This document summarizes information about charity and development cooperation. It discusses the etymology and forms of charity, top charitable donors, and development in Estonia. Charity aims to help the poor, widows, orphans, sick and disabled. Top donors include Warren Buffett and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In Estonia, development cooperation focuses on reducing global poverty through organizations like the Good Deed Foundation. It also provides humanitarian aid in disasters globally and in countries like Haiti. A 2008 survey in Estonia found that people and opinion leaders support providing assistance to less developed countries.

1. Charity. Development Co-operation Birgit Rae 2010

3. The act of giving money, goods

4. „ Almsgiving“

5. The poor, widows, orphans, sick and disabled

6. Forms of charity (directly, indirectly)

7. Institutions – charities, orphanages, food banks, religious orders, hospitals, organizations that visit the homebound ( koju jääma sunnitud ) and imprisoned etc

8. One of the five pillars of the Islam

14. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

15. The largest single charitable donation ( $ 10 million )

17. Herb Alpert ( $13 million )

21. save human lives focusing on the most vulnerable population groups

23. to support peace and stability, the granting of human rights, the development of democracy as well as the promoting of good governance practices in developing countries

24. to support economic development and the liberalisation of international trade system and

25. to support environmentally sustainable development.

27. Political aspect

28. Economic aspect

29. Cultural aspect

30. Since 1998

31. 0,1% of Gross National Income (GNI) annually

32. Objectives and priorities are outlined in the "Principles of Estonian Development Co-operation" approved by the Riigikogu

33. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs co-ordinates programmes

34. “ The Strategy of Estonian Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Aid 2006-2010“ - approved in 2006

35. Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Afghanistan

38. Support to earthquake victims in Iran, Turkey, India and Pakistan

39. Soften the consequences of the floods in Poland and Czech Republic and famine in Georgia

41. Estonian Disaster Relief Team IHP Support Mission in Haiti (January 2010) 297 309 (EEK)

42. Estonian Disaster Relief Team IHP Base Camp Mission in Haiti (January - February 2010) 1 072 936 (EEK)

45. Opinion leaders : 150 politicians, senior civil servants, journalists and representatives of the third sector

52. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_%28practice%29

53. http://www.charitynavigator.org/

54. http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2006/06/26/647521.aspx

55. http://www.bbb.org/us/Charity-Standards/

56. http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1268-giving-back-fund-announces-top-30-celebrity-givers

57. http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/node/4084

58. “ We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill Thank you!