The ECFA Board is pleased to announce the following funding awards to promote Estonian culture in Australia. A total of $20,250 was awarded.
Sõrve
To directly assist the National Estonian Summer Camp continue and strengthen the bonds within the Australian-Estonian community. This will be achieved through camp activities including:
- Australian-Estonian language teachers involved in the kindergarten groups around Australia
- Music including singing to show an insight to the Estonian Song Festivals
- Dancing to showcase and promote participation in the Estonian Dance groups in Australia
- Participation in creation of traditional Estonian Art and Craft.
- Providing our young adults with opportunities to develop youth leadership and mentoring skills that will flow on to a wider Australian-Estonian community or even Estonian communities abroad.
Awarded $7500.
Hans Ots Annual Award
This is an annual award to support youth from interstate mainly and from outside of Sydney to attend Sõrve Camp.
Awarded $4000.
Sydney Estonian Handicraft Association
The Sydney Estonian Handicraft Association would like to develop a digital archive to display the Estonian folk costumes that have been worn by people with Estonian heritage in Australia.
Awarded $1750.
Estonian Archives in Australia
Digitisation and conversion to a text document of the manuscript of “The Mahatma of the Baltics” by Friedrich Lustig.
Awarded $1000.
Sydney Estonian House Co-operative Society Limited
To assist in the cost of preparation and lodgement of Development Application plans for the refurbishment of the Sydney Estonian House.
Awarded $5000.
Virmalised
For the purchase of pastlad for the Virmalised dance group, which can be lent out to members for performances (pastlad are traditional, lightweight and flat (heel-less) Estonian footwear made of tan leather and fastened with leather laces. They are worn with pride by many dance groups in Estonia).
Awarded $1000.
