Agenda

How can we support peace in times of deepening tensions? What can developing dialogue and communication skills accomplish? And how could we bring communities in conflict together in a meaningful way? We invite you to a special event about peace education with dialogue expert Anna Sidorova from Finland. In addition to this, we will share new and easy-to-use learning materials that are available for classroom, training and community event settings and that were developed during the Teach Peace project

At this camp, you will improve your presentation and discussion skills. You will boost your confidence in sharing your ideas with others. And you will have a fun time in a group of around 20 people! Participation is free of charge. Accommodation and meals will be covered by the organisation. For young people aged 15–22.

During this event of the Children and Democracy Network, managed by the Child Rights International Network (CRIN), we hosted a break-out session. Together with participants we explored ways how youngsters are able to facilitate their own conversations, to the extent that adults become superfluous. Or are adults needed to help creating and maintaining safe spaces and open dialogue?

On Friday, 9th of October, we invite you to a workshop on keeping the dialogue open in times of crisis. Our guests are Sulaiman Khatib (Palestine) and Mia Biran (Israel) of Combatants for Peace, a joint Israeli-Palestinian movement founded by former fighters who once stood on opposite sides and chose to work together for peace. They will share how the movement has kept searching for solutions in the most fragile of times, including after 7 October 2023 and the war in Gaza. They will be joined by Anna Sidorova (Finland). Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she has organised dialogues among Russian speakers in Finland and refugees from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

We invite everyone for the presentation of the final results of our Youth Dialogue Lab 2025-2026 project. Youth members will talk about their experiences. Partners will share their observations. All the participants will receive their diplomas. And we conclude with a discussion and dialogical mingle.

An interactive workshop exploring the art of community building. You will learn how to build trust, create space for different opinions and use listening as a powerful connector. Led by Bart Cosijn, founder of the Estonian Dialogue Academy. The workshop draws inspiration from both Estonian and Dutch cultures and is part of Multicultural Kalamaja 2026.

The Estonian Dialogue Academy has been selected as one of twenty social enterprises for IRP. The Impact Baltic Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) is a capacity-building programme designed to support early growth-stage social and impact enterprises in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia in strengthening their readiness for external financing and sustainable scaling.

In September the five partners of our international Teach Peace project will meet in the Austrian capital Vienna. We will be hosted by the NGO Fremde werden Freunde (Strangers become Friends), one of the organisations involved. Teach Peace is an Erasmus+ project aimed at advancing dialogue and peacebuilding through adult education.

On Saturday 8th of August the participants of Youth Dialogue Lab are organising and facilitating a public dialogue around the question ‘Should AI be forbidden in school or not?’ at the yearly Arvamusfesitval in Paide. We invite young people to join a special excursion to the festival! The Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Estonia is our partner.

Representatives from the National Agencies for Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps visited our office to learn about our organisation and our work. We gave them a presentation and ran several short exercises on dialogue and critical thinking. The experts were visiting Tallinn for a week, having come from all over Europe.

In this workshop we will focus on two aspects: How can we encourage young people to set the agenda for dialogue by helping them to identify meaningful questions? How can we facilitate respectful dialogue that bravely explores complex issues? The seminar is organised by New Power in Youth Strategic Partnership between National Agencies for Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps.

As part of Youth Dialogue Lab we organise an excursion to the Estonian office of the fintech company Wise. This is currently the most valuable centrepiece of Estonia. But what is the value of money? That is what we will discuss during a group dialogue with all the participants.

On this day we are hosting school students from Latvia who are visiting Tallinn for a long weekend. During this time they are working on themes like democracy, sustainable development, climate, education, and more. We will give a presentation and engage them in a dialogue. The NGO Pašpārvalžu Atbalstam is organising this programme.

In what ways does Estonia’s geopolitical and security situation affect our daily lives? How can I cope? What makes me feel safe? What can support me and my community? These questions were the starting point of one dialogue circle we organised with students of Tallinna Pelgulinna Riigigümnaasium.

On the 7th of May we celebrated the birthday of our NGO; we are two years old now. The first concepts for the Estonian Dialogue Academy were developed in 2023. We officially registered as a non-profit MTÜ in Estonia in 2024. We are very grateful to everyone who has been part of our journey so far!

All the five international partners of the Teach Peace project gathered in Tallinn for three days of intensive collaborative work. We tested a draft version of our peace education training programme for adults with a group of experts in peace and adult education. Their feedback was invaluable in helping the team to improve and strengthen the programme.

As part of the National Dialogue Circle project in Estonia we organised one dialogue for the international community in Estonia. The central questions were: In what ways does Estonia’s geopolitical and security situation affect our daily lives? How can I cope? What makes me feel safe? What can support me and my community?

We organised a special session of our Youth Dialogue Lab project at Audentes International School. A group of 40 students talked about the question ‘What do I need to feel safe in my community?’ First, they shared their ideas about what it means to feel safe and welcome. After that, they explored how their community could support them in feeling safer.

Last Thursday, we held a wonderful party to celebrate the opening of the NGO Hub at Telliskivi Creative City / Telliskivi Loomelinnak. Together with seven other organisations, we form a vibrant NGO community. Our floor has been completely refurbished with new workplaces, meeting spaces, a brand new kitchen and a launch area.

A group of enthusiastic and dedicated people participated our two-day Dialogue Facilitation training. Professional facilitation is crucial in helping dialogue participants reach new levels of understanding, managing emotions, and switching effectively between conceptual and personal perspectives. In fall 2026 we will organise this training again.