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01Jul

New head of Armenian Catholics in Armenia!

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Raphael Minasyan as the new head of Armenian Catholics in Armenia, Georgia and Eastern Europe, according to the Patriarchy of the Armenian Catholic Church in Beirut.

Minasian will replace Vahan Ohanian. The official appointment ceremony will take place at the Cathedral of Saint Gregory the Illuminator in Beirut, on July 16, 2011.

Raphael Minasian was born in Lebanon on October 24,1946.

30Jun

I want to change the world

The time is immortal, we leave this world, but it stays stable. Coming to this world we subsist while feeling and seeing all that is gifted to us from heaven. We are happy when we meet nice people in the crossroads of the life and we are sad when we notice sorrow and malice in their eyes.

20May

Opening of Chidren’s Planet in Tashir

39_1 Grand opening of the “Little prince” social center for children in Tashir was held on May 17. It should be noted that it is the forth center along with centers in Gyumri, Gavar, and Vanadzor. The center was established in the framework of Armenian Caritas “Family based promotion of children and youth in challenging circumstances” project which is funded by Caritas Germany and German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

01Apr

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 is problematic. Topical issues include high rates of poverty and unemployment, working poor, high level of migration with increasing number of women-headed families, a lack of a holistic childcare system, huge number of children in institutions, lack of alternative care services, a weak civil society, etc. Children as one of the most vulnerable groups of a society suffer under these circumstances.

Armenian Caritas responds to these challenges with a holistic approach:

23Mar

Little Prince in Vanadzor

42_2 The opening ceremony of the “Little Prince” Social Center for Children took place on March 22, in Vanadzor. The center was established within the project “Strengthening of children and their families in Vanadzor” . The project is run in cooperation with “Crossing Roads” social NGO, and is funded by Caritas Germany.

42_1 The opening ceremony of the “Little Prince” Social Center for Children took place on March 22, in Vanadzor. The center was established within the project “Strengthening of children and their families in Vanadzor” . The project is run in cooperation with “Crossing Roads”