided with 0 - - 1 60 number 2022) of 2022. counselling sessions Gender Female - - 0 - - 1 - - Male - - 0 - - 0 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Quality measuring tools developed for Yes (APR Binary No - - Yes Yes - shelter service 2021) developed Output 2.3: The quality and capacity of intervention programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence increased Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of specialists trained Cumulative 84 (IFR Project Promoter admitted that the pervious in working with 0 - - 72 60 number 2022) total number reported was inaccurate. perpetrators of domestic violence Financial Mechanism 20  EEA Grants - - 84 - - 72 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 74 - - 62 - - Male - - 10 - - 10 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 2.4: Early warning system on domestic violence developed for the health care system Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Guidelines on Yes (IFR detecting domestic Binary No - - Yes Yes - 2022) violence developed Number of medical staff trained on early noticing and The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 86 (IFR intervention for 0 - - 134 100 of the Social Insurance Board and poor target number 2022) domestic and setting quality by the PO in year 2017. gender-based violence Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 86 - - 134 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 83 - - 127 - - Male - - 3 - - 7 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 2.5: Awareness raising activities on domestic and gender-based violence carried out Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value 21 Number of information campaigns on campaign video can be seen here: domestic violence Cumulative 1 (IFR 0 - - 1 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6guLaqR and gender-based number 2022) pZU (involving men as positive role models) carried out Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Norway Grants - - 1 - - 1 - - Number of short Short animated films can be seen here (in EST films on domestic Cumulative 3 (IFR and RUS) violence (aimed at 0 - - 3 3 number 2022) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt6S- children and youth) PQdfWMO0pBC-6IupQ/videos developed Number of public opinion polls to Cumulative 0 (IFR 0 - - 0 1 The survey is yet to be carried out. measure changes in number 2022) attitudes carried out Projects have trained a much bigger number Number of of specialists as anticipated. The achievement specialists trained Cumulative 588 (IFR 0 - - 781 160 value shows very good work from the 3 NGOs on domestic number 2022) that were financed and a disasterous target violence setting quality by the PO in year 2017 Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 588 - - 781 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 561 - - 731 - - Male - - 27 - - 50 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 2.6: Awareness raising activities on prostitution and trafficking for sexual exploitation carried out and social programme for sex buyers developed Unit of Baselin Previous Achievements until end of December Target Indicator Comment measureme e value achieveme 2022 value 22  nt nt value Numerato Denominato Achieveme r r nt value Number of awareness raising activities campaign "Think with your real head" Cumulative 2 (IFR implemented to 0 - - 2 2 https://motlepeaga.ee/; different articles and number 2022) discourage the web page demand for commercial sex Number of social Cumulative 1 (IFR programmes for sex 0 - - 1 1 - number 2022) buyers developed Number of people reached by awareness raising Cumulative 100,676 Facebook +digital platforms of national activities on 0 - - 100,676 12,000 number (IFR 2022) newspapers Postimees, Delfi, Õhtuleht discouraging the demand for commercial sex Output 2.7: Virtual Competence Centre of Gender Equality established Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Virtual Competence Yes (APR Centre of Gender Binary No - - Yes Yes https://vordsuskeskus.ee/et 2021) Equality established Outcome 3: Improved quality of integrated services and public health interventions at local level Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of families The achievement value shows very good work that have received Cumulative 0 (APR of Foundation Centre for A Child’s Wellbeing 0 - - 79 40 early home number 2021) and poor target setting quality by the PO in visitation year 2017. 23 interventions during the pilot Number of schools The achievement value shows very good work implementing the Cumulative 132 (APR 79 - - 162 140 of Tartu University and poor target setting physically active number 2021) quality by the PO in year 2017. school model Number of local Project by National Institute for Public Health governments is in implementation until April 2024. The local implementing Cumulative 0 (IFR 0 - - 0 20 governments engaged are in mentoring stage evidence-based number 2022) that takes up a very long line, i.e., one year public health and more. measures Number of operational multi- sectoral teams Cumulative 0 (APR 0 - - 18 18 - implementing the number 2021) integrated service model Annual number of long-term mentally The achievement value shows very good work ill patients that have Annual 74 (APR 35 - - 78 55 of Foundation Viljandi Hospital and poor target received outpatient number 2021) setting quality by the PO in year 2017. coercive psychiatric treatment Standardised cooperation and communication model between the social care, health No (APR In progress. Project by Foundation Viljandi Binary No - - No Yes and judicial sectors 2021) Hospital is in implementation until Jan 2024. aiding people with chronic mental problems developed and implemented Number of schools The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 16 (APR with Russian as the 6 - - 23 8 of Tartu University and poor target setting number 2021) language of quality by the PO in year 2017. 24 instruction implementing the physically active school model Output 3.1: Local governments trained and counselled to implement evidence-based public health measures Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of local governments who Cumulative 30 (IFR 0 - - 45 60 - have received number 2022) training/counselling Output 3.2: Integrated service model developed and piloted Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Integrated service No (IFR Binary No - - Yes Yes - model developed 2022) Integrated service No (IFR Binary No - - No Yes In piloting phase model piloted 2022) Output 3.3: Out-patient services for long-term mentally ill patients subjected to coercive treatment provided Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of regions where outpatient care is provided by mobile Cumulative 3 (IFR 0 - - 3 5 - multidisciplinary number 2022) outpatient team to long-term mentally ill patients 25 subjected to coercive treatment. Output 3.4: The model improving the quality of psychiatric evaluations developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Model of multidisciplinary forensic psychiatry No (IFR In progress. Project by Foundation Viljandi Binary No - - No Yes committee adapted 2022) Hospital is in implementation until Jan 2024. and piloted in Estonia Output 3.5: Model of physically active school developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of toolkits The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 11 (IFR for active schools 0 - - 14 6 of Tartu University and poor target setting number 2022) developed quality by the PO in year 2017. Number of trainings and seminars to The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 257 (IFR disseminate the 0 - - 277 80 of Tartu University and poor target setting number 2022) model of physically quality by the PO in year 2017. active school Output 3.6: Home visitation early intervention model developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Home visitation Early detection model of families with small early intervention Yes (IFR Binary No - - Yes Yes children at risk (home visitations) has been model piloted in 2022) developed and is being piloted until 2023. Estonia 26 Number of The projects by Rescue Board and Foundation specialists trained Centre for A Child’s Wellbeing are in piloting to perform home Cumulative 21 (IFR phase. 43 midwives trained to perform home risk-assessment, 0 - - 127 500 number 2022) visits to risk families with small children as well including practicing as 84 specialists trained to perform home midwives and family visits to prevent injuries in home environment. nurses Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Norway Grants - - 21 - - 127 - - Gender Female - - 21 - - 92 - - Male - - 0 - - 35 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Outcome 4: Historic town centres revitalised through heritage-based local development Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of cultural heritage buildings Big financial problems with all 7 projects Cumulative 0 (APR revitalised and in 0 - - 0 7 financed through the open call. For more, number 2021) sustainable public please see main text chapter “Performance”. use Output 4.1: Cultural heritage buildings in small towns revitalized for community purposes Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of cultural Big financial problems with all 7 projects Cumulative 0 (IFR heritage buildings 0 - - 0 7 financed through the open call. For more, number 2022) revitalised please see main text chapter “Performance”. Number of Target was dependant on the projects Cumulative 4 (IFR municipalities 0 - - 4 7 financed. Unfortunately, the projects that were number 2022) engaged in projects financed did not have enough municipalities 27  engaged. (local governments: Haapsalu, Paide, Lääneranna and Valga) Target was dependant on the projects Number of VET financed. Unfortunately, the projects that were schools and/or financed did not have enough VET schools or sustainable sustainable renovation centres. Lääneranna renovation centres Cumulative 1 (IFR municipality project with partner NGO Paide 0 - - 2 5 cooperating with number 2022) Unit of Information Centre for Sustainable cultural heritage Renovation and NGO Paide Unit of revitalisation Information Centre for Sustainable Renovation projects proiect with ärvamaa Vocational Training Centre. Output 4.2: Capacity development on cultural heritage management provided at local level Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of municipalities from Estonia and Norway Cumulative 6 (IFR 0 - - 10 20 - receiving training on number 2022) cultural heritage management State type Beneficiary - - 6 - - 9 - - State Donor State - - 0 - - 1 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Number of best practice books on Cumulative 0 (IFR cultural heritage 0 - - 1 1 - number 2022) management published Number of Cumulative 199 (IFR The project by Heritage Board is expected to professionals 0 - - 256 300 number 2022) reach the target set. trained 28  Gender Female - - 131 - - 182 - - Male - - 68 - - 74 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Bilateral Outcome: Enhanced collaboration between beneficiary and donor state entities involved in the programme Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value 6.50, 4.50, Based Target on the is ≥4.5, survey and an Level of satisfaction 6.42 (APR Scale 1-7 carried - - 6.42 increas - with the partnership 2021) out on e on behalf the of the baselin FMO e value 6.62, 4.50, Based Target Level of trust on the is ≥4.5, between survey and an 6.56 (APR cooperating entities Scale 1-7 carried - - 6.56 increas - 2021) in Beneficiary States out on e on and Donor States behalf the of the baselin FMO e value Share of cooperating organisations that 50.00 Percentage N/A - - - - - apply the knowledge % acquired from bilateral partnership Bilateral Output 1: Cooperation between Donor and Beneficiary State entities supported Unit of Baselin Previous Achievements until end of December Target Indicator Comment measureme e value achieveme 2022 value 29  nt nt value Numerato Denominato Achieveme r r nt value Number of staff A study tour to Norway in April 2022 (Outcome from beneficiary Cumulative 22 (IFR 4). Participants from Ministry of Culture, state engaged in 0 - - 22 25 number 2022) Heritage Board, local governments and people study tours to donor from financed renovation projects. states Number of projects involving Cumulative 17 (IFR cooperation with a 0 - - 17 15 - number 2022) donor project partner 30 Annex 2: Communication summary 1. Best projects EE-LOCALDEV-0001 “Specialised juvenile justice approach established”. The project includes one of the biggest policy changes in Estonia – a pre-defined project introducing, adapting and implementing restorative justice measures for children and youth who have been caught in the criminal justice system. EE-LOCALDEV-0005 “Increasing physical activity of schoolchildren”. The project has a very wide grasp, being the country-wide leading actor in dealing with the issue of increasing physical activity among Estonian schoolchildren. The network of Schools in Motion has increased up to 162 schools. 2. Visibility of the Grants and the Donors 2.a. Communication activities Programme web-site gives up to date information both in Estonian an in English at https://sm.ee/en/eea-and-norway-grants-0. Information of all calls for proposals as well as all financed projects are put up at the web-site of the programme in addition to Programme Operator Implementing Agencys web-site at https://rtk.ee/toetusfondid-ja-programmid/teised-programmid/euroopa-majanduspiirkonna-ja-norra- toetused#rtk-rakendatavad-meetmed and the projects' own web-sites. All major milestones achieved and articles for general public will be constantly distributed in a Facebook page “EEA and Norway Grants in Estonia”. 2.b. Project stories 14 project stories published during the reporting year (linked to EEA and Norway Grants Facebook page). 