SIKSALI DEVELOPMENT CENTRE KaidiMari Kase, Manager

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SIKSALI DEVELOPMENT CENTREKaidi-Mari Kase,
Manager
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PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL LIFE

• Founders of Siksali Development Centre

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PROFESSIONAL LIFE

• Siksali Development Centre, Manager
• 2002 present
• (www.siksali.ee)
• Estonian Rural Tourism Organisation, Foreign
  Relations and Co-Operation Projects Manager
• 2000 present
• (www.maaturism.ee)

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Estonia and Võru

• Population 1,4 mil
• Area 44 000 km2

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Estonia / Võru 4 seasons SPRING
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Estonia / Võru 4 seasons SUMMER
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Estonia / Võru 4 seasons AUTUMN
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Estonia / Võru 4 seasons WINTER
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Siksali Development Centre

• non-profit organisation in South-Eastern Estonia
• to encourage rural inhabitants
• got it's name from Siksali Elementary School
  (1910-1975)

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Siksali Development Centre

• - administrates Environmental Awareness Projects
  in Võru county (we have formed a working group
  which decides, which projects to finance)

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SDCs projects

• Development of Local Administration and Democracy
  in Voki Village (2002-2003) Nordic Council of
  Ministers

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SDCs projects

• Youth exchange (EstoniaFinland, 2003)
• Integration camp (EstoniansRussians, 2003)
• Environment awareness raising projects
  (2004-2005)
• My own tree
• Lets get to know medicinal herbs
• Training Entrepreneur and environment
• PROACT Promoting Rural
• Opportunities and Cultural Tra-
• ditions (2003-2005)
• Leonardo da Vinci mobility
• projects hosting delegations
• from Greece, Latvia, Poland

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SDCs projects

• Crime prevention project for youth from 4
  Estonian ophranages nature camp (2005)
• Visby programmes project Network of expertise
  in rural development (2005-2006)
• Leonardo da Vinci pilot project Inno-prevent on
  wellness tourism (2005-2007)
• Grundtvig project CAERA on
• rural development, incl rural tou-
• rism and community activisation
• (2005-2007)

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SDCs interests (for future local development
projects)

• rural tourism development in a small community
• involving local people in development issues
• democracy development in a local community
• local heritage, culture and history
• preserving old architecture and buildings
• preserving local environment etc
• sharing experiences with other countries
• about community development and training of
  local
• inhabitants
• non-formal training of adults, youth, children

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Thank you for your attention!!!

• Contact information
• Siksali Development Centre
• Kaidi-Mari Kase
• Tel/fax [phone]
• GSM 372 55 655 172
• E-mail kaidimari_at_siksali.ee
• www.siksali.ee
• Office Jüri 32 a Võru 65609 ESTONIA