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EU4Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Armenian Communities

The Project is part of the EU Action EU4Energy Efficiency and Environment and of the “Management of natural resources and safeguarding of ecosystem services for sustainable rural development in the South Caucasus” (ECOserve) programme, which is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

 

Project objective: Communities and households have better access to energy efficiency and sustainable energy solutions, thereby contributing to the improved energy security of the rural population and the conservation of natural resources.

The project contributes to the overall objective of the EU Action,

“My Right. Next Level. Inclusive Education in Armenia and Kosovo” project

Project duration: 01.09.2023 – 28.02.2026

Location: Shirak Region

 

Overall objective: Contribute to inclusive and equitable quality education for children with disabilities and their parents in Kosovo (Prizren, South Kosovo) and Armenia (Shirak Region), in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal 4, 5 and 10, Art 28 and Art 23 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children, and Art 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

 

Project outputs:

Output 1- 80 CWD (Children with disabilities) are encouraged to realize their rights and be active parts of their schools
Output 2- Teachers are provided with support (OR:

Terms of Reference for PROJECT ENERGY AUDITOR, MONITORING AND VERIFICATION CONSULTANT

Project name – Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Communities of Shirak Marz, Armenia – PRE/GIZ

Armenian Caritas Benevolent NGO, within the framework of the “EU4Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Armenian Communities” project, co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH as a part of the “ECOserve” program, is starting a new initiative “Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Communities of Shirak Marz, Armenia”.

 

Within the framework of the “Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Communities of Shirak Marz,

Armenian Caritas in response 05.10.2023

Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack against Nagorno-Karabakh from September 19, targeting civilian infrastructure and civilians. Civilians were also killed and injured. On September 20, the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities accepted the proposal of the command of the Russian peacekeeping mission regarding the cessation of fire. On September 21, the representatives of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan met in Evlakh. On September 25, the second meeting of the representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan took place in Ivanyan (Khojalu), and on September 29, the third meeting took place in Evlakh.

In recent days, citizens forcibly displaced from Nagorno Karabakh are being moved to Armenia.

“My Right. Next Level” project was announced

During September, a roundtable discussion/kick-off meeting was held within the project “My Right. Next Level. Inclusive Education in Armenia and Kosovo” funded by the Austrian Development Agency and Caritas Austria. The aim of the roundtable discussion was the presentation of the results of the previous project on inclusive education at 6 target schools and 6 target kindergartens of the Shirak Region as well as the presentation on the new “My Right. Next Level” project and signing of Memorandums of Understanding.

The event was attended by Mr. Klaus Kapper, the Head of the Yerevan Office of the Austrian Development Agency,