Avaron supports the Estonian Debate Society
Every year at Christmas, Avaron provides financial support to initiatives related to youth education and sports. Over the years, we have contributed to eleven foundations whose work and values genuinely matter to us.
In 2025, we decided to direct our Christmas donation to the Estonian Debate Society, which helps ensure that young people leave the education system with strong critical thinking and argumentation skills. We believe these skills are essential in today’s world if we want to maintain and develop a strong, well-functioning society.
The Estonian Debate Society trains both teachers, middle school and high school students and develops debate-based learning materials. It also provides young people with opportunities to engage in high-level competitive debating and contributes to improving the quality of public discourse by equipping people with tools to critically analyze and evaluate information.
The Estonian Debate Society was founded in 1994 as a program of the Open Estonia Foundation initiated by George Soros. In 1998, the organization became an independent non-profit association. Each year, nearly 800 young people from across Estonia participate in the Estonian Debate Society’s tournaments, and in 2025 a total of 1,300 students were trained.
