Armenian Caritas’ OPO’s ARAMAZD: Within the framework of the “Community for Community Program” Vanadzor’s Arrajynt’ats’ NGO implements the project “Community-Based Socio-Economic Development through Poultry Farming Development”.

The goal is to promote socio-economic development of the Lejan and Agarak settlements in the Lori Fortress area of the Stepanavan district, located in the Lori region, through the introduction of poultry farming and sustainable income opportunities.

The beneficiaries of the project are 40 socially vulnerable families of each of the above mentioned settlements (80 families in total).

These families took part in trainings on the topic of cultivation and care of 1-2-day-old chicks.

Within the framework of the project, a 2,000-egg incubator was purchased and put to use.

The 40 beneficiary families of Lejan have already received 1-day-old chicks. Agarak’s beneficiary families will also receive them in the future.

Recent visits to Lejan’s beneficiary families—who received chickens 20 days ago— showed the chickens were in good shape and the losses were very small.

Agarak and Lejan have a great deal of potential for poultry farming and have the opportunity become known for the trade throughout the Republic of Armenia.