3. Media coverage Children’s safety in cyber space (project promoter CTF-Tech Ltd): 31  https://tartu.postimees.ee/7494587/ettevote-tutvustas-tamme-gumnaasiumis-uut-kuberoppe-plaani Midwives and home visits to risk families (project promoter Foundation Centre for A Child’s Wellbeing): 4. https://perejakodu.delfi.ee/artikkel/96526985/ammaemandad-said-ettevalmistuse-ja-oskused-koduvisiitide-tegemiseks 5. https://vikerraadio.err.ee/1608569959/vikerhommik-erle-loonurm-ja-toomas- luhats/e86d7041b38b58a7865c2ec31efd1181?fbclid=IwAR07cXE64VQg9m2TaVIpTkNXsdFFLAmmHS6TN9rTqLLq0yaYPHt4J9f9I50 Campaign against commercial sex (project promoter NGO Eluliin): https://naine.postimees.ee/7531362/seksiost-on-vagivald-prostitutsiooni-kaasatud-eesti-naised-kannatavad-depressiooni-ja-arevuse-all Renovation of a building in Valga centre heritage area at Kesk street No 19 (project promoter Valga municipality):  https://www.err.ee/1608640270/valga-vald-puuab-valga-vanimasse-majja-elu-tagasi-tuua  https://sirp.ee/s1-artiklid/arhitektuur/muinsuskaitseala-kelle-asi-see-on/ Educational support services in Võru (project promoter Võru County Local Government Association): https://opleht.ee/2022/08/opihuvi-kaotanud-noort-ei-tohi-kasitada-sotsiaalse-probleemina/ Injuries in home environment (project promoter Rescue Board): 32  https://tervis.ohtuleht.ee/1071354/kasvav-mure-igal-aastal-saab-kodus-kukkudes-viga-ligi-tuhat-eakat-voi-erivajadusega-inimest Renovation of Lihula Manor Spirits Barn (project promoter Lääneranna municipality): https://parnu.postimees.ee/7625176/lihula-moisa-viinaaidast-loodetakse-teha-kogukonna-kasitookeskus Research study – who are the buyers of commercial sex in Estonia (project promoter NGO Eluliin): https://www.err.ee/1608766495/pealtnagija-kes-ostab-eestis-seksi-ja-miks 4. Website and social media Link to programme website Total number of page views in the reporting year https://sm.ee/eea-and-norway-grants 113 Link or account handle Number of posts published in the reporting year Number of followers Facebook EEA and Norway Grants Estonia 18 712 5. Visuals Outcome 2 project “Awareness raising activities on domestic violence and discouraging the demand for commercial sex” (project promoter NGO Eluliin)  Campaign against commercial sex „Think With Your Right Head!“ https://motlepeaga.ee/ (in social media - Facebook, Google, Delfi, Õhtuleht, Postimees; estimated reach 100 000 people)  3 short animated videos on violence (family, friend, animal) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt6S-PQdfWMO0pBC-6IupQ/videos 33  Outcome 2 project “Virtual Competence Centre of Gender Equality” (project promoter Ministry of Social Affairs)  Gender Equality Monitoring Report (Estonia; 2021) https://vordsuskeskus.ee/et/andmebaas/soolise-vordoiguslikkuse-monitooring-2021 34  Annex 3: Overview of contracted projects 1. Project summary Number Total Grant Amount budgeted to dpps (estimate) Total number of projects contracted 49 € 19,817,674 € 216,550 Number of pre-defined projects contracted 8 € 10,396,180 € 176,590 Number of projects with a donor project partner 16 € 12,239,866 € 216,550 Number of projects with a donor project partner Norway 15 € 12,182,433 € 212,890 Number of projects with a donor project partner Iceland 1 € 57,434 € 3,660 Number of projects with a donor project partner Liechtenstein 0 €0 €0 2. Call details Grant Number of Number of Submissi Number of Grant Grant Amount Outcome( Call amount applications projects Call title on application deman amount contracte s) amount applied approved for contracte deadline s received d% awarded d for funding d Awareness raising activities on domestic violence and to € 100.00 € Outcome 2 30/09/2020 1 € 200,000 1 1 € 200,000 discourage the demand for 200,000 % 200,000 commercial sex Developing Restorative Justice € € 417.91 € Outcome 1 16/11/2020 14 3 3 € 351,250 Measures in Estonia 400,000 1,671,630 % 332,868 Developing Restorative Justice € 118.49 € Outcome 1 21/03/2022 7 € 484,321 6 5 € 326,683 Measures in Estonia II 408,750 % 408,477 Historic old town centres with € € € 450.11 € cultural heritage protection Outcome 4 2,859,64 30/11/2020 29 12,871,43 7 2,859,64 7 % 2,859,647 areas 7 9 7 Implementation of Vocational € € Orientation Curriculum in € 103.19 € Outcome 1 1,743,19 01/11/2020 12 12 1,743,19 12 Vocational Education 1,798,755 % 1,743,195 5 5 Institutions 35  € € Integrated services provision to € 206.16 € Outcome 1 1,742,87 17/01/2022 11 7 1,541,49 6 prevent early school leaving 3,593,148 % 1,541,997 0 7 Integrated services to support € 98.72 € health and safety in home Outcome 3 01/04/2021 2 € 493,603 2 2 € 493,603 500,000 % 493,603 environment € € € 150.00 € Smart Youth Work Outcome 1 1,742,87 15/04/2021 2 2 1,742,87 2 2,614,305 % 1,742,870 0 0 Training of domestic violence € 91.16 € specialists and establishment of Outcome 2 06/08/2020 3 € 164,094 3 3 € 162,250 180,000 % 162,248 a programme(s) for sex buyers 36  Annex 4: Risk management Likelihood Consequence Risk description Risk score Planned response in 2023 (1-4) (1-4) All calls for proposals carried out, projects selected and grants awarded. Information Low quality projects lead to failure in achieving 2 medium low 3 medium high 2.45 seminars and guidance for project promoters. programme objective indicators Implementing Agency role in explaining the rules and regulations. Tight communication with the DPPs in finding Poor cooperation with Donor Programme 2 medium low 2 medium low 2.00 Norwegian field experts and organisations and Partners arranging best practice events Implementing Agency advising and explaining Risk of financial corrections to projects regarding 2 medium low 2 medium low 2.00 the eligibility rules and procedures, on-the-spot non-eligible costs checks Risk of financial corrections to projects regarding Implementing Agency advising and explaining 3 medium non-compliance with the public procurement 2 medium low 2.45 the eligibility rules and procedures, on-the-spot high rules checks Risk of double financing 2 medium low 2 medium low 2.00 Invoice cross-check in the SFOS system Cooperation with other Implementing Agencies, Risk of fraud 2 medium low 2 medium low 2.00 Tax and Customs Board and Police Regular communication with the Project Promoter, Implementing Agency and Programme Changes in the economic environment (inflation, Operator to find flexible solutions least damaging logistics, demand etc) leads to insufficient project the original goals set by the project and 3 medium financial resources to acquire all needed goods 3 medium high 3.00 delivering results that constitute an integral part high and services for the successful implementation that can be taken into use in real life. Transfer of and delivering all results promised. unused funds to projects suffering from deficit caused by unforeseen changes in the economic environment. The prime activity focus of project promoters will Informing the PO in a timely manner to consult change because of the war in Ukraine and the 3 medium the donors and find alternative solutions to 3 medium high 3.00 successful finalisation of financed projects will high continue or terminate the activities with minimum become very hard or even impossible. damage. 37 Overall risk of not absorbing most financing and achieving most targets (1-4): 2.00 38 Annex 5: Monitoring plan Please note this Annex is uploaded separately and is not visible in this document. Please download and print separately if needed. Annex 6: Evaluation report Not Available 39 Annex 7: Agreement conditions Date of Description Type Tracking Fulfilled Description of measures taken fulfilment The maximum level of funding available 1. The maximum level of funding available from the total eligible expenditure of the from the total eligible expenditure of the Continuously General N/A programme for infrastructure (hard programme for infrastructure (hard tracking measures) is under 30%. Mostly it relates to measures) shall be 30%. open call for proposals in Outcome 4. 2. For pre-defined project no. 4 (numbering under Section 5.1 of Annex II to the Programme Agreement), the National Focal Point shall ensure that the Programme One-time Operator ensures that the appraisal General Yes 11/03/2020 Fulfilled. fulfilment foreseen in Article 6.5.3 of the Regulation is externalised and carried out by a legal entity independent of and unrelated to the Programme Operator. 3. For pre-defined projects no. 1, no. 6 and no. 8 (numbering under Section 5.1 of Annex II to the Programme Agreement), the National Focal Point shall ensure that the Programme Operator carries out the One-time General Yes 09/06/2020 Fulfilled. appraisal foreseen in Article 6.5.3 of the fulfilment Regulation without any involvement of the identified Project Promoters or project partners in the respective pre-defined projects. 4. For pre-defined project no. 4 (numbering under Section 5.1 of Annex II to the One-time Programme Agreement), the Programme General Yes 08/05/2020 Fulfilled. fulfilment Operator’s responsibilities regarding the verification of payment claims described in 40 Article 5.6.1 e) of the Regulation, and the verification of the project outputs described in Article 5.6.1 g) of the Regulation, shall be externalised and carried out by a legal entity independent of and unrelated to the Programme Operator. The Donors shall approve the entity to be charged with these tasks prior to the first disbursement to the pre-defined project. 5. For pre-defined projects no. 1, no. 6 and no. 8 (numbering under Section 5.1 of Annex II to the Programme Agreement), the For pre-defined projects no. 1, no. 6 and no. Programme Operator’s responsibilities 8, the Programme Operator’s responsibilities regarding the verification of payment claims regarding the verification of payment claims described in Article 5.6.1 e) of the Continuously General N/A and the verification of the project outputs is Regulation, and the verification of the project tracking being carried out without any involvement of outputs described in Article 5.6.1 g) of the the Project Promoter or project partners in Regulation, shall be carried out without any the respective pre-defined projects. involvement of the identified Project Promoters or project partners in the respective pre-defined projects. 6. The National Focal Point shall ensure that the Programme Operator ensures that Project Promoters: The clauses listed here have been included  Keep any buildings purchased, Continuously in the relevant open call texts and will be constructed, renovated or General N/A tracking referred to also in the contracts made with reconstructed under the project in Project Promoters. their ownership for a period of at least five years following the completion of the project and continue to use such buildings for 41  the benefit of the overall objectives of the project for the same period;  Keep any buildings purchased, constructed, renovated or reconstructed under the project properly insured against losses such as fire, theft and other normally insurable incidents both during project implementation and for at least five years following the completion of the project; and  Set aside appropriate resources for the maintenance of any buildings purchased, constructed, renovated or reconstructed under the project for at least five years following the completion of the project. The specific means for implementation of this obligation shall be specified in the project contract.  No costs shall be eligible under any pre-defined project set in Section 5.1 of Annex II to the Programme Agreement, before a detailed budget for the respective pre- One-time defined project has been submitted Pre-eligibility Yes 24/11/2020 Fulfilled. fulfilment by the Programme Operator and the Donors have confirmed the grant to the project as described in Annex II to this Programme Agreement. 42 ANNUAL PROGRAMME REPORT FM14-21 Estonia EE-LOCALDEV Local Development and Poverty Reduction 2022 1 A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Year 2022 was the 3rd full year of programme implementation. The Programme Agreement was signed in September 2019 and the implementation reached full strength in 2020. The programme “Local Development and Poverty Reduction” is an extremely comprehensive programme covering very wide range of policy/intervention areas that are in some extent dealing with quite different objectives like cultural heritage protection, gender-based violence or physical health of children. With this programme structure and financial resources available, it is quite hard to make a real wide-scale statistical change in the whole of the society, but - of course – we can admit that the ultimate goal to a better life and regional development in Estonia is followed. The programme was initiated in 2016-2017 and is contributing to several national development plans and their renewed plans set in different policy areas in Estonia, like: Welfare Development Plan 2016-2023  The Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2020  Youth Field Development Plan for 2014-2020  National Health Plan 2009-2020  Strategy for Preventing Violence for 2015–2020  Strategy of Children and Families 2012-2020  The general principles of the cultural policy up to 2020 In the beginning of the year, Estonia was still shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic, but with vaccinations available and delivered (source Estonian National Health Board: https://www.kriis.ee/en/sickness-health-vaccinations/vaccines-and- vaccinations/vaccination-estonia), we were able to adapt and carry on with the activities. Travel within Europe also opened up step by step. Unfortunately – on February 24, 2022 all changed again, as Russia started its monstrous and aggressive warfare against Ukraine (source Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-orders-military- operations-ukraine-demands-kyiv-forces-surrender-2022-02-24/). Estonia, bordering to Russia and having close ties also to people of Ukraine, because a hotspot for refugees from Ukraine with over 124 100 people coming to Estonia and over 67 000 staying in the country (source: National Insurance Board https://www.sotsiaalkindlustusamet.ee/asutus- uudised-ja-kontakt/praktiline-teave/statistika#ua-stat), mostly women and children. Our national priorities changed overnight and all main forces were directed towards the war and refugee crisis. On a large scale it concerned the Police and Border Guard as well as the Social Insurance Board. Additionally, the economic situation in Estonia worsened more in comparison to other European countries with inflation rising up to 13% in 2nd quarter and being already 20% in 3rd and 4th quarter of 2022 (source Statistics Estonia: https://www.stat.ee/et/avasta- statistikat/valdkonnad/rahandus/hinnad/tarbijahinnaindeks). That