03Dec
01Dec
Armenian Caritas implements family oriented support for children and their families in critical circumstances in five “Little Prince” Day Care Centers since 2009. Based on the gained experience Armenian Caritas will continue creating and developing community-based services for vulnerable children and their families. Community-based systems are essential and need to be expanded. Therefore, we will establish small group homes as substitutes for large institutions, intended for children whose homes are not conducive to the vital principles of development, nurture, support, and protection. The first Small Group House will be founded in Vanadzor for 10 children without parental care in April 2018.
17Nov
Since the day of its establishment in 1995 “Armenian Caritas” has implemented numerous projects targeting children and their families. As a result of implementation of these projects “Armenian Caritas” came to the decision to continue its efforts to family-based support, keeping main focus on child care and protection in family environment. Creating day care social centers for children and families since 2009 “Armenian Caritas” provides community- based complex services to the disadvantaged children and parents by means of multi professional staff. Read More …>>
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Since the day of its establishment in 1995 “Armenian Caritas” has implemented numerous projects targeting children and their families.
13Nov
Monica Khorotyan, has been selected as our Volunteer of the Month for October, 2017!
Monica has been volunteering in “Armenian Caritas” Gyumri Head Office since 2014. She is actively involved in administrative works and mainly helps with
“I volunteer because it continuously teaches me something new about people, about cooperation, about compassion, and about myself. In helping others, I am reminded that we are all in this together and we need to remember to support each other.
At the beginning of my volunteering I was not self-confident and in some cases may feel uncomfortable,
10Nov
From the 7th to 10th of November, Valentina Chupik, one of the representatives of Tong Jahoni International NGO in Moscow, visited Armenia within the framework of Promoting Protection of Labour Migrants by Strengthening Partnership in Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and Russia program implemented by Armenian Caritas Benevolent NGO. Valentina Chupik is an experienced human rights defender in Russia more specifically specialized in the field of migrants’ rights. So, the purpose of her visit was to conduct training sessions for the employees of State Employment Agency under the Ministry of Labour and Social Issues of the Republic of Armenia, as well as for the employees of “Armenian Caritas” NGO and other NGOs.