Andrea Kivi

Chief Executive Officer @ESTDEVestonia
#FromthePeopleofEstonia

[ESTDEV 🇪🇪 #StandWithUkraine @ESTDEVestonia]

#ESTDEV has announced an international framework procurement for the implementation of cybersecurity and e-governance projects 🌐

This enables ESTDEV and partners to implement various cybersecurity projects over the next four years. As a concrete example, a cybersecurity project CURE funded by @Sida in Ukraine will be implemented through 2027. 🇺🇦

🗓️ The deadline for submitting the tenders is December 10, 2026.

ESTDEV plays a central role in planning and implementing 🇪🇪’s joint projects with international donors and partner countries.

👉 More info: https://t.co/2uHOQqTwRC

#FromThePeopleOfEstonia

[Andrea Kivi @andreakivi_est]

Connecting Estonian expertise with global opportunities.
There is huge potential for 🇪🇪 companies to contribute their expertise in e-governance, cybersecurity, AI and energy. We are working to turn that potential into new partnerships and opportunities in our partner countries.

[ESTDEV 🇪🇪 #StandWithUkraine @ESTDEVestonia]

🇪🇪🌍 Opening new doors for Estonian companies and expertise abroad

ESTDEV and the European Commission’s DG ENEST explored opportunities for 🇪🇪 expertise in e-governance, cybersecurity, AI, energy, transport and logistics, connecting development cooperation with private-sector innovation.

@MFAestonia @eu_enlargement_ @MargusGering @WinterKati

#FromThePeopleOfEstonia

[Andrea Kivi @andreakivi_est]

Great news as preparations for #URC2027 in Tallinn move forward!
We are working closely to bring international partners together & turn shared commitments into deliverables for Ukraine’s recovery. With another harsh winter ahead, delivering support to 🇺🇦 matters more than ever.

[Margus Tsahkna @Tsahkna]

Preparations for the Ukraine Recovery Conference #URC2027 in Tallinn next January are well underway.

The Ukrainian side has confirmed that the President of Ukraine has signed the invitations to world leaders. Estonia and Ukraine are working closely together to bring international partners to Tallinn.

Our goal is to turn shared commitments into practical deliverables and ensure Ukraine receives urgent support as it faces another harsh winter.

[Ülle Madise @YlleMadise]

Had a phone call with President @ZelenskyyUa, I reassured Estonia’s firm support for #Ukraine and its people. We will keep helping Ukraine defend itself and join the #EU and #NATO. Ukraine’s security is our security and as so we can’t accept borders changed by force.

[ESTDEV 🇪🇪 #StandWithUkraine @ESTDEVestonia]

🇺🇦 From Zhytomyr to global markets: 150 Ukrainian entrepreneurs strengthened their export skills, international networks and business partnerships through ESTDEV and Visionest Institute’s #UniteForTrade programme.

Stronger businesses help build a more resilient Ukraine 🇪🇪🤝🇺🇦

Read more from the link in the comments 👇

#FromThePeopleOfEstonia

[Andrea Kivi @andreakivi_est]

Last night’s attack on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure is a stark reminder of what Ukraine faces as winter approaches. Our support must remain steadfast. Strengthening UA’s 🇺🇦 resilience is an investment in our common security.
My OpEd on why 🇪🇪 development cooperation matters👇

[ESTDEV 🇪🇪 #StandWithUkraine @ESTDEVestonia]

Last night’s massive ballistic attack on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure is another reminder of Putin’s intentions: to undermine Ukraine, exhaust its people and break their will to resist, not pursue peace.

In her latest opinion piece, ESTDEV CEO @andreakivi_est explains why Estonian development cooperation matters in strengthening Ukraine’s resilience ahead of winter.

Read here:
https://t.co/j4PRaMHVib #ERR

[Andrea Kivi @andreakivi_est]

Awful news from our partner, the Olena Zelenska Foundation. Its work is irreplaceable for Ukrainian children.
RU’s deliberate attacks on humanitarian aid show its utter disregard for human life. 🇺🇦’s resilience will not be broken. We keep supporting and helping Ukraine 💙💛

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

A Russian attack destroyed the warehouse of Olena Zelenska Foundation today.

Humanitarian aid t be distributed to Ukrainian kids, their families and schools was kept there, waiting to be transported across Ukraine: generators, household appliances, e-books, laptops, tablets, medical equipment etc.

In recent months, Russia has also attacked warehouses of international relief organizations such as the Red Cross and the UN.

Russia intensifies its terror on Ukrainian civilians, hoping to make their lives as miserable as possible and cause a humanitarian refugee crisis in Europe this winter.

[Ambassador Mariin Ratnik @MariinRatnik]

A reminder.
Nobody is left behind.

#WeDoNotForget

[Andrea Kivi @andreakivi_est]

🇺🇦🇪🇪 Today in Zhytomyr, together with Foreign Minister Margus @Tsahkna, we opened EDUHUB, a new space for nearly 4,000 kindergarten teachers.
Better tools. New ideas. Stronger teachers.