was especially felt in the construction area (source National Radio interview on April 7, 2022: 1  https://vikerraadio.err.ee/1608545080/reporteritund-hinnatous-ehitussektoris), resonating most acutely in difficulties with Outcome 4 projects and their budgets. For year 2023, the Bank of Estonia sees the inflation to be decreasing, but still around 10% or a little bit lower (source Estonian Public Broadcasting: https://www.err.ee/1608825817/eesti-panga- prognoos-inflatsioon-eestis-taandub-aga-visalt). In spite of that, even surprisingly, most programme activities progressed satisfactorily. The only big and main obstacle concerned the projects in Outcome 4 (renovation of buildings in cultural heritage areas) where the renovation prices went way up comparing to year 2019-2020 when the original financial analyses were drawn up; therefore the procurements have failed and project budgets have ended up in deficit due to force majeure. PO has been actively searching for alleviative measures and will hopefully acquire some additional grant support to distribute to projects in Outcome 4 in 2023. Nevertheless, even when there will be additional grant support, there is considerable probability that some of the project promoters in Outcome 4 will terminate the project as they still lack the resources necessary or there is not enough time to start the whole procurement process again from the beginning. Consultations with FMO, donor programme partners and National Focal Point as well as ministries responsible with relevant policy areas could be and were executed via e- mail or virtual meetings. Two in-person Cooperation Committee meetings were carried out as well, respectively on May 25 and October 4-5. Overall, all parties concerned - Programme Operator, Implementing Agency, line ministries, National Focal Point - have been active communicators and distributors of information regarding the programme. A good source of overall picture is the programme's web-site (in Estonian: https://sm.ee/eea-and-norway-grants and in English: https://sm.ee/en/eea-and-norway-grants-0) as well as Implementing Agency’s web-site (https://rtk.ee/toetusfondid-ja-programmid/teised- programmid/euroopa-majanduspiirkonna-ja-norra-toetused#rtk-rakendatavad- meetmed) where all call guidance materials have been uploaded. Also, EEA and Norway Grants Estonia Facebook webpage accumulates news and bigger milestones in all programmes and on activities supported via the grants in Estonia, hence building bridges between different areas. The war is still raging in Ukraine and that might turn everything upside down, but at present we expect that in 2023 there is a strong push towards results and objectives in order to finish the programme up successfully in 2024. B. PERFORMANCE 1. Programme progress and results Objectives All 8 pre-defined projects earmarked in the Programme Agreement are running. The implementation period of pre-defined projects No 1, 3, 4 and 8 were prolonged to successfully conclude the projects’ activities. No terminations or other essential 2 changes took place. An important obstacle was removed in 2022 as people were once again able to travel and enhance bi-lateral relations with project partners. One additional pre-defined project proposal in the sum of approx. 201 000 euros is currently being prepared in Outcome 1 – trauma-informed counselling in educational support services. By cut-off date Dec 31, 2022 altogether 41 projects had received financing via 8 different calls for proposals as well as small grant schemes (SGS) and are running. Projects financed in Outcome 2 are already finishing up their activities in the end of 2022 / in the beginning of 2023. In 2022, programme carried out and finalised call for proposals #1 and SGS #1b with 6+5 projects being financed in the 2nd/3rd quarter of 2022. Outcome 1: Enhanced wellbeing of children and youth Outcome 1 includes one of the biggest policy changes in Estonia – a pre-defined project introducing, adapting and implementing restorative justice measures for children and youth who have been caught in the criminal justice system. It dwells on the Development Guidelines in Criminal Policy until 2030 (source: https://www.just.ee/media/754/download) foresee special / preventive measures to be applied in case of minors in contact with the law (restorative measures and evidence-based approach) and is complemented by the Strategy for Preventing Violence for 2015–2020 (source: https://www.kriminaalpoliitika.ee/sites/krimipoliitika/files/elfinder/dokumendid/vagi valla_ennetamise_strateegia_aastateks_2015-2020.pdf) that stressed the importance of social and non-violent conflict solving skills as a part of decreasing risk behaviour among the youth. Punitive measures and prison should be the last resource as the means of influence. Additional guidance can be derived from the Internal Security Strategy for 2020-2030 (source: https://www.siseministeerium.ee/media/748/download) that emphasizes community-based approach, cross-sectoral cooperation and strengthening local networks in regard to better well-being and crime prevention. The pre-defined project by the Ministry of Justice is currently in full implementation phase and has been prolonged until April 2024. The project also received additional grant support in the sum of 77 655 euros (surplus from SGS#1b) for extra restorative justice activities, especially in the criminal justice system. It has launched an International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD), first results are available in spring 2023. Multiple specialised trainings for police, prosecutors, youth workers and child protection services have been carried out as well as a training programme for closed children institutions has been worked out and will be piloted as of the beginning of 2023. New Russian-speaking groups have been compiled in Ida-Viru county (topics concerning family work, crisis solving, youth mediation and restorative justice as a tool in everyday work situations. Voluntary conflict mediation has become quite popular, more volunteers are being trained. 3 In Sept 2022, cooperation seminar with Bergen Children’s Home was held on how to expand the network of children’s homes and to include – in addition to victims – also youth with deviant sexual behaviour. New partnerships have been concluded with Viimsi and Rakvere local municipalities to pilot the Icelandic model on prevention and decrease of youth risk behaviour. All financed small grant scheme projects (3+5) align with and contribute to the national strategies listed above in regard to reinforcing restorative justice as a special preventive measure in criminal justice policy area. The 2nd tranche of the small grants scheme supporting restorative justice measures in Estonia was carried out and 5 projects were awarded a grant in July-August 2022. ------------------------------------------------------ Pre-defined project by Social Insurance Board on renewed family mediation system has been progressing well. Strategy of Children and Families 2012-2020 (source: https://sm.ee/sites/default/files/content- editors/Lapsed_ja_pered/laste_ja_perede_arengukava_2012_-_2020.pdf) stated that in order to prevent and alleviate conflicts within families, it is important to grant access to suitable counselling and therapy services to families. One of the fields of action in this was establishing universal family mediation service in Estonia. A national Family Mediation Act came into force as of Sept 1, 2022 laying down unified standards and processes for a nationwide service provision. The piloting of the service has been finished and the service is provided now as a part of national services (in the first two weeks, there were altogether 175 inquiries regarding the service). 28 mediators have passed a qualification exam. By today, already 79 families have received mediation services via the project. For all trained mediators a group covision seminar was held in Pärnu. In Jõhvi, a 3rd training group has started (mainly Russian speaking specialists). Practice with families receiving mediation will continue till the end of the year. ------------------------------------------------------ Implementing the vocational orientation curriculum will contribute to the achievement of the Estonian life-long learning principle set in the Education Strategy 2021-2035 (source: https://www.hm.ee/media/1488/download). Lifelong learning and career change opportunities mean valuing competences that create more added value and giving all people an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in the labour market through continuing training and retraining. Additionally, an important principle there is creating support measures to help people with special needs enter the labour market and to adapt to the changes. 4 12 projects have been financed through a small grant scheme on vocational education (career orientation year), 10 of them started nicely in 2021, while 2 (Kuressaare and Tallinn Lasnamäe School of Mechanics) had launching difficulties. Both relaunched as of schoolyear 2022/2023, but unfortunately Kuressaare has still indicated that it would like to terminate the project because it is not able to gather enough students to formulate a study group. At present Kuressaare has absorbed 25% of its grant support and EUR 93,256.00 has remained unused. By the end of 2022, altogether 439 students have participated at the career orientation programme. ------------------------------------------------------ Youth Sector Development Plan 2021-2035 (source: https://www.hm.ee/media/1492/download) talks about taking young people and the solutions and actions offered to them seriously in the society as well as ensuring consistent innovation and the development of smart solutions based on the needs and challenges of young people. The open call on smart youth work financed 2 projects (Education and Youth Board as well as CTF-Tech Ltd) that started their activities in January 2022 and are progressing as foreseen. ------------------------------------------------------ Education Strategy 2021-2035 (source: https://www.hm.ee/media/1488/download) also sees the need to ensure high-quality educational support services via implementing both the professional qualification system and quality management for services, including reliable and research-based assessment instruments, methodology and methodical resources. The deadline for call for proposals "Integrated services provision to prevent early school leaving" targeting local governments was Jan 17, 2022. Altogether 6 projects were financed that started their activities in May-June 2022. Outcome 2: Reduced domestic and gender-based violence and gender inequalities Outcome 2 interventions have been driven by the national Strategy for Preventing Violence for 2015–2020 (source: https://www.kriminaalpoliitika.ee/sites/krimipoliitika/files/elfinder/dokumendid/vagi valla_ennetamise_strateegia_aastateks_2015-2020.pdf) and the Welfare Development Plan 2016-2023 (source: https://www.sm.ee/heaolu-arengukava-2016-2023) that has been renewed with the Welfare Development Plan 2023-2030 (source: https://www.sm.ee/heaolu-arengukava-2023-2030). Sub-goal 2 of the Strategy for Preventing Violence framed the protection of the victims of violence as one of the key elements, stressing the access to quality support and prevention services as well as public awareness on the aid possibilities. Welfare Development Plan 2016-2023 prioritised the need for efficient legal protective measures and better support measures for a safe and secure living community. Both welfare plans 2016-2023 and 2023-2030 also seek to strive for gender equality and 5 greater social inclusion, reducing social inequalities and poverty as well. The Welfare Development Plan 2023-2030 has integrated all the principles of gender equality, equal treatment and fight against gender-based violence as core values to be dealt with as a nation (sub-goal 1: “Children and families” and sub-goal 5 “Gender equality and equal treatment”). As the projects in Outcome 2 were on of the firsts to start their activities, then they are also the first to reach the finishing stages of the implementation period. 2 of the 3 small grant scheme projects and one open call project finished their activities in the end of 2022 and are currently compiling their final reports and documentation. The last of the 3 small grant scheme projects will end in February 2023. An awareness raising project by NGO Eluliin has carried out campaign discouraging the demand for commercial sex “Think With Your Right Head” in Spring 2022 as well as produced 3 different animated 2 minute tutorial videos concerning violence within the family, against an animal and violence by a friend (in Estonian and in Russian languages). A pre-defined project on victim support system was prolonged until August 2023. The project has focused on early noticing guidance materials for health care workers on domestic violence (incl. risk evaluation) as the component lagged behind due to Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, a training programme for judges has been compiled. Women shelters’ specialists have been trained on communication, public speaking and advertising. In Dec 2022, a pre-defined project dealing with creating a virtual competence centre published a new Gender Equality Monitoring Report (the previous one came out in 2016) and prepared for the publicity campaign introducing the virtual competence centre at www.vordsuskeskus.ee and the new analysis/materials on GE (monitoring report; e-modules, compendium “Towards the balanced society III” etc.).Also, the development of e-training modules for politicians is under way. The first module containing the basic ABC on gender equality can be used also for other target groups like teachers employers, etc. The e-training course is being developed in cooperation with the newly established web environment for digital learning called Academy of the Digital State https://digiriigiakadeemia.ee/. The project was prolonged for 5 months until February 2023. Outcome 3: Improved quality of integrated services and public health interventions at local level Outcome 3 could be labelled as a “public health outcome”. It deals with problems and deficiencies written down in Estonia’s national public health documents. 