1. Project Summary: Recognise. Protect. Realise.
As part of their unwavering commitment to safeguard the rights of vulnerable people, the three organizations namely; Caritas Austria, Caritas Lebanon and Armenian Caritas formed a cross-border consortium to implement an action which is based on the view that applying a human rights-based approach will mitigate the global migration and refugee crisis. The goal of the action is to contribute to the defence of human rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in Lebanon and Armenia through providing solutions for refugees and migrants in each country, with a particular focus on         Syrian Armenian refugees in both countries.

Brief Description:  Financed by the European Union, the Austrian Development Cooperation and Caritas Austria the project “First Inclusive and Barrier-free Bakery and Coffee Shop in Gyumri” promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities into labour market by depicting the disabled employees as assets. The action is coordinated by Caritas Austria and executed by its partner, Armenian Caritas.

The project has five major components:

1. Inclusive Bakery and Coffee Shop.
2. Herbal gardening.
3. Training and cooperation.
4. Therapeutic Handicraft work.
5. Public Awareness Raising.

The action to be evaluated has the following Overall Objective (OO) and Specific Objectives (SO):