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11Jan

TERMS OF REFERENCE for the interim evaluation of the project

 “PROMOTION OF INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL IN ARMENIA”

Background and short description of the project: 

The project is financed by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through Caritas Germany. Project’s aim is to contribute to the establishment of inclusive and equitable quality education for all in Armenia.

Project’s important components are trainings of staffs of 7 partner schools and kindergartens involved in the project to deliver with tools for application of inclusive practices at school as well as the equipment of one model classroom in each school and kindergarten for implementation of inclusive education,

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29Dec

LETTER OF PATRIARCH RAPHAEL BEDROS XXI MINASSIAN TO ARMENIAN CARITAS

“Honorable brothers and beloved sons in Christ, Before the Holy Nativity, Christ and His earthly parents knocked at the doors of many and were rejected until they found a cradle in the manger of the cave. All the suffering, deprivation, and neglect that Christ endured is a reflection of all those who are suffering today, being rejected, and being deprived of their most important rights. Therefore, we urge the staff of Armenian Caritas to pass on the light of Christ’s Nativity and the radiant hope and joy to all those living in difficult conditions, because, even in deprivation, Christ gave us the hope of salvation and guided us to eternal life.

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20Dec

Sabine: Assistance Services to Children and Families in Difficult Living Conditions

Project Duration: 01.02.2024-01.02.2026

Number of Beneficiaries: Up to 10 children and their families

Location: Vanadzor, Lori Region

 

Goal: In Lori Region, the right to grow up in a safe and nurturing environment is upheld for up to ten children without parental care receiving full time care in Sabine SGH and the risks of child-family separation are mitigated in families in difficult situations.

Description: The Project suggests a family-type Small Group Home model as alternative to large orphanages and as an interim solution during the transitional period for children who do not currently have the opportunity to live with a biological or other family.

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01Dec

ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

Introduction

“It is not science and technology, or the increasing means of economic and material development, but the human person, and especially groups of persons, communities and nations, freely choosing to face the problems together, who will, under God, determine the future”.[1]

Armenian Caritas (AC) shares the Vision of Caritas Internationalis in promoting the values and principles of Environmental Justice and has the Vision of a world in which our environmental interdependence “is met by joint responsibility, our common destiny by solidarity”[2]; where the goods of the earth are shared by all;

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01Dec

Code of Ethics

 Striving to live our values:

Code of Ethics for Caritas Internationalis member organizations

Introduction

The work of Caritas Internationalis is motivated, oriented and defined by Holy Scripture, the teaching and tradition of the Catholic Church and a loving personal encounter with people in need.  “Caritas is the Church’s caress to her people” and embodies a preferential option for and with those who are poor, excluded or marginalised.  Caritas strives to secure the integral development of the whole person, and to relieve the suffering caused by catastrophes,

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