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Volunteer of the Month April, 2017

1Arpine Avdalyan has been selected as our Volunteer of the Month for April 2017!

“My day begins and ends in the “Emili Aregak” Center and I can’t imagine my daily routine out of here.”

Arpine has been volunteering in the Gyumri “Emili Aregak” Care Center for Children with Multiple Disabilities since its foundation. Since 2008, Arpine has been actively involved in the activities of the Center.

“In volunteering, it’s important to be able to work unselfishly”, – says Arpine. According to Arpine, her long-term volunteer experience was full of achievements – “Here I’ve learned to be honest with myself and others.

Dr. Tom Catena’s visit to “Armenian Caritas” Headquarters

web 15 thumbMay 24 was a special day for “Armenian Caritas” as the finalist of Aurora prize 2017 Dr. Tom Catena and his colleagues honored the office by their presence. Dr. Catena practices and treats around 750,000 patients in the Mother of Mercy Hospital in Sudan. Patients frequently travel by foot for up to a week to reach him. Dr. Catena was born in New York City and received his medical degree from Duke University…

May 24 was a special day for “Armenian Caritas” as the finalist of Aurora prize 2017 Dr. Tom Catena and his colleagues honored the office by their presence.

Partners’ Visit to Artashat Centers

17Archbishop Raphael Minassian and CNEWA Programs’ Director Thomas M. Varghese and Communications Director Michael J.L. La Civita visited Artashat to get acquainted with the projects implementing here. First, they visited the Home Care office and met with the staff. With the staff they discussed the work they perform. To have a better idea on the projects they visited the beneficiaries, got acquainted with their problems and the work that is performed by the Home Care staff…

Archbishop Raphael Minassian and CNEWA Programs’ Director Thomas M. Varghese and Communications Director Michael J.L. La Civita visited Artashat to get acquainted with the projects implementing here.

Promoting of Overall Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Armenia

Promoting of Overall Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Armenia

Project Duration: 01.02.2017 – 31.01.2019

Location: Shirak province, Armenia

Overall objective:

The goal of the project is to support schools to establish necessary conditions for the inclusion of children with disabilities.

For this purpose, based on the Index Tool, school needs will be revealed and school development plans based on their priorities will be elaborated which will lead the schools to the creation of a barrier free inclusive environment for the education of disabled children.