Armenian Caritas

Social Protection of Children
Goal: Sustainable opportunities for the social Inclusion of disadvantaged children and their families Child protection in Armenia faces a vast variety of challenges, as the child situation in the country…

Institutional Development of AC
Goal: Improved program design and quality management capacity of Armenian Caritas Resulted from the tendency of continuously widening activities of the organization it becomes difficult to ensure proper follow-up and…

Disaster Risk reduction and emergency response
Goal: Enhanced individual and community resilience towards disasters through preparation, response and recovery The overall goal of this strategic programming is to enhance preparedness of AC personnel, its beneficiaries and…

Social inclusion and care of the elderly
GOAL: Mechanisms of meeting social needs, integration of the elderly in community life and mechanisms of active ageing are ensured for the disadvantaged elderly that live in difficult conditions of…

Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Goal: People with disabilities are empowered and enabling environment for inclusion is created Persons with disabilities especially children and their families are one of the vulnerable groups supported by the Armenian…

Community Development
Goal: Sustainable communities built through improvement of socio-economic conditions and realization of community potential AC started its community development program intervention yet in 1998, when the Organization understood the necessity…

Migration and Integration
GOAL: Migration policies and practices in Armenia are endorsed and reformed. The overall goal of migration and reintegration strategic direction refers consistent work in two directions- advocacy, awareness raising and…

Armenian Caritas is headquartered in Gyumri.

The organization has about 200 employees and about 80 volunteers. Armenian Caritas operates in the provinces of Shirak, Lori, Gegharkunik, Ararat as well as in the capital, Yerevan. After more than two decades of operation, Armenian Caritas has made positive changes to the lives of thousands of people by implementing countless social and developmental initiatives in 125 communities across Armenia. Today, there are about 50 different programs in place.