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Sabine: Children and Youth Assistance Services

Family type alternative care service for children in difficult life situations

Project duration: 01.05.2021-01.05.2024

Location: Vanadzor, Lori Region

Number of beneficiaries: Up to 10 children and their families

Goal: In Lori Region, the right to grow up in a safe family type and nurturing environment is  upheld  for  children in difficult life situations

Description: The Project suggests Small Group Home as an alternative care option for those children who due to lack of opportunities to live with their biological families,

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  1. Context & background

Title of the project: Institutionalising a Volunteer First Responder Service in Armenia (VolFiRe)

Country / Location: Armenia / nationwide

Date of the Action:01.12.2022 –  31.08.2025

 

The Civil Protection system in Armenia is currently mainly based on professional responders from governmental institutions. They are to a large extent on-duty firefighters and other paid staff of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES). But Armenia has numerous remote areas particularly affected by the limited coverage through the regional fire and rescue services.

Carefree childhood

Project Duration: 1 year

Number of Beneficiaries: 10

Location: Gyumri, Gavar

Goal: Promotes the growth of fertility

Description:  The Armenian Caritas  BNGO, with the sponsorship of the Martinyan charity Foundation, will pay quarterly money to 10 families, 5 of which are from Gyumri and 5 from Gavar, for 3 or more children born in the family after January 2024, until the child reaches the age of 6 years.

 

Partners: Martinyan charity Foundation

Budget:

Terms of Reference: Development of rural municipalities in the northwest communities of Armenia (2021 – 2024)

Project Evaluation

1.Background information

“Armenian Caritas” was founded in 1995 by the Armenian Catholic Church with the extensive support from the Catholic Relief Services.

“Armenian Caritas,” which has ‘Benevolent NGO status,’ focuses its efforts on social protection and care, community-based development programs to improve the living and educational conditions, to improve public health to the most vulnerable social groups, migration and integration to implement sustainable reintegration measures for returnees and humanitarian and development activities. Since the beginning of its work, “Armenian Caritas” has provided direct assistance to thousands of people in 125 communities of Armenia.

Little Green Guardians: Eco Learning Hub

Project Duration:  01.11.2023 – 30.04.2024

Number of Beneficiaries: 250 children, 200 children from the community

Location: Vanadzor

 

Goal: To establish an integrated environmental education hub within the day care center premises, fostering a generation of environmentally conscious citizens from an early age.  

 Description: The project aims to address environmental issues by  establishing an environmental education hub within the day care center premises. This hub will develop and implement age-appropriate educational programs and materials to raise environmental awareness among children.