6  National Health Plan 2009-2020 (source: https://www.haigekassa.ee/uploads/userfiles/Rahvastiku_tervise_arengukava_R TA.pdf) saw it necessary to tackle health inequalities and pursues to improve population’s health behaviour in order to increase social cohesion and equal opportunities ensuring healthy and safe development for children, shaping an environment supporting health, facilitating healthy lifestyle and ensuring the sustainability of the health care system. The new National Health Plan 2020-2030 (source: https://www.sm.ee/rahvastiku-tervise- arengukava-2020-2030) builds on the previous and – again – deals with (regional) health inequalities, community-based engagement in public health using evidence-based interventions. It also relies on social and health care sector integrated services; its sub- goals include: people’s personal choices supporting public health, living environment supporting public health, human-centred health care sector. All in all, the National Health Plan 2020-2030 has set 3 ultimate goals: 1. rise in life expectancy and in healthy years lived; 2. the rise in healthy years lived exceeding the rise in life expectancy, giving way to healthier independent life for people with less health-related restrictions; 3. decrease in health inequalities (gender-based, regional or education-based). All three financed pre-defined projects as well as two open call projects in Outcome 3 do their part in contributing to the above-mentioned national goals. The pre-defined project by the University of Tartu dealing with physical activity of schoolchildren has a very wide grasp, being the country-wide leading actor in dealing with the issue of increasing physical activity among Estonian schoolchildren. The network of Schools in Motion has increased up to 162 schools. A recognition certificate of youth physical activity was designed and publicised in August 2022. Summer was a quieter time period as usual, gathering strength for a new school year. In Nov 2022, an annual event for approx. 400 people was organised in Tartu. Target groups were teachers, school directors, LG representatives etc. The goal was to raise awareness on physically active school movement, wider spread and sustainable continuation with the support of the local governments. A study on school environment, teachers and parents shaping the physical activity of children in ongoing with the donor partner the University of South-Eastern Norway. The Norwegian partners also participated at the annual meeting event in Nov 2022. The pre-defined project on public health competence and capacity of local governments (project promoter National Institute for Health Development) has been progressing well. A county-based analysis of health status of people in different regions in Estonia has been finalised. It gives the local governments a tool to carry out health risk impact analysis in their community and propose targeted measures needed namely for the concrete community. 12 new local governments (LG) joined 9 LGs already engaged in a 1,5-year project to raise their capacity in specific local public health issues. The project helps the local governments envisage a public 7  health action plan basing on the health profiles created for the region – health profile is a self-analysis tool for the local government being updated every 4 years. It is composed of over 100 indicators – some numeric, others not – that paint a complex picture of the situation of the municipality in several areas of life, like demographics and the level of social welfare services and safety of the living environment, but also mental health, drug abuse, obesity etc. Additionally, a pilot on school food quality was finished in 3 schools of Põlva county, feedback and self-analysis are underway. It is planned to move into new regions. Toybox for kindergartens (obesity reduction tool) – renamed “Saladuste Laegas” for Estonia “, i.e. “Adventure Box” in English is in pilot phase in 5 kindergartens in Põlva county as well as 9 new kindergartens in Võru county. The pre-defined project "Development of evaluation model and handling system for chronically mentally ill patients" (project promoter Viljandi Hospial) is in full motion.  The doctors and staff have been provided with different trainings and group supervision seminars (for psychologists and psychiatrists);  A bus for mobile cross-sectoral teams has been acquired and renovated for specific needs. The bus is rmeant for out-patient psychiatric coercive treatment model by cross-sectoral teams in different regions of Estonia.  The development of a model for a multidisciplinary forensic psychiatric committee to improve the quality of psychiatric evaluation has started but the adaptation process of evidence-based evaluation instruments has had some obstacles receiving data from the Health Board and Statistics Board, but it is realistic to move forward in the beginning of 2023 in this sector. ------------------------------------------------------ The two projects financed within the open call "Integrated services to support health and safety in home environment" are in implementation. Rescue Board dealing with issues regarding reducing the risk of injury in home environment and Foundation Centre for A Child’s Wellbeing is creating a support system to support families at risk with infants and toddlers. By today, an early noticing model for families in risk has been developed and 79 families have been visited / helped during the piloting phase. Altogether 43 midwives have received the training and are qualified to carry out home visits. Outcome 4: Historic town centres revitalised through heritage-based local development The cultural heritage component in the programme focuses on buildings mainly in small towns located in rural areas thus contributing to the enlivenment of these regions. The General Principles of the Cultural Policy up to 2020 (source: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/aktilisa/3140/2201/4002/RKo_lisa.pdf) laid down the principles 8 and activity directions for different cultural fields, including heritage. National Cultural Development Plan up to 2030 (source: https://kul.ee/kultuur2030) repeats the need for cherishing and preserving heritage worthy living spaces and responsible / sustainable development of these areas. The pre-defined project by the National Heritage Board has been prolonged until April 2023. A summer school “Living old towns: from energy efficiency to recycling” took place in August 2022 in 3 towns – Rakvere, Valga and Kuressaare. An exhibition “Living old town” has been produced and has been travelling through different towns. The exhibition is also available in web  https://muinsuskaitsepaevad.ee/veebinaitus/ Restoration workshop was carried out in Valga (building at Kesk street 19); a workshop with Norwegian partners took pace in Lihula Manor and Estonian Arts Academy students were engaged to a practical workshop at Kuressaare Port Storehouse. A photo competition “Living old town” with different categories (architecture, landscape, action etc) took place in Sept 2022. 7 out of 9 walking maps are ready, maps of Pärnu and Kuressaare are still being designed. Most projects of 7 that were financed within the call for proposals on the restoration of buildings in small towns with heritage protection areas struggled. The financial calculations for projects were made in 2019-2020 and the projects started in May 2021. After preparatory works (design, condition explorations, heritage board permits etc.) the renovation works procurements fell mostly into year 2022 with all kinds of problems flaming at that time (the war in Ukraine, inflation and world logistics difficulties). The prices had risen considerably and therefore the procurements failed in the end because of deficit in project budgets. Only the projects running in Kuressaare (Port Warehouse and Holisticum) were making real progress in renovation works. Other projects still operated in design and procurement phase, also trying to find alternatives and searching for possibilities to cancel some parts of action, but still maintaining the main objective to finish the project so, that the building would be taken into use, at least in part. PO has actively been searching for alleviative measures. Hopefully, in 2023 additional funds in the sum of 1 MEUR will become available for projects financed under Outcome 4 - to offer them an equal possibility to apply for additional support (grant and co-fin proportions remain the same) up to 25%. But even when there will be additional grant support, there is considerable probability that several of the 7 financed projects will terminate the project implementation as they still lack the resources necessary or there is not enough time to start the whole procurement process again from the beginning. Te situation will become clearer in 2nd quarter of 2023 regarding which projects will continue and in what amount (reductions might be needed in spite of additional grant support available). Bilateral Outcome: Enhanced collaboration between beneficiary and donor state entities involved in the programme 9  Covid-19 crisis has hampered in-person bi-lateral collaboration enhancement through 2020-2021. After 2 years of standstill, in 2022 the bi-lateral activities have started to pick up. Fortunately, the eligibility of bi-lateral activities is one year longer, i.e. up till April 30, 2025. The grants’ policy area networks have also risen and PO networking meeting on cultural heritage protection issues has taken place in Vilnius and PO networking meeting on public health in Prague. Ministry of Justice is implementing their bi-lateral activities, while the activities earmarked for the Ministry of Culture will be redesigned to an initiative to connect heritage protection topic with climate change challenges. As a new bi-lateral project idea, the PO has received information on creating a comprehensive indicator monitoring worksheet regarding the status of children (UN requirement) in cooperation with Iceland that has just recently developed the same worksheet. Cooperation with the Donor Programme Partners – Norwegian Directorate of Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage have been actively participating in the steering of the programme. After 2 years it was a delight to meet in person for the Cooperation Committee meetings in May and October and have in depth discussions with the partners. The donor partners have been very concerned about bi-lateral relations and creating bi-lateral partnerships between Estonian and donor country organisations. C. MONITORING AND EVALUATION 1. Monitorings carried out In 2022, the Auditing Authority performed one project audit regarding NGO Pärnu Women Support Centre; project ID in GRaCE EE-LOCALDEV-0010. No (substantial) findings were detected. During 2022 verification of payment claims in collaboration with progress indications at target indicator level was used as a main tool to monitor the progress of all projects in implementation. Additionally, we initiated on-the-spot visits and although the target for on-the spot monitoring visits fell somewhat short of originally planned, a bigger push for the visits was started in the 2nd half of 2022. 7 separate on-the-spot project monitoring visits were carried out and additionally 3 projects were visited as a part of Cooperation Committee meeting in October 2022. Also, several project event visits and random visits were carried out by the PO Implementing Agency , incl. meetings with all projects financed via open call in Outcome 4 to map their situation regarding procurements and possible deficit in their original budgets that had been approved. Besides financial difficulties that hit projects in Outcome 4 due to force majeure, monitoring revealed a restorative justice project in Outcome 1 - NGO Prevention Centre; project id in GRaCE EE-LOCALDEV-0023) that struggled with co-financing input as their partner Tallinn City Government withdrew from partnership. Still, at present the project is positive to find alternative co-fin sources and would like to finish the project successfully in 2023. 10  As a systemic problem, it was indicated again from several projects, that the partnership rules for donor project partners are seen as complex by the side of Norwegian entities. It is directly related to the regulations dealing with the reimbursement of costs by donor project partners. The donor organisations that are interested in partnerships are very much not interested in submitting real cost documentation for reimbursements (invoices, salaries, contracts, procurements). Donor project partners prefer to be reimbursed by invoicing the project promoter in the amount of their costs. Likewise, the alternative provided in Art 8.12.3 and 8.12.4 of the Regulations is not seen as a good alternative, as it usually is convenient only for large enterprises and governmental institutions that have auditors/public officers already in place. For most donor project partners and projects themselves it means additional administrative burden and financial resources stripped from content to managerial action. All in all, it means that organisations from donor counties, especially from Norway, are willing to cooperate in projects, but not willing to adhere the reimbursement regulations mandatory for the Grants’ projects. It all results in a contradiction with the EEA and Norway Grants overall objective to enhance bi-lateral relations. For the upcoming year, even more emphasis is set on financial and results monitoring and on-the-spot visits besides routine activity reporting and verification of payment claims. For more, please see the Monitoring Plan for year 2023. Programme Operator will also - depending on the necessity – convene (virtually or in person) meetings or written information gatherings for bigger impact projects or several policy areas projects together to discuss the content and progress on projects in order to achieve the results and objectives set. 2. Evaluations carried out No evaluation was carried out in 2022. The Programme Operator will carry out an impact evaluation of the programme in 2024. The procurement will be planned for 1st quarter of 2024 when most of the projects are expected to be completed and the evaluation itself would be carried out during 2nd-4th quarter of 2024. D. ANNEXES 1. Results achieved 2. Communication summary 3. Project summary and call details 4. Risk management 5. Monitoring plan 6. Evaluation report 7. Agreement conditions 11  Annex 1: Results achieved Objective: Strengthened social and economic cohesion Outcome 1: Enhanced wellbeing of children and youth Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Share of educational institutions involved in programme activities reporting 70.00 The target value will be measured after the Percentage N/A - - - - increased % end of project activities. coordination of local level integrated support services Share of youth reporting readiness 3/4 of participants are willing to continue the to continue studies studies. Respecting the very difficult target or enter the labour 90.00 % 50.00 Percentage N/A 339 439 77.22 % group of children, it shows that the vocational market after using (APR 2021) % orientation curriculum is important and the services effective tool engaging the youth. provided via this programme National prevalence 16.00 of juvenile offending Percentage 18.00 % - - - - The study has been moved to 2023. % (self-reported) Share of sentenced Percentage is derived as a result of sample juvenile offenders based case study, not from real people count. receiving special 64.00 % 30.00 Percentage 16.00 % 64 100 64.00 % The achievement value shows very good work juvenile measures (APR 2021) % of the Ministry of Justice and poor target instead of setting quality by the PO in year 2017. punishment The target shows stable and good work by the Annual number of Annual 171 (APR 23 - - 141 100 Ministry of Justice and poor target setting youth offender- number 2021) quality of the PO in year 2017. 