Cooperation between Baltic countries

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Cooperation between Baltic countries

• Iti Aavik
• Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation

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Goal of the session is

• to share experience of crossborder cooperation
  and bring up new ideas how to cooperate with
  other countries.

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Methodology of the session

• Best practice of the Baltic Cooperation
• Best practice of CAF Russia
• Financing issues
• Interactive part

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Baltic Cooperation

• Why?
• Learning
• Similar history and background
• Cooperation is easier between neighbors
• Cultural similarity

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Community philanthropy development fostering
Baltic cooperation

• Goal of the project
• strengthening cooperation
• to spread community philanthropy as a way of
  thinking and acting

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What does it give?

• Practical
• Leaflet, book, web page, mailing list
• Social
• Exchanging know how
• Capacity building
• Influencing policy

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Challenges in our project

• Cultural difference
• Different capacity
• Information problems
• Bureaucracy

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Thank you!

• Iti Aavik
• iti_at_ctc.ee
• 372 7 302 302
• Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation