We are looking for InterAction workers for Estonia!

Currently there is no InterAction work in Estonia, but we would like to send InterAction workers to support and strengthen the national IFES movement and to pioneer new student work.

Are you interested? Would you like to be involved in this exciting and important work? Contact us at info@ifesinteraction.org!

‘In every port in the world at least one Estonian can be found’ – Ernest Hemingway
Estonia has a population of 1.4 million people inhabiting the 45,000 sq. km territory on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Its low population density leaves ample space for wilderness forests, wetlands, reedy coastal areas rich in nesting birds, and picturesque small islands. Estonia is one of the most dynamic countries amongst the new member states of the European Union. It is well know both for its innovative drive and cosy living environment as well as the notable sense of humor of its inhabitants. The country is located on the far eastern corner of the Baltic Sea between Finland, Russia and Latvia.

What is the present state of the work?

Currently there is no InterAction work in Estonia. The national IFES movement EEÜÜ was founded in 1991 and became a member of the IFES family in 1999.

Estonia was the first ex-USSR country to develop its own national student movement. Now the Eesti Evangeelsete Üliõpilaste Ühendus (EEÜÜ) has student groups at five universities in two cities, Tartu and Tallinn, the capital. In 2001 the EEÜÜ group in Tallinn decided to try to start new groups in the city’s other universities. They have established two groups; students at the Academy of Music meet weekly in the public cafeteria. The 80 students that are involved in EEÜÜ seek to share the gospel through personal contacts and small group Bible studies. But it is a huge task; there are 50,000 students. Often Christian students understand the need to share the gospel, but they find it hard. One of the biggest problems is that staff usually change every two or three years, just as they start to understand the vision of the work. EEÜÜ needs more staff to help the work grow. IFES InterAction aims to serve and support EEÜÜ by sending graduates and students who are committed to share their life and faith with students and who are enthusiastic about the work God is doing in the student world.