12 related cases mediated Number of families who received the Cumulative 89 (APR The family mediation pilot has been a success 0 - - 524 600 family mediation number 2021) and is highly likely to reach the target set. during the pilot Share of local governments 2 financed projects are in implementation. involved in Currently 36 local governments have been 60.00 programme Percentage - - 36 79 45.57 % already involved. To reach 60%, additional 11 % activities applying local governments should be engaged. This smart solutions in seems to be realistic. youth work Output 1.1: Specialised juvenile justice system approach introduced / launched Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Specialised training programme for Yes (IFR Binary No - - Yes Yes - juvenile justice staff 2021) developed Number of tools for assessment and Cumulative 3 (IFR multi-agency 0 - - 3 3 - number 2022) cooperation piloted and implemented Number of interventions developed to Cumulative 1 (IFR Project is in implementation until April 30, replace fines and 0 - - 1 4 number 2022) 2024. avoid institutionalization for youth Number of closed Cumulative 5 (IFR 0 - - 5 3 - youth facilities number 2022) 13 receiving support to introduce new methods and services in treatment of delinquent and victimized youth Number of criminal justice system (CJS) staff who work with Cumulative 99 (IFR 0 - - 144 150 - juveniles that number 2022) attended specialised training programme Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Norway Grants - - 99 - - 144 - - Gender Female - - 93 - - 131 - - Male - - 6 - - 13 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 1.2: Restorative justice measures for youth developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of restorative justice Cumulative 3 (IFR 8 projects financed, all with their awareness awareness raising 0 - - 9 2 number 2022) raising activities. campaigns carried out Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Norway Grants - - 3 - - 9 - - Number of Cumulative 3 (IFR NGO Prevention Centre and Foundation 0 - - 8 3 restorative justice number 2022) Development Centre for the Unique School 14 initiatives developed with 1 initiative, as well as Police and Border in criminal justice Guard, Social Insurance Board and Muhu system, schools or municipality each with 2 initiatives. wider Number of Cumulative 0 (IFR restorative justice 0 - - 11 10 - number 2022) trainers trained Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 11 - - Gender Female - - 0 - - 11 - - Male - - 0 - - 0 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 1.3: Youth offender mediation volunteer system established Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of prospective The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 70 (IFR volunteers trained in 0 - - 80 70 of the Ministry of Justice and poor target number 2022) youth offender- setting quality by the PO in year 2017. related mediation Output 1.4: Family mediation system established Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of family The achievement value shows very good work mediators trained to Cumulative 27 (IFR 0 - - 56 40 of the Social Insurance Board and poor target offer qualified number 2022) setting quality by the PO in year 2017. mediation service Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 27 - - 56 - - 15  Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 25 - - 51 - - Male - - 2 - - 5 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Number of family mediators trained to The achievement value shows very good work offer qualified Cumulative 6 (IFR 0 - - 30 20 of the Social Insurance Board and poor target mediation service in number 2022) setting quality by the PO in year 2017. Russian-speaking minority Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 6 - - 30 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 6 - - 28 - - Male - - 0 - - 2 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 1.5: Models for the provision of local-level integrated services developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of locally defined models for Cumulative 0 (IFR Projects were financed in May 2022 and are in 0 - - 0 15 integrated services number 2022) implementation. provision developed Number of Cumulative 0 (IFR Projects were financed in May 2022 and are in professional staff 0 - - 16 150 number 2022) implementation. trained Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 16 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 0 - - 16 - - 16  Male - - 0 - - 0 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 1.6: Pilots of service chains or tools (programmes) developed to enhance transitions of disadvantaged children and youth across school levels and from education to labour market. Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of learners from vulnerable or disadvantaged Cumulative 0 (IFR Projects were financed in May 2022 and are in 0 - - 0 75 backgrounds number 2022) implementation. (documented cases) supported Number of innovative local level school transitions service Cumulative 0 (IFR Projects were financed in May 2022 and are in chains or tools 0 - - 0 15 number 2022) implementation. (programmes) designed for specific target groups Output 1.7: Smart solutions in youth work deployed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of specialists who work with young people and children Cumulative 19 (IFR 2 projects financed, both have a target to train 0 - - 55 50 trained to develop number 2022) 50 specialists, i.e., total target is 100. applications based on target group needs 17  Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 19 - - 55 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 9 - - 31 - - Male - - 10 - - 24 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 1.8: Development and piloting of transition programmes (i.e. career orientation programmes) for youth at risk from basic education to VET Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of learners The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 229 (IFR in transition 0 - - 439 400 of the vocational schools and poor target number 2022) programmes setting quality by the PO in year 2017. Gender Female - - 96 - - 187 - - Male - - 133 - - 252 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Number of VET Hiiumaa vocational school terminated a institutions offering Cumulative 14 (IFR partnership agreement with Pärnumaa transition 0 - - 13 15 number 2022) vocational school and stepped out of the programmes for project. youth at risk Outcome 2: Reduced domestic and gender-based violence and gender inequalities Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Share of all shelters in the country 80.00 Project is still in implementation until August implementing Percentage - - - - - % 2023. quality measuring tool 18 System of volunteer support persons created Yes (APR Binary No - - Yes Yes - complementing the 2020) formal victim support system Number of users of the Virtual Number of different IP addresses. Main target Competence Centre Cumulative 0 (APR 100,00 group is at the moment public sector and the 0 - - 7,731 of Gender Equality number 2021) 0 IP address for the organisation is the same, so within 3 years after it is quite hard to count all the unique users. establishment Percentage of population not 60.00 Percentage 53.00 % - - - - The survey is yet to be carried out. blaming victims of % sexual violence Percentage of population not 55.00 Percentage 47.00 % - - - - The survey is yet to be carried out. blaming victims of % domestic violence Percentage of population in favour 60.00 Percentage 53.00 % - - - - The survey is yet to be carried out. of criminalising the % buying of sex Annual number of Project Promoter explains that the correct victims of gender- Annual 2,397 (APR annual number for year 2021 was 2080. At the based violence 1,900 - - 1,917 2,200 number 2021) time of APR submissial, only preliminary assisted by the numbers were known. supported shelters Output 2.1: Volunteer support system for victims of gender-based violence developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value 19 Number of volunteers covered The achievement value shows very good work by the volunteer Cumulative 56 (IFR 0 - - 64 30 of the Social Insurance Board and poor target support system for number 2022) setting quality by the PO in year 2017. victims of gender- based violence Output 2.2: Women’s shelter service upgraded Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of professional staff Cumulative 0 (IFR The counselling sessionsjust started in the end provided with 0 - - 1 60 number 2022) of 2022. counselling sessions Gender Female - - 0 - - 1 - - Male - - 0 - - 0 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Quality measuring tools developed for Yes (APR Binary No - - Yes Yes - shelter service 2021) developed Output 2.3: The quality and capacity of intervention programmes for perpetrators of domestic violence increased Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of specialists trained Cumulative 84 (IFR Project Promoter admitted that the pervious in working with 0 - - 72 60 number 2022) total number reported was inaccurate. perpetrators of domestic violence Financial Mechanism 20  EEA Grants - - 84 - - 72 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 74 - - 62 - - Male - - 10 - - 10 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 2.4: Early warning system on domestic violence developed for the health care system Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Guidelines on Yes (IFR detecting domestic Binary No - - Yes Yes - 2022) violence developed Number of medical staff trained on early noticing and The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 86 (IFR intervention for 0 - - 134 100 of the Social Insurance Board and poor target number 2022) domestic and setting quality by the PO in year 2017. gender-based violence Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 86 - - 134 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 83 - - 127 - - Male - - 3 - - 7 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 2.5: Awareness raising activities on domestic and gender-based violence carried out Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value 21 Number of information campaigns on campaign video can be seen here: domestic violence Cumulative 1 (IFR 0 - - 1 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6guLaqR and gender-based number 2022) pZU (involving men as positive role models) carried out Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Norway Grants - - 1 - - 1 - - Number of short Short animated films can be seen here (in EST films on domestic Cumulative 3 (IFR and RUS) violence (aimed at 0 - - 3 3 number 2022) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt6S- children and youth) PQdfWMO0pBC-6IupQ/videos developed Number of public opinion polls to Cumulative 0 (IFR 0 - - 0 1 The survey is yet to be carried out. measure changes in number 2022) attitudes carried out Projects have trained a much bigger number Number of of specialists as anticipated. The achievement specialists trained Cumulative 588 (IFR 0 - - 781 160 value shows very good work from the 3 NGOs on domestic number 2022) that were financed and a disasterous target violence setting quality by the PO in year 2017 Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 588 - - 781 - - Norway Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Gender Female - - 561 - - 731 - - Male - - 27 - - 50 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Output 2.6: Awareness raising activities on prostitution and trafficking for sexual exploitation carried out and social programme for sex buyers developed Unit of Baselin Previous Achievements until end of December Target Indicator Comment measureme e value achieveme 2022 value 22  nt nt value Numerato Denominato Achieveme r r nt value Number of awareness raising activities campaign "Think with your real head" Cumulative 2 (IFR implemented to 0 - - 2 2 https://motlepeaga.ee/; different articles and number 2022) discourage the web page demand for commercial sex Number of social Cumulative 1 (IFR programmes for sex 0 - - 1 1 - number 2022) buyers developed Number of people reached by awareness raising Cumulative 100,676 Facebook +digital platforms of national activities on 0 - - 100,676 12,000 number (IFR 2022) newspapers Postimees, Delfi, Õhtuleht discouraging the demand for commercial sex Output 2.7: Virtual Competence Centre of Gender Equality established Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Virtual Competence Yes (APR Centre of Gender Binary No - - Yes Yes https://vordsuskeskus.ee/et 2021) Equality established Outcome 3: Improved quality of integrated services and public health interventions at local level Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of families The achievement value shows very good work that have received Cumulative 0 (APR of Foundation Centre for A Child’s Wellbeing 0 - - 79 40 early home number 2021) and poor target setting quality by the PO in visitation year 2017. 