Let`s Do It Foundation

National Network
Estonie
Address

Telliskivi 60A
10412 Tallinn
Estonie

Telephone
+ 372 552 6063
E-Mail
eva@letsdoitworld.org
E-Mail (2)
agni@letsdoitworld.org
Mobile Phone
+372 552 6063
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2011
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. International/Cultural relations
General Information
Let`s Do It Foundation is a NGO with one board member, acting as CEO. Organisation works mainly in volunteer basis and has formed several teams, like PR & marketing team, regional coordinators team, IT team. A separate branch, called Let`s Do It! Mediterranean (LDIM), was developed on 2013 as a 5-year campaign. The objective of LDIM is to stop waste inflow to the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea so that in five years’ time the Mediterranean Sea would be a clean and biologically diverse environment where every citizen takes full responsibility for the environmental state of the area. In 2015 LDIM is planned to activate more and give a full speed start to this campaign as an independent network of organisations in Mediterranean countries. LDIM has national teams in 15 Mediterranean countries and in 2015 the number is planned to grow into 20. Main partner for this campaign so far has been Unit for the Mediterranean. As LDIF is a project-based NGO,  the funding depends on grants and applications mainly. On 2013 the budget was 102 426 EUR.
Mission and Objectives

Let`s Do It Foundation (Teeme Ära SA) is a NGO with the objective to promote and carry out projects solving social and community issues through actions directed to nature and environment protection, rising social awareness in this area by teaching and media work. The citizen initiative Teeme Ära was started in 2008, when on the 3rd of May 2008 50 000 people came together and cleaned the territory of Estonia from 10 000 tons of illegal garbage (www.teeme2008.ee). Since then the idea of one-day country clean ups has spread all over the world, became an initiative called Let´s Do It! World and in 2014 112 countries and more than 10 million people all over the world have participated in country clean ups (www.letsdoitworld.org). Day of civil actions has been organised every year since 2008 in Estonia (www.teemeara.ee), several conferences, media campaigns and other events are carried out. The foundation was officially registered in 2011, former actions were carried out under the umbrella of Estonian Fund for Nature (www.elfond.ee) and Estonian Civil Society (www.ngo.ee).

Main Projects / Activities

Let`s Do It! World clean up: by 2014 112 countries and more than 10 million volunteers have participated in country-wide clean up events.
 
Let`s Do It! Mediterranean: first clean up event was carried out on the 11th and 11th of May 2014, in which 15 Mediterranean countries and 77 000 volunteers took part. 

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

LDIM has a lot of member organisations in many Mediterranean countries, which in cooperation with other organisations in ALF network can create bigger synergy and contribute to the overal development of the region.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

LDIM project is directly directed into Mediterranean region. The primary goal of LDIM is to bring about a change in attitudes and in peoples minds, and to encourage public support for international cooperation. To support the development of European public to be informed about environmental and global issues, understanding of the relevance of these issues to create a change in their own lives, and able to engage critically with global developments. Project seeks to foster attitudes of solidarity, sustainable ways of living, managing the natural resources and an understanding of one’s connection to a global community. The specific objective of the project is also to develop European citizens' awareness and critical understanding of the interdependent world and of their role, responsibility and lifestyles in relation to a globalised society. 
To encourage cooperation in Mediterranean countries the ALF network organisations can also contribute to the objectives of LDIM.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ms Agni Kaldma
Job Title
Head of partners team
Head of the organisation
Ms Eva Truuverk