BECC Charity Partner
Making a difference together
The British Estonian Chamber of Commerce has worked with a wide range of charity partners since 2002 and each year selects projects and partners to support.
We invite applications for funding from Estonian-registered charities for support in the range of 500€ – 5000€. We prefer applications for stand-alone projects and projects for which BECC funding is clearly earmarked.
The BECC’s charity partners
Tartu University Hospital Children’s Foundation
Founded in 2000 by 26 civilians, the Tartu University Hospital Children’s Foundation is one of Estonia’s largest and oldest charitable funds. They support hundreds of children and their families in need of special treatment and care. They also support the purchase of medical equipment for hospitals. In the course of their twenty-two years of operation, they have collected nearly €21.5 million in donations and helped 5,000 children across Estonia.
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Estonian Refugee Council (ERC)
Estonian Refugee Council (ERC) provides immediate assistance in emergencies and supports crisis-affected people in rebuilding their lives. Established in 2000, ERC has grown to become the largest humanitarian organisation in the Baltics. ERC works and has presence in six countries: Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, and Ukraine.
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As part of the the Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch, the BECC also raised funds for
Army Benevolent Fund
The Army Benevolent Fund is the national charity of the British Army, providing a lifetime of support to soldiers, veterans and their immediate families.
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What we do
Since 2002 The British-Estonian Chamber of Commerce has been supporting different charity projects. In the last years, we have helped organisations such as the Estonian Cystic Fibrosis Society purchase electronic inhalers as well as a respiratory vest for children battling this disease and NPO Audiere with an audiology scholarship at the Manchester University.
Alongside charity projects, the British-Estonian Chamber of Commerce also provides scholarships to 1-2 outstanding Tallinn University of Technology students to help them achieve their educational aspirations in Masters or Doctoral programmes.
You can make your contribution to BECC Charity Fund in LHV to bank account: EE037700771003195678, beneficiary: Briti Eesti Kaubanduskoda
Kickz Programme
One of the projects that the BECC supported in 2014 was SPIN programme – a youth-oriented cause based on the Kickz programme model popular in the UK. The goal of the programme is to prevent and tackle youth crime and other social problems using sports as a tool and provide the youth in high risk areas with constructive pastime and create routes to education, training and safe adult life.
Estonian Scouts Association
In 2013, a donation cheque was also handed over to Estonian Scouts Association to help them organise “The World Begins Within” jamboree for more than 500 scouts from Estonia and foreign countries.
NGO Oma Pere
Another organisation that the BECC supported in 2014 was NGO Oma Pere. They offers different services to help children in need of parental care and the people who want to adopt children. Financial aid from the BECC will help them to create a website that is up-to-date and trustworthy and covers all the needs of their target audience.
Estonian Scouts Association
In 2013, a donation cheque was also handed over to Estonian Scouts Association to help them organise “The World Begins Within” jamboree for more than 500 scouts from Estonia and foreign countries.
BECC Bachelor Level Scholarship
Veiko Niinemäe received the BECC Bachelor level scholarship in 2014. Veiko takes interest in finance as well as IT systems development and is planning to continue his studies in Master’s programme.
BECC Master’s Level Scholarship
2013 BECC scholarship laureate was Triin Ahlberg, who embarked on a Master’s degree in finance and accounting at the Tallinn University of Technology.