23 interventions during the pilot Number of schools The achievement value shows very good work implementing the Cumulative 132 (APR 79 - - 162 140 of Tartu University and poor target setting physically active number 2021) quality by the PO in year 2017. school model Number of local Project by National Institute for Public Health governments is in implementation until April 2024. The local implementing Cumulative 0 (IFR 0 - - 0 20 governments engaged are in mentoring stage evidence-based number 2022) that takes up a very long line, i.e., one year public health and more. measures Number of operational multi- sectoral teams Cumulative 0 (APR 0 - - 18 18 - implementing the number 2021) integrated service model Annual number of long-term mentally The achievement value shows very good work ill patients that have Annual 74 (APR 35 - - 78 55 of Foundation Viljandi Hospital and poor target received outpatient number 2021) setting quality by the PO in year 2017. coercive psychiatric treatment Standardised cooperation and communication model between the social care, health No (APR In progress. Project by Foundation Viljandi Binary No - - No Yes and judicial sectors 2021) Hospital is in implementation until Jan 2024. aiding people with chronic mental problems developed and implemented Number of schools The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 16 (APR with Russian as the 6 - - 23 8 of Tartu University and poor target setting number 2021) language of quality by the PO in year 2017. 24 instruction implementing the physically active school model Output 3.1: Local governments trained and counselled to implement evidence-based public health measures Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of local governments who Cumulative 30 (IFR 0 - - 45 60 - have received number 2022) training/counselling Output 3.2: Integrated service model developed and piloted Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Integrated service No (IFR Binary No - - Yes Yes - model developed 2022) Integrated service No (IFR Binary No - - No Yes In piloting phase model piloted 2022) Output 3.3: Out-patient services for long-term mentally ill patients subjected to coercive treatment provided Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of regions where outpatient care is provided by mobile Cumulative 3 (IFR 0 - - 3 5 - multidisciplinary number 2022) outpatient team to long-term mentally ill patients 25 subjected to coercive treatment. Output 3.4: The model improving the quality of psychiatric evaluations developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Model of multidisciplinary forensic psychiatry No (IFR In progress. Project by Foundation Viljandi Binary No - - No Yes committee adapted 2022) Hospital is in implementation until Jan 2024. and piloted in Estonia Output 3.5: Model of physically active school developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of toolkits The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 11 (IFR for active schools 0 - - 14 6 of Tartu University and poor target setting number 2022) developed quality by the PO in year 2017. Number of trainings and seminars to The achievement value shows very good work Cumulative 257 (IFR disseminate the 0 - - 277 80 of Tartu University and poor target setting number 2022) model of physically quality by the PO in year 2017. active school Output 3.6: Home visitation early intervention model developed Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Home visitation Early detection model of families with small early intervention Yes (IFR Binary No - - Yes Yes children at risk (home visitations) has been model piloted in 2022) developed and is being piloted until 2023. Estonia 26 Number of specialists trained to perform home The projects by Rescue Board and Foundation Cumulative 21 (IFR risk-assessment, 0 - - 127 500 Centre for A Child’s Wellbeing are in piloting number 2022) including practicing phase. midwives and family nurses Financial Mechanism EEA Grants - - 0 - - 0 - - Norway Grants - - 21 - - 127 - - Gender Female - - 21 - - 92 - - Male - - 0 - - 35 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Outcome 4: Historic town centres revitalised through heritage-based local development Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of cultural heritage buildings Big financial problems with all 7 projects Cumulative 0 (APR revitalised and in 0 - - 0 7 financed through the open call. For more, number 2021) sustainable public please see main text chapter “Performance”. use Output 4.1: Cultural heritage buildings in small towns revitalized for community purposes Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of cultural Big financial problems with all 7 projects Cumulative 0 (IFR heritage buildings 0 - - 0 7 financed through the open call. For more, number 2022) revitalised please see main text chapter “Performance”. Number of Target was dependant on the projects Cumulative 4 (IFR municipalities 0 - - 4 7 financed. Unfortunately, the projects that were number 2022) engaged in projects financed did not have enough municipalities 27  engaged. (local governments: Haapsalu, Paide, Lääneranna and Valga) Target was dependant on the projects Number of VET financed. Unfortunately, the projects that were schools and/or financed did not have enough VET schools or sustainable sustainable renovation centres. Lääneranna renovation centres Cumulative 1 (IFR municipality project with partner NGO Paide 0 - - 2 5 cooperating with number 2022) Unit of Information Centre for Sustainable cultural heritage Renovation and NGO Paide Unit of revitalisation Information Centre for Sustainable Renovation projects proiect with ärvamaa Vocational Training Centre. Output 4.2: Capacity development on cultural heritage management provided at local level Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value Number of municipalities from Estonia and Norway Cumulative 6 (IFR 0 - - 10 20 - receiving training on number 2022) cultural heritage management State type Beneficiary - - 6 - - 9 - - State Donor State - - 0 - - 1 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Number of best practice books on Cumulative 0 (IFR cultural heritage 0 - - 1 1 - number 2022) management published Number of Cumulative 199 (IFR The project by Heritage Board is expected to professionals 0 - - 256 300 number 2022) reach the target set. trained 28  Gender Female - - 131 - - 182 - - Male - - 68 - - 74 - - Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - - Bilateral Outcome: Enhanced collaboration between beneficiary and donor state entities involved in the programme Achievements until end of December Unit of Previous Baselin 2022 Target Indicator measureme achieveme Comment e value Numerato Denominato Achieveme value nt nt value r r nt value 6.50, 4.50, Based Target on the is ≥4.5, survey and an Level of satisfaction 6.42 (APR Scale 1-7 carried - - 6.42 increas - with the partnership 2021) out on e on behalf the of the baselin FMO e value 6.62, 4.50, Based Target Level of trust on the is ≥4.5, between survey and an 6.56 (APR cooperating entities Scale 1-7 carried - - 6.56 increas - 2021) in Beneficiary States out on e on and Donor States behalf the of the baselin FMO e value Share of cooperating organisations that 50.00 Percentage N/A - - - - - apply the knowledge % acquired from bilateral partnership Bilateral Output 1: Cooperation between Donor and Beneficiary State entities supported Unit of Baselin Previous Achievements until end of December Target Indicator Comment measureme e value achieveme 2022 value 29  nt nt value Numerato Denominato Achieveme r r nt value Number of staff A study tour to Norway in April 2022 (Outcome from beneficiary Cumulative 22 (IFR 4). Participants from Ministry of Culture, state engaged in 0 - - 22 25 number 2022) Heritage Board, local governments and people study tours to donor from financed renovation projects. states Number of projects involving Cumulative 17 (IFR cooperation with a 0 - - 17 15 - number 2022) donor project partner 30 Annex 2: Communication summary 1. Best projects EE-LOCALDEV-0001 “Specialised juvenile justice approach established”. The project includes one of the biggest policy changes in Estonia – a pre-defined project introducing, adapting and implementing restorative justice measures for children and youth who have been caught in the criminal justice system. EE-LOCALDEV-0005 “Increasing physical activity of schoolchildren”. The project has a very wide grasp, being the country-wide leading actor in dealing with the issue of increasing physical activity among Estonian schoolchildren. The network of Schools in Motion has increased up to 162 schools. 2. Visibility of the Grants and the Donors 2.a. Communication activities Programme web-site gives up to date information both in Estonian an in English at https://sm.ee/en/eea-and-norway-grants-0. Information of all calls for proposals as well as all financed projects are put up at the web-site of the programme in addition to Programme Operator Implementing Agencys web-site at https://rtk.ee/toetusfondid-ja-programmid/teised-programmid/euroopa-majanduspiirkonna-ja-norra- toetused#rtk-rakendatavad-meetmed and the projects' own web-sites. All major milestones achieved and articles for general public will be constantly distributed in a Facebook page “EEA and Norway Grants in Estonia”. 2.b. Project stories 14 project stories published during the reporting year (linked to EEA and Norway Grants Facebook page). 3. Media coverage Children’s safety in cyber space (project promoter CTF-Tech Ltd): 31  https://tartu.postimees.ee/7494587/ettevote-tutvustas-tamme-gumnaasiumis-uut-kuberoppe-plaani Midwives and home visits to risk families (project promoter Foundation Centre for A Child’s Wellbeing): 4. https://perejakodu.delfi.ee/artikkel/96526985/ammaemandad-said-ettevalmistuse-ja-oskused-koduvisiitide-tegemiseks 5. https://vikerraadio.err.ee/1608569959/vikerhommik-erle-loonurm-ja-toomas- luhats/e86d7041b38b58a7865c2ec31efd1181?fbclid=IwAR07cXE64VQg9m2TaVIpTkNXsdFFLAmmHS6TN9rTqLLq0yaYPHt4J9f9I50 Campaign against commercial sex (project promoter NGO Eluliin): https://naine.postimees.ee/7531362/seksiost-on-vagivald-prostitutsiooni-kaasatud-eesti-naised-kannatavad-depressiooni-ja-arevuse-all Renovation of a building in Valga centre heritage area at Kesk street No 19 (project promoter Valga municipality):  https://www.err.ee/1608640270/valga-vald-puuab-valga-vanimasse-majja-elu-tagasi-tuua  https://sirp.ee/s1-artiklid/arhitektuur/muinsuskaitseala-kelle-asi-see-on/ Educational support services in Võru (project promoter Võru County Local Government Association): https://opleht.ee/2022/08/opihuvi-kaotanud-noort-ei-tohi-kasitada-sotsiaalse-probleemina/ Injuries in home environment (project promoter Rescue Board): 32  https://tervis.ohtuleht.ee/1071354/kasvav-mure-igal-aastal-saab-kodus-kukkudes-viga-ligi-tuhat-eakat-voi-erivajadusega-inimest Renovation of Lihula Manor Spirits Barn (project promoter Lääneranna municipality): https://parnu.postimees.ee/7625176/lihula-moisa-viinaaidast-loodetakse-teha-kogukonna-kasitookeskus Research study – who are the buyers of commercial sex in Estonia (project promoter NGO Eluliin): https://www.err.ee/1608766495/pealtnagija-kes-ostab-eestis-seksi-ja-miks 4. Website and social media Link to programme website Total number of page views in the reporting year https://sm.ee/eea-and-norway-grants 113 Link or account handle Number of posts published in the reporting year Number of followers Facebook EEA and Norway Grants Estonia 18 712 5. Visuals Outcome 2 project “Awareness raising activities on domestic violence and discouraging the demand for commercial sex” (project promoter NGO Eluliin)  Campaign against commercial sex „Think With Your Right Head!“ https://motlepeaga.ee/ (in social media - Facebook, Google, Delfi, Õhtuleht, Postimees; estimated reach 100 000 people)  3 short animated videos on violence (family, friend, animal) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt6S-PQdfWMO0pBC-6IupQ/videos 33  Outcome 2 project “Virtual Competence Centre of Gender Equality” (project promoter Ministry of Social Affairs)  Gender Equality Monitoring Report (Estonia; 2021) https://vordsuskeskus.ee/et/andmebaas/soolise-vordoiguslikkuse-monitooring-2021 34  Annex 3: Overview of contracted projects 1. Project summary Number Total Grant Amount budgeted to dpps (estimate) Total number of projects contracted 49 € 19,817,674 € 216,550 Number of pre-defined projects contracted 8 € 10,396,180 € 176,590 Number of projects with a donor project partner 16 € 12,239,866 € 216,550 Number of projects with a donor project partner Norway 15 € 12,182,433 € 212,890 Number of projects with a donor project partner Iceland 1 € 57,434 € 3,660 Number of projects with a donor project partner Liechtenstein 0 €0 €0 2. Call details Grant Number of Number of Submissi Number of Grant Grant Amount Outcome( Call amount applications projects Call title on application deman amount contracte s) amount applied approved for contracte deadline s received d% awarded d for funding d Awareness raising activities on domestic violence and to € 100.00 € Outcome 2 30/09/2020 1 € 200,000 1 1 € 200,000 discourage the demand for 200,000 % 200,000 commercial sex Developing Restorative Justice € € 417.91 € Outcome 1 16/11/2020 14 3 3 € 351,250 Measures in Estonia 400,000 1,671,630 % 332,868 Developing Restorative Justice € 118.49 € Outcome 1 21/03/2022 7 € 484,321 6 5 € 326,683 Measures in Estonia II 408,750 % 408,477 Historic old town centres with € € € 450.11 € cultural heritage protection Outcome 4 2,859,64 30/11/2020 29 12,871,43 7 2,859,64 7 % 2,859,647 areas 7 9 7 Implementation of Vocational € € Orientation Curriculum in € 103.19 € Outcome 1 1,743,19 01/11/2020 12 12 1,743,19 12 Vocational Education 1,798,755 % 1,743,195 5 5 Institutions 35  € € Integrated services provision to € 206.16 € Outcome 1 1,742,87 17/01/2022 11 7 1,541,49 6 prevent early school leaving 3,593,148 % 1,541,997 0 7 Integrated services to support € 98.72 € health