The Crisis Research Center has been preparing Kohtla-Järve’s first civil protection project since May 2024.

“We would like to thank all our partners who have helped make this project possible. Special thanks go to the Kohtla-Järve City Government, the Rescue Board, the National Foundation of Civil Society, and the Estonian Ministry of the Interior. However, the most important contributors are, of course, the community members themselves—without them, this initiative would not be possible,” said project manager Anne-May Nagel.

The goal of the Crisis Research Center’s civil protection and crisis skills training program is to provide essential knowledge and skills to help people cope in crisis situations. The opening seminar provided an overview of the upcoming program and how to register for the training sessions.

“This is the first civil protection project in both Kohtla-Järve and Ida-Viru County, focusing on empowering the community through various training sessions conducted in collaboration with experienced professionals. By April, we will have trained over fifty apartment association members and residents on how to handle different types of crises. Additionally, we will have established basic emergency supplies for the community and local government, which can be used in various crises and for setting up resilience centers,” added Hannes Nagel, head of the Crisis Research Center.