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17Nov

Business consultancy and development of Business Plan for paid home care services for the elderly Armenian Caritas BNGO

For more than 19 years, “Armenian Caritas” has been serving community members and society by creating positive social change. About 15 years already the organization provides home care services for the elderly living alone. The unified mission of the projects “National Home Care for Elderly,” “Day-Care Centers for the Elderly” and “Supplementary Day-Care Support for the Elderly” is to enhance the quality of the life of aged people, leading to positive social change, and delivering value to members through information, advocacy, and diverse services. Read more…>>

Position: Business Consultant

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16Nov

Expert to analyze and review public health services provided by “Armenian Caritas”

The experience of “Armenian Caritas” in this sector shows that although officially people can access primary healthcare services funded by the state, still the essential health care needs remain unmet and a big group of vulnerable people, including children and the elderly, get deprived of elementary medical services. In its PHC center Caritas serves around 3000 persons in 4500 visits per year. The clinic holds a license of the RA Ministry of Health (RA MH) that authorizes it to provide the following PHC services. Read more…>>

Position: Expert to analyze and review health services of AC

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16Nov

Our Shant

Shant Demirjian is a Syrian-Armenian volunteer at “Armenian Caritas” Yerevan office and he is involved in the migration and trafficking related projects. Shant talks on the initiation and importance of volunteering in humanitarian sphere.

Shant left Kessab for Armenia, because of the civil war. The Armenian populated town of Kessab is situated in the North –Western part of Syria, in the Aleppo Region. Besides Kessab, 9 villages out of 13 were Armenian populated too. 8 Armenian churches with the affiliated schools were operating in Kessab Region. Shant’s life was full of Armenian spirit in Kessab. He attended Armenian school,

13Nov

Child Safeguarding Policy

Child Safeguarding Policy

Project duration: 01.06.2016 – 28.02.2017

Beneficiaries: “Armenian Caritas” beneficiaries (children, young people and their families), staff and volunteers.

Location: “Armenian Caritas” Child Care Centers.

Goal: To ensure the safety of children within all child-oriented projects through elaboration and application of the Armenian Caritas Child Safeguarding Policy.

Activities: “Armenian Caritas”

11Nov

The Earned House of an Honoured Woman

Horomsima Davtyan was born in 1929 in a family of a musician. She has born and raised in Ghukasyan village, attending the local school. Her father Stepan Davtyan was a musician and her mother was a housekeeper.

In 1944 after many years of living in the village, the family decided to move to Gyumri. Mrs. Horomsima began to work at Gyumri’s Textile factory. For about 5 months she was a trainee and then up to 1951 she worked there as a weaver.