and safety in home Outcome 3 01/04/2021 2 € 493,603 2 2 € 493,603 500,000 % 493,603 environment € € € 150.00 € Smart Youth Work Outcome 1 1,742,87 15/04/2021 2 2 1,742,87 2 2,614,305 % 1,742,870 0 0 Training of domestic violence € 91.16 € specialists and establishment of Outcome 2 06/08/2020 3 € 164,094 3 3 € 162,250 180,000 % 162,248 a programme(s) for sex buyers 36  Annex 4: Risk management Likelihood Consequence Risk description Risk score Planned response in 2023 (1-4) (1-4) All calls for proposals carried out, projects selected and grants awarded. Information Low quality projects lead to failure in achieving 2 medium low 3 medium high 2.45 seminars and guidance for project promoters. programme objective indicators Implementing Agency role in explaining the rules and regulations. Tight communication with the DPPs in finding Poor cooperation with Donor Programme 2 medium low 2 medium low 2.00 Norwegian field experts and organisations and Partners arranging best practice events Implementing Agency advising and explaining Risk of financial corrections to projects regarding 2 medium low 2 medium low 2.00 the eligibility rules and procedures, on-the-spot non-eligible costs checks Risk of financial corrections to projects regarding Implementing Agency advising and explaining 3 medium non-compliance with the public procurement 2 medium low 2.45 the eligibility rules and procedures, on-the-spot high rules checks Risk of double financing 2 medium low 2 medium low 2.00 Invoice cross-check in the SFOS system Cooperation with other Implementing Agencies, Risk of fraud 2 medium low 2 medium low 2.00 Tax and Customs Board and Police Regular communication with the Project Promoter, Implementing Agency and Programme Changes in the economic environment (inflation, Operator to find flexible solutions least damaging logistics, demand etc) leads to insufficient project the original goals set by the project and 3 medium financial resources to acquire all needed goods 3 medium high 3.00 delivering results that constitute an integral part high and services for the successful implementation that can be taken into use in real life. Transfer of and delivering all results promised. unused funds to projects suffering from deficit caused by unforeseen changes in the economic environment. The prime activity focus of project promoters will Informing the PO in a timely manner to consult change because of the war in Ukraine and the 3 medium the donors and find alternative solutions to 3 medium high 3.00 successful finalisation of financed projects will high continue or terminate the activities with minimum become very hard or even impossible. damage. 37 Overall risk of not absorbing most financing and achieving most targets (1-4): 2.00 38 Annex 5: Monitoring plan Please note this Annex is uploaded separately and is not visible in this document. Please download and print separately if needed. Annex 6: Evaluation report Not Available 39 Annex 7: Agreement conditions Date of Description Type Tracking Fulfilled Description of measures taken fulfilment The maximum level of funding available 1. The maximum level of funding available from the total eligible expenditure of the from the total eligible expenditure of the Continuously General N/A programme for infrastructure (hard programme for infrastructure (hard tracking measures) is under 30%. Mostly it relates to measures) shall be 30%. open call for proposals in Outcome 4. 2. For pre-defined project no. 4 (numbering under Section 5.1 of Annex II to the Programme Agreement), the National Focal Point shall ensure that the Programme One-time Operator ensures that the appraisal General Yes 11/03/2020 fulfilment foreseen in Article 6.5.3 of the Regulation is externalised and carried out by a legal entity independent of and unrelated to the Programme Operator. 3. For pre-defined projects no. 1, no. 6 and no. 8 (numbering under Section 5.1 of Annex II to the Programme Agreement), the National Focal Point shall ensure that the Programme Operator carries out the One-time General Yes 09/06/2020 appraisal foreseen in Article 6.5.3 of the fulfilment Regulation without any involvement of the identified Project Promoters or project partners in the respective pre-defined projects. 4. For pre-defined project no. 4 (numbering under Section 5.1 of Annex II to the One-time Programme Agreement), the Programme General Yes 08/05/2020 fulfilment Operator’s responsibilities regarding the verification of payment claims described in 40 Article 5.6.1 e) of the Regulation, and the verification of the project outputs described in Article 5.6.1 g) of the Regulation, shall be externalised and carried out by a legal entity independent of and unrelated to the Programme Operator. The Donors shall approve the entity to be charged with these tasks prior to the first disbursement to the pre-defined project. 5. For pre-defined projects no. 1, no. 6 and no. 8 (numbering under Section 5.1 of Annex II to the Programme Agreement), the For pre-defined projects no. 1, no. 6 and no. Programme Operator’s responsibilities 8, the Programme Operator’s responsibilities regarding the verification of payment claims regarding the verification of payment claims described in Article 5.6.1 e) of the Continuously General N/A and the verification of the project outputs is Regulation, and the verification of the project tracking being carried out without any involvement of outputs described in Article 5.6.1 g) of the the Project Promoter or project partners in Regulation, shall be carried out without any the respective pre-defined projects. involvement of the identified Project Promoters or project partners in the respective pre-defined projects. 6. The National Focal Point shall ensure that the Programme Operator ensures that Project Promoters: The clauses listed here have been included  Keep any buildings purchased, Continuously in the relevant open call texts and will be constructed, renovated or General N/A tracking referred to also in the contracts made with reconstructed under the project in Project Promoters. their ownership for a period of at least five years following the completion of the project and continue to use such buildings for 41  the benefit of the overall objectives of the project for the same period;  Keep any buildings purchased, constructed, renovated or reconstructed under the project properly insured against losses such as fire, theft and other normally insurable incidents both during project implementation and for at least five years following the completion of the project; and  Set aside appropriate resources for the maintenance of any buildings purchased, constructed, renovated or reconstructed under the project for at least five years following the completion of the project. The specific means for implementation of this obligation shall be specified in the project contract.  No costs shall be eligible under any pre-defined project set in Section 5.1 of Annex II to the Programme Agreement, before a detailed budget for the respective pre- One-time defined project has been submitted Pre-eligibility Yes 24/11/2020 fulfilment by the Programme Operator and the Donors have confirmed the grant to the project as described in Annex II to this Programme Agreement. 42  Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus [email protected] Meie 01.03.2023 nr 2-6.3/933-1 Lõkke 4 10122, Tallinn Euroopa Majanduspiirkonna ja Norra toetustest 2014–2021 rahastatud programmi "Kohalik areng ja vaesuse vähendamine" 2022. a aastaaruanne Lugupeetud Pärt-Eo Rannap Edastame Teile Euroopa Majanduspiirkonna ja Norra toetustest 2014–2021 rahastatud programmi „Kohalik areng ja vaesuse vähendamine“ 2022. a aastaaruande. Kinnitame, et programmi rakendamine toimub vastavuses Euroopa Majanduspiirkonna ja Norra toetuste 2014–2021 rakendusmääruste ja siseriikliku seadusandlusega ning aruandes kajastatu kirjeldab õigesti programmi tegelikku edenemist. Lugupidamisega (allkirjastatud digitaalselt) Nele Labi asekantsler Lisad: 1. programmi „Kohalik areng ja vaesuse vähendamine“ 2022. a aastaaruanne 2. programmi „Kohalik areng ja vaesuse vähendamine“ 2023. a seiretegevuste plaan Ülar Vaadumäe 626 9249 [email protected] Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / 626 9301 / [email protected] / www.sm.ee / registrikood 70001952  EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021 Programme „Local Development and Poverty Reduction“ MONITORING PLAN 2023 Modality Project name Project Monitoring action Timing Criteria Risk issue Comments Outcome Promoter (quarter) PDP No 1 Specialised juvenile justice Ministry of Justice Financial monitoring continuous Important and large No risks Opening seminar visit (web) approach established verifying regularly project project identified yet – 01.10.2020; expenditure random monitoring On-the-spot visit on Nov 18, 2022 PDP No 2 Establishment of a renewed Social Insurance Random visit I quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks Opening seminar visit family mediation system Board (unannounced) / On the (checking the identified yet – 04.03.2020 spot visit purposefulness of the random + grant, whether the monitoring financial monitoring activities take place, verifying regularly project disclosure expenditure requirements etc) Outcome 1 SGS A community based on the Police and Border Random visit I quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks On-the-spot visit on 1 (restorative principles of restorative justice Guard (unannounced) / On the (checking the identified yet – February 9, 2023 justice) spot visit purposefulness of the random + grant, whether the monitoring financial monitoring activities take place, verifying regularly project disclosure expenditure requirements etc) SGS Development of a mediation Social Insurance Tight cooperation with I quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks Opening seminar visit (web (restorative model and training system Board the project promoter (checking the identified yet – channel) 30.08.2021 justice) + purposefulness of the random financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Development and NGO Prevention Financial monitoring continuous Routine monitoring Project Opening seminar visit (web (restorative implementation of Family Centre verifying regularly project (checking the Promoter co- channel) 31.05.2021; justice) Group Conference (FGC) expenditure purposefulness of the financing method as an approach to grant, whether the capability under On-the-spot visit on Dec 9, restorative justice activities take place, monitoring 2022 disclosure requirements etc) SGS Application of restorative Foundation Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks 2nd tranche of projects (restorative justice measures in school Development (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – contracted in July 2022 justice) environment Centre for the + purposefulness of the random Unique School financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS A community based on the Rapla Municipal Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks 2nd tranche of projects (restorative principles of restorative justice Government (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – contracted in July 2022 justice) + purposefulness of the random financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Applying restorative justice Muhu Municipal Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks 2nd tranche of projects (restorative measures in Muhu community Government (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – contracted in July 2022 justice) + purposefulness of the random financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Application of restorative NGO Home of Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks 2nd tranche of projects (restorative justice measures in milieu Oskar Allik (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – contracted in July 2022 justice) therapy + purposefulness of the random financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Developing restorative justice Tartu City Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks 2nd tranche of projects (restorative measures in Tartu city Government (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – contracted in July 2022 justice) + purposefulness of the random grant, whether the monitoring activities take place,  financial monitoring disclosure verifying regularly project requirements etc) expenditure SGS Implementation of Vocational Pärnumaa On the spot visit /random I-II quarter 2023 Routine monitoring Hiiumaa On-the-spot visit on Oct 5, (vocational Orientation Curriculum in Vocational visit (checking the vocational 2022 as a part of education) Vocational Education Education and + purposefulness of the school Cooperation Committee Institutions Training Centre financial monitoring grant, whether the terminated the meeting. verifying regularly project activities take place, partnership expenditure disclosure agreement and requirements etc) stepped out of the project. SGS Implementation of Vocational Tartu Vocational On the spot visit /random I-II quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks (vocational Orientation Curriculum in Education and visit (checking the identified yet – education) Vocational Education Training Centre + purposefulness of the random Institutions financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Implementation of Vocational Viljandi On the spot visit /random IV quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks (vocational Orientation Curriculum in Vocational visit (checking the identified yet – education) Vocational Education Training Centre + purposefulness of the random Institutions financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Implementation of Vocational Võrumaa On the spot visit /random I-II quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks (vocational Orientation Curriculum in Vocational visit (checking the identified yet – education) Vocational Education Education and + purposefulness of the random Institutions Training Centre financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Implementation of Vocational Rakvere On the spot visit /random I-II quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks (vocational Orientation Curriculum in Vocational School visit (checking the identified yet – education) Vocational