Improvement of Educational Conditions of Village Schools and Kindergartens

Project Duration: 01.03.2016-31.03.2016

Number of Beneficiaries: Arevik School – 225, Arevik kindergarten – 60, Byurakn School – 131, Hovuni School–76

Number of Beneficiaries:  492

Location: Arevik, Byurakn, Hovuni

Background:
Education is the foundation for a healthy and developed society, as well as a vital determinant of civic culture and participation in democratic politics. The sphere of education in Armenia is emphasized by the government of Armenia as one of prerequisites for sustainable development of the country,

Improvement of Educational Conditions of Arevik Kindergarten

Project Duration:  01.03.2016 – 31.03.2016

Number of Beneficiaries:  50 vulnerable children

Location:  Shirak Province, Arevik village

Background:
Almost immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Armenia was plunged into a period of deep economic and social crisis. From 1990 to 1993, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by half, the largest decline in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and one of the sharpest recorded by any country. Ten years later,

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.