TENDER FOR THE EXTERNAL AUDIT OF THE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION PROJECT “ARAMAZD: SMART” IMPLEMENTED BY CARITAS ARMENIA AND SUBSIDISED BY CÁRITAS ESPAÑOLA (CE) AND BY SECOURS CATHOLIQUE CARITAS FRANCE (SCCF – CE) Year <2018-2022>

1 – Purpose of the external audit:

In the present call for tenders, the audit of the final financial report of the following project is requested:

• Project Title: “ARAMAZD: SMART”
• Country/Area: Armenia
• Project Duration: 42 months
• Project Start Date:

 “Emili Aregak Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities”  

1. Background and description of the project:

Emili Aregak Center (EAC) is a Gyumri-based support and resource center for children and young people with disabilities (PWD), as well as with their families based in Gyumri. The Center was founded by Armenian Caritas and Caritas Austria in 2008, based on Caritas Armenia’s experience of working in this field since the early 2000s. In 2020, Caritas Aregak Foundation (CAF) was established to more efficiently run EAC as well as Aregak Bakery &

 Terms of Reference

for conducting a research “Getting Older” within the scope of the project” Innovation for Health” implemented by Armenian Caritas and financed by Caritas Austria, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs of Austria, Caritas Spain and MLSA of the Republic of Armenia

Background:

The number of citizens over 65 years is increasing in Armenia like in many countries in the world. The needs of elderly people are more varied than before. Their care is an important issue not only for economic reasons, but also because of citizens’ universal rights.