Education + purposefulness of the random Institutions financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Implementation of Vocational Haapsalu On the spot visit /random I-II quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks (vocational Orientation Curriculum in Vocational visit (checking the identified yet – education) Vocational Education Education and + purposefulness of the random Institutions Training Centre financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Implementation of Vocational Tartu Art School On the spot visit /random I-II quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks (vocational Orientation Curriculum in visit (checking the identified yet – education) Vocational Education + purposefulness of the random Institutions financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Implementation of Vocational Tallinn School of On the spot visit /random III quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks (vocational Orientation Curriculum in Service visit (checking the identified yet – education) Vocational Education + purposefulness of the random Institutions financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) SGS Implementation of Vocational Kuressaare Tight cooperation with I-II quarter 2023 Critical situation. Project has (vocational Orientation Curriculum in Regional Training the project promoter Project termination in indicated to end education) Vocational Education Centre + question. terminate the Institutions financial monitoring project because verifying regularly project the lack of expenditure students to form a study group. SGS Implementation of Vocational Tallinn Lasnamäe On the spot visit /random III quarter 2023 Routine monitoring Project start (vocational Orientation Curriculum in School of visit (checking the was delayed by education) Vocational Education Mechanics + purposefulness of the approx. Institutions financial monitoring grant, whether the 1 year as it had verifying regularly project activities take place, problems expenditure disclosure reaching the requirements etc) target groups. SGS Implementation of Vocational Valga county On the spot visit /random I-II quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks (vocational Orientation Curriculum in Vocational visit (checking the identified yet – education) Vocational Education Training Centre + purposefulness of the random Institutions grant, whether the monitoring  financial monitoring activities take place, verifying regularly project disclosure expenditure requirements etc) Open call Cyber Training Programme for CTF-Tech Ltd Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks (youth work) Youth and Youth Workers (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – + purposefulness of the random financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) Open call Digital Leap in the Field of Education and Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks (youth work) Youth Youth Board (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – + purposefulness of the random financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) Open call Developing an integrated Lääne-Viru Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks Projects contracted in May (LG support) service model to prevent early County Local (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – 2022 school leaving in Lääne-Viru Government + purposefulness of the random county Association financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) Open call Haapsalu Integrated Support Haapsalu city Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks Projects contracted in May (LG support) Services (HISS) government (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – 2022 + purposefulness of the random financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) Open call Creation of a service model Viljandi city Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks Projects contracted in May (LG support) competence centre for children government (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – 2022 with special educational needs + purposefulness of the random in Viljandi county financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc)  Open call Integrated services to prevent Võru County Local Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks Projects contracted in May (LG support) early school leaving in Võru Government (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – 2022 county Association + purposefulness of the random financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) Open call Creation and piloting of Tartu Tartu city Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks Projects contracted in May (LG support) county welfare programme government (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – 2022 application model + purposefulness of the random financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) Open call Developing a cooperation Raasiku municipal Random visit I-IV quarter Routine monitoring No risks Projects contracted in May (LG support) model in Ida-Harju region to government (unannounced) 2023 (checking the identified yet – 2022 prevent and intervene in early + purposefulness of the random school leaving financial monitoring grant, whether the monitoring verifying regularly project activities take place, expenditure disclosure requirements etc) PDP No 3 Strengthening the victim Social Insurance Random visit I quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks Opening seminar visit (web) support system Board (unannounced)/ on the (checking the identified yet – 02.12.2020 spot visit purposefulness of the random + grant, whether the monitoring financial monitoring activities take place, verifying regularly project disclosure expenditure requirements etc) Outcome 2 PDP No 4 Virtual competence centre of Ministry of Social Final reporting I quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks Seminar visit (web) gender equality Affairs + (checking the identified yet – 1.12.2022 financial monitoring purposefulness of the random verifying regularly project grant, whether the monitoring expenditure activities take place, disclosure requirements etc) SGS Raising the Awareness of NGO VAITER Random visit I quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks Opening seminar visit (web) Estonian Specialists about (unannounced)/on the (checking the identified yet – 26.11.2021 Domestic Violence spot visit purposefulness of the random + grant, whether the monitoring  financial monitoring activities take place, verifying regularly project disclosure expenditure requirements etc) SGS Raising the Awareness of NGO Pärnu Final reporting I quarter of Routine monitoring No risks Opening seminar visit Estonian Specialists about Women Shelter + 2023 (checking the identified yet – 02.02.2021; Domestic Violence financial monitoring purposefulness of the random verifying regularly project grant, whether the monitoring On-the-spot visit on Oct expenditure activities take place, 5,2022 as a part of disclosure Cooperation Committee requirements etc) meeting. additional meeting in MS Teams on Nov 4, 2022. SGS Social Programme SPSV NGO Eluliin Final reporting I quarter of Routine monitoring No risks On-the-spot visit on July 21, + 2023 (checking the identified yet – 2022 financial monitoring purposefulness of the random verifying regularly project grant, whether the monitoring expenditure activities take place, disclosure requirements etc) Open call Awareness raising activities on NGO Eluliin Final reporting I quarter of Routine monitoring No risks On-the-spot visit on July 21, domestic violence and + 2023 (checking the identified yet – 2022 discouraging the demand for financial monitoring purposefulness of the random commercial sex verifying regularly project grant, whether the monitoring expenditure activities take place, disclosure requirements etc) PDP No 5 Increasing physical activity of University of Financial monitoring continuous Important and large No risks On-the-spot visit on Dec 5, schoolchildren Tartu verifying regularly project project identified yet – 2022 expenditure random monitoring Outcome 3 PDP No 6 National Institute Random visit IV quarter 2023 Important and large No risks Seminar visit (web) for Health (unannounced)/on the project identified yet – 16.02.2022. Development spot visit random + monitoring financial monitoring verifying regularly project expenditure  PDP No 7 Development of evaluation Viljandi Hospital Random visit IV quarter 2023 Routine monitoring Procurement model and handling system for (unannounced)/on the (checking the infringement chronically mentally ill patients spot visit purposefulness of the detected. An + grant, whether the irregularity has financial monitoring activities take place, been reported verifying regularly project disclosure and a expenditure requirements etc) reclamation of grant (% of the procurement value) is drawn up. Open call Development and Piloting of a Estonian Rescue Random visit III quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks (health and Methodology for the Board (unannounced)/on the (checking the identified yet – social) Assessment and Reduction of spot visit purposefulness of the random the Risk of Injury in the Home + grant, whether the monitoring Environment and Supporting financial monitoring activities take place, Activities verifying regularly project disclosure expenditure requirements etc) Open call Home Visits by Midwives Foundation Random visit III quarter 2023 Routine monitoring No risks (health and During the First Years of Life Centre for A (unannounced)/on the (checking the identified yet – social) Child’s Wellbeing spot visit purposefulness of the random + grant, whether the monitoring financial monitoring activities take place, verifying regularly project disclosure expenditure requirements etc) PDP No 8 Historic Town Centres Heritage Board Final reporting I quarter of Routine monitoring No risks Random visit “Elavad Revitalised Through Heritage- + 2023 (checking the identified yet – vanalinnad ”27.08.2021 led Local Development financial monitoring purposefulness of the random Lihula verifying regularly project grant, whether the monitoring expenditure activities take place, On-the-spot visit on Dec 12, disclosure 2022 Outcome 4 requirements etc) Open call Renovation of the spirits barn Lääneranna Tight cooperation with 2023 Critical financial Big financial On-the-spot visit on Oct (building of the Lihula manor into municipality the project promoter to situation. Critical problems due 5,2022 as a part of restoration) community handicraft centre find solutions and timetable situation. to major Cooperation Committee and heritage protection compromises to finish the Potential risk of changes in the meeting. information centre project and reach the terminating the economic goals set, even if partially. project. situation +  financial monitoring verifying regularly project expenditure Open call Renovation of a historical Valga municipality Tight cooperation with IV quarter 2023 Critical financial Big financial MS Teams meeting in Sept (building wooden building at Kesk str 19, the project promoter to situation. Critical problems due 2022 restoration) Valga find solutions and timetable situation. to major compromises to finish the Potential risk of changes in the project and reach the terminating the economic goals set, even if partially. project. situation + financial monitoring verifying regularly project expenditure Open call Renovation of Kuressaare port Kuressaare Port Tight cooperation with III quarter 2023 Critical financial Big financial MS Teams meeting in Sept (building warehouse at Veski str 9 Warehouse Ltd the project promoter to situation. Critical problems due 2022 restoration) find solutions and timetable situation. to major compromises to finish the Potential risk of changes in the Random visit – 4.10.2021 project and reach the terminating the economic goals set, even if partially. project. situation + financial monitoring verifying regularly project expenditure Open call Holistic lifestyle centre (Tolli str Holisticum Ltd Tight cooperation with III quarter 2023 Critical financial Big financial MS Teams meeting in Sept (building 4, Kuressaare) the project promoter to situation. Critical problems due 2022 restoration) find solutions and timetable situation. to major compromises to finish the Potential risk of changes in the Random visit – 4.10.2021 project and reach the terminating the economic goals set, even if partially. project. situation + financial monitoring verifying regularly project expenditure Open call Establishing a community NGO Paide Unit of Tight cooperation with IV quarter 2023 Critical financial Big financial MS Teams meeting in Sept (building centre for Paide SRIK Information the project promoter to situation. Critical problems due 2022 restoration) Centre for find solutions and timetable situation. to major Sustainable compromises to finish the Potential risk of changes in the Renovation project and reach the terminating the economic goals set, even if partially. project. situation +  financial monitoring verifying regularly project expenditure Open call Development of an historic inn Freinhold House Tight cooperation with IV quarter 2023 Critical financial Big financial MS Teams meeting in Sept (building in Võru at F. R. Kreutzwaldi str Ltd the project promoter to situation. Critical problems due 2022 restoration) 52 into a guest house and a find solutions and timetable situation. to major remote workplace compromises to finish the Potential risk of changes in the project and reach the terminating the economic goals set, even if partially. project. situation + financial monitoring verifying regularly project expenditure Open call Development of the museum of NGO The Tight cooperation with IV quarter 2023 Critical financial Big financial MS Teams meeting in Sept (building Mr Evald Okas into a year- Museum of Mr the project promoter to situation. Critical problems due 2022 restoration) round art centre Evald Okas find solutions and timetable situation. to major compromises to finish the Potential risk of changes in the project and reach the terminating the economic goals set, even if partially. project. situation + financial monitoring verifying regularly project expenditure