What is Estonian Mentally Disabled People Support Organisation?

Like every good thing, also our organisation has several names - "Vaimukad" (The Witts- in English), EVPIT or just support organiation.

The support organisation was founded in 1990 as an association of mentally disabled people support organisation. For mentally disabled people and their families it is a source of independent information and services, a channel through which the problems of disabled people can be communicated to the authorities.

EVPIT represents Estonian organisations dealing with mentally disabled people in global and European organisations as well as in national orgnaisations.

We are a member of:

• Inclusion International
• Incluion Europe
• Estonian Board of Disabled People
• Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organiations
• Estonian Nonformal Adult Education Association

Our mission and goals

A mission of the support organisation is to improve the position of mentally disabled people in Estonia. Our main goal is to stand for the interests of mentally disabled and to help through our activities to construct them equal opportunities with other members of the society.

For a state it is difficult to get information about each individual. Authorities may miss an individual. We provide information about how to act, what to hope for...

We are strong together!

What is the Support Organisation engaged in?

The tasks of the support organisation are:

• Defending the rights of mentally disabled peaople at local, national and international level;
• Forming public opinion;
• Gathering and distributing information;
• Supporting and first contact counselling of mentally disabled people and their families;
• Counselling member organisations;
• Introducing new services for mentally disabled people and conducting piloting projects;
• Providing services to mentally disabled people and their families;
• Organising events and training sessions;
• A base of practical training for students;
• Open special literature library

Training and Counselling Centre organises various courses, seminars and non-formal education training sessions throughout Estonia.

Day Care Centre offers a variety of leisure activities for mentally disabled people and we also have our own library.