Project Duration: 36 months, July 2018 – June 2021
Final beneficiaries: 22.000 Syrian Armenian refugees and local host population
Location: Yerevan
Background:
Overall objective:
To contribute to the National Integration Policy that intends to guarantee a dignified life for Syrian Armenians in Armenia through full protection and integration.
Specific objective:
To improve social and economic resilience of Syrian Armenians and host population and to strengthen institutional capacities for economic growth in Armenia
Intermediary outcomes and main activities:
Introduction
This ToR defines the context and deliverables of a Project development process that is to be carried out in the framework of the project “Inclusive and Equitable quality education for All in Armenia”, funded by Caritas Germany.
The overall objective of the project is: “To contribute to the establishment of inclusive and equitable quality education for All in Armenia (SDG 4)”.
The Concept Note of the project has been approved by BMZ (Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany).
Within the framework of the project a planning workshop should be organized for the development of final application of the project for Armenia and Georgia.
On June 2, the Executive Director of Armenian Caritas BNGO Gagik Tarasyan and the Executive Director of Wired International Community Health Education Organization Gary Selnow signed a Memorandum of understanding. According to this Memorandum, health educational programs implemented by Wired International in Armenia will be coordinated by Armenian Caritas. “Armenian Caritas” also will assist with the translation of selected medical and healthcare modules, and assist in hosting the annual consultative meeting of Armenian Wired International CHEs.
Later, a meeting with partner organizations took place in “Armenian Caritas”, during which representative of Wired International Sebouh Baghdoyan highlighted the activity and regular presentation of the work done to Wired International.
1. Project Summary: Recognise. Protect. Realise.
As part of their unwavering commitment to safeguard the rights of vulnerable people, the three organizations namely; Caritas Austria, Caritas Lebanon and Armenian Caritas formed a cross-border consortium to implement an action which is based on the view that applying a human rights-based approach will mitigate the global migration and refugee crisis. The goal of the action is to contribute to the defence of human rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in Lebanon and Armenia through providing solutions for refugees and migrants in each country, with a particular focus on Syrian Armenian refugees in both countries.
Within the framework of “HIV/AIDS Prevention and Support in the Post-Soviet Countries” Project an information event, a flash mob and candle lighting was organized in Gyumri for the International AIDS Memorial Day. Young people added the pieces to the traditional AIDS quilt and the interested passers-by approaching the AIDS awareness symbol ribbon-stand pinned small red ribbons on it to commemorate those who died of AIDS. After they started a march with candles from Dramataic Square to Vardanants Square.
AIDS Candlelight Memorial takes place every 3rd Sunday in May, however it’s not mere Memorial Day but also a community grassroots movement to end the HIV epidemic.
Brief Description: Financed by the European Union, the Austrian Development Cooperation and Caritas Austria the project “First Inclusive and Barrier-free Bakery and Coffee Shop in Gyumri” promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities into labour market by depicting the disabled employees as assets. The action is coordinated by Caritas Austria and executed by its partner, Armenian Caritas.
The project has five major components:
- Inclusive Bakery and Coffee Shop.
- Herbal gardening.
- Training and cooperation.
- Therapeutic Handicraft work.
- Public Awareness Raising.
The action to be evaluated has the following Overall Objective (OO) and Specific Objectives (SO):
Index for Inclusion: a guide to school development led by inclusive values
Within the framework of Contributing to Better Protection of Migrant Workers through Strengthening Partnership in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Russia program human rights defender
Valentina Chupik from program partner Tong Jahoni organisation was in Armenia. The goal of her visit was to train RA State Employment Agency employees and partner NGO representatives so that they could provide pre-departure counseling to Armenian migrants leaving for Russia. She presented the challenges that Armenians migrants face in Russia and how they can handle them.
If you face migration related problems in Russia, you can get free of charge and 24-hour counseling by calling +7926 8347602.
Starting from the coming school year Shirak region will pass to overall inclusion. Till that a study was conducted in 12 schools of the region within the framework of “Community Action for Full Inclusion in Education” project. On February 22 the project closing conference was organized in Gyumri Technological Center with participation of the Head of EU Delegation to Armenia Piotr Świtalski, Member of Parliament Sophia Hovsepyan, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Lusine Arakelyan, Shirak Governor Tigran Petrosyan, Deputy Mayor Ruben Sanoyan, etc.
The conference was opened by the song “We are all equal” prepared by the students of Artik school N1.
1. Programme background
“Armenian Caritas” Benevolent NGO (AC) and “SME Cooperation Association” NGO (SME) in consortium with the Austrian Red Cross (AutRC), Armenian Red Cross Society, and the “Center for Coordination of Syrian Armenians’ Issues” NGO are implementing the “Increased Resilience of Syrian Armenians and host population” (IRIS) programme funded by the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis (MADAD Fund).
The EU IRIS programme aims at improving social and economic resilience of Syrian Armenians and host population and strengthening institutional capacities for economic growth in Armenia. The action is coordinated by the AutRC.
1. Programme background
“Armenian Caritas” Benevolent NGO (AC) and “SME Cooperation Association” NGO (SME) in consortium with the Austrian Red Cross (AutRC), Armenian Red Cross Society, and the “Center for Coordination of Syrian Armenians’ Issues” NGO are implementing the “Increased Resilience of Syrian Armenians and host population” (IRIS) programme funded by the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis (MADAD Fund).
The EU IRIS programme aims at improving social and economic resilience of Syrian Armenians and host population and strengthening institutional capacities for economic growth in Armenia. The action is coordinated by the AutRC.
Improvement of Social Conditions of Single Mothers in Gyumri, Gavar, Vanadzor and Artashat.
Project Duration: 2019.01.02 – 2019.09.08
Number of Beneficiaries: 120 beneficiaries
Location: Gyumri, Vanadzor, Gavar and Artashat
Background: The amount of monthly income of the Armenians is considerably lower than the supposed sum to fully suffice them to organize their lives in a normal way. At present single mothers in Armenia cannot afford themselves to fully meet their basic needs to organize their daily routines. In general, social-economic situation of single mothers in Armenia during the past 25 years has not changed;
