EERO Canada donations dropped in 2023 to $133,922.CAD, primarily because of the drop in donations for Ukrainian refugees. Unfortunately the war continues and therefore the needs continue. Estonia has increased its military budget and continues to support Ukraine. Canada also continues to support Ukraine. Hopefully Canadian Estonians and their friends and families will continue to support the Ukrainian refugees in Estonia by supporting our Independence Day campaign to raise money to support trauma therapy and children’s activities.
Donations in the magnitude of $3.7 million Canadian dollars have been distributed, over the span of three decades, to objectives such as TalTech’s student scholarship fund, according to Mari Ann Tammark, EERO Canada’s President.
The main objectives of the EERO Canada Children's Fund are:
• to support children in families who are struggling to cope;
• to provide them and their mothers with mental, physical and school support;
working with Estonian women's shelters, who know best which needs are more critical the fund has helped 64 women and 133 children in 2023. This money is mainly for essential supplies, food, and mental health therapy and transportation costs that are related to therapy–for their children and mothers who have experienced severe mental and/or physical violence and need help dealing with these traumas.