Milan Expo-2015

Project Duration: 01.08.2015 – 31.10.2015

Location: Italy: Milan

Background: 2 videos from “Armenian Caritas” will be shot and screened during the event that “Caritas Europa” will organize in collaboration with “Caritas Italiana” and “Caritas Ambrosiana” during the Expo of Milan on 17 October 2015. The scenarios of the videos have been preliminary agreed with “Caritas Europa”.

The videos have been ordered according to the attached structure, required by “Caritas Europa”.

Partners: Caritas Italia, Caritas Ambrosiana

Budget:

Rehabilitation of drinking and irrigation water supply systems in Northern Armenia

Background:
Implementation of water supply projects has been one of the strategic directions of “Armenian Caritas” since 1996, as thousands of families are deprived of clean and adequate quantity of drinking water regardless the fact that there are enough drinking water resources. The main reason of this problem is the worn out and broken water systems which were constructed in 1960-ies and have never been repaired since then. The water systems in many communities have about 50-60% loss of water and people cannot solve a lot of priority problems.

Rehabilitation of water supply systems in several settlements in Shirak Province

Project Duration: 01.01.2014 – 31.12.2016

Number of Beneficiaries:  3010

Location:  Shirak province, RA

Background:
Armenia has abundant water resources that are generally adequate for drinking, irrigation, and industrial use throughout the country, with some limitations in a few areas. Water usage has been reduced after independence due to a reduction of industrial and agricultural activities. Approximately 98% of drinking water supplies are from groundwater and/or springs, with the remaining percentage from surface water,

Renovation of Lavatories of Hovuni village

Project Duration: 16.03.2015 – 03.09.2015

Number of Beneficiaries: 76

Location: Hovuni village

Background:
Hovuni village is 13 km north-west from the provincial center Gyumri. The village is situated on the right bank of Akhuryan river. 1750m above sea level. The climate is mountainous, with cold and long winters (six months). The ancestors of Hovuni inhabitants emigrated from Basen village in Western Armenia. In Soviet times the population of the village was 1000, now it is 605.

Local level needs assessment in 13 communities

Project Duration: 01.06.2016 – 31.03.2017

Number of Beneficiaries: It’s a Need Assessment, interviews with questionnaire. Beneficiaries can be considered 4 provinces (Shirak, Lori, Gegharkunik and Ararat). This is for the future projects.

Location: Shirak province – 6 villages, Lori province – 3 villages, Gegharkunik province – 3 villages and Ararat province.

Background: A needs assessment is a systematic process for determining and addressing needs, or “gaps” between current conditions and desired conditions or “wants”. The discrepancy between the current condition and wanted condition must be measured to appropriately identify the need.