💙💛Because when we invest in teachers, we invest in Ukraine’s children and future.

[ESTDEV 🇪🇪 #StandWithUkraine @ESTDEVestonia]

🇺🇦🇪🇪 #ESTDEV, the City of Zhytomyr, and Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University signed a memorandum launching Ukraine’s first pilot project using prefabricated renovation technology developed and manufactured in Estonia.

The project will reconstruct a dormitory at Zhytomyr Polytechnic using factory-produced facade elements and energy-efficient solutions made in Estonia, demonstrating how Estonian technology and know-how can contribute to Ukraine’s reconstruction.

Read more: https://t.co/bUWj5frmlI

#FromThePeopleOfEstonia

[ESTDEV 🇪🇪 #StandWithUkraine @ESTDEVestonia]

Good to meet with our colleagues at @expertisefrance in Kyiv🇺🇦 to exchange ideas and talk about the projects we’re working on in Ukraine.

We also introduced them to the Ukraine Recovery Conference, which Estonia will host in 2027.

Strong partnerships mean we can do more together and make a bigger impact in Ukraine 🇪🇪🤝🇫🇷.

[ESTDEV 🇪🇪 #StandWithUkraine @ESTDEVestonia]

🇪🇪🇺🇦 Today we met with Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Education and Science @MON_UKRAINE to discuss the country’s key education priorities: keeping education safe and accessible during the war, strengthening digital solutions and supporting teachers, kids and families, and how ESTDEV could contribute to further developing the educational sector.

We currently have many projects in Ukraine, focused on education from safe learning environments and teacher development to digital education and innovation. From kindergarten to univeristy.

We’re proud to support Ukraine’s education system today and help build its European future.

[Andrea Kivi @andreakivi_est]

In Kyiv today, we discussed with 🇺🇦’s Digital Transformation Minister @UDTFerchuk how to keep people connected through another difficult winter.
Digitalisation is part of resilience. We’ll keep supporting digital services and cyber defence to help keep essential services running.

[Andrea Kivi @andreakivi_est]

A very important step for Zviahel and @ESTDEVestonia 🇪🇪🇺🇦

We signed a memorandum to build a new rehabilitation centre at Zviahel Hospital.

A place that will help up to 5,300 people a year recover from serious injuries and illness.
The agreement is signed. Now the work begins!

[ESTDEV 🇪🇪 #StandWithUkraine @ESTDEVestonia]

🇪🇪🇺🇦 Today at ESTDEV, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ukraine’s senior public sector leaders for an open exchange on what it takes to keep institutions strong and adaptable through war, recovery and the path to EU membership.

Estonia shares its experience and learns from Ukraine’s. 🤝

[Andrea Kivi @andreakivi_est]

That’s exactly our goal when rebuilding and developing Ukraine’s education system. Resilience is also built in kindergartens, schools and classrooms through learning in all its forms.

Let’s keep the good work going with good friends! 🇺🇦🇪🇪

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

Thank you, dear @Tsahkna, for Estonia’s steadfast support for Ukraine, our people and our children.

Russia targets our schools because it understands that those who study today will build the Ukraine of tomorrow — free, strong, and European. It destroys classrooms and books, but it will never deprive us of our identity, knowledge, or determination to shape our own future.

We deeply value Estonia’s remarkable contribution to rebuilding and strengthening Ukraine’s education system, including through ESTDEV. Every school rebuilt, every classroom reopened, and every Ukrainian child able to continue learning is a victory over Russia’s attempt to destroy Ukraine’s future — a future Moscow will never be able to take away from us.

[Andrea Kivi @andreakivi_est]

Education is playing a huge role in rebuilding Ukraine. Proud that @ESTDEVestonia is contributing to this work together with our Ukrainian partners. 🇪🇪🇺🇦

Wishing all students a great start to the new school year! 📚

[Margus Tsahkna @Tsahkna]

Knowledge Day is a reminder that every child and adult has the right to learn in safety. But for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, that right is under attack.

Russia’s brutal war of aggression is in its fifth year. Ukrainian schools have been destroyed, millions of books lost, and drone and missile attacks continue to disrupt education and put lives at risk.

Moscow knows that those learning today will shape Ukraine’s tomorrow. That is why it targets the education system: to undermine Ukraine’s future. We must not let it happen.

Supporting Ukraine’s education system is a priority for Estonia. 15 of our 45 @ESTDEVestonia projects contribute to building a modern, democratic and resilient education system, from early childhood to adulthood.

Russia will not destroy Ukraine’s future. Estonia stands with Ukraine.

[Andrea Kivi @andreakivi_est]

Happy to finally be here on X! 👋

I’ll be sharing some thoughts and updates from my work at @ESTDEVestonia, as well as stories from our projects and the people we work with.

Looking forward to connecting with you here.