TITLE: Programme Manager for Business Incubator within the framework of “Increased Resilience of Syrian Armenians and Host Population” (IRIS) Programme
OPEN TO/ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: All interested specialists
START DATE/ TIME: ASAP
DURATION: Long-term (3 years) contract with 3 months probation period.
LOCATION: Yerevan, Armenia
JOB DESCRIPTION: “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”
Parish Social Ministries in Northern Armenia
Project Duration: 01.04.2022 – 31.03.2023
Beneficiaries: The target groups of the project are parish leaders and volunteers in 12 villages of Shirak region. The final beneficiaries of the project are the 75% of the total population of the 12 villages.
Location: Shirak Region-Panik, Lanjik, Arevik, Azatan, Mets Sepasar, Bavra, Ghazanchi, Sizavet and Saragyugh, Arpeni, Hovtun, Dzithankov villages
Goal:The goal of the project is to improve educational and socio-economic conditions in 12 Catholic villages in Northern Armenia by encouraging Catholic Social Teaching (CST) inspired behavior change in parish leaders in order to increase their capacity to promote Christian inspired volunteerism and to mobilize volunteers in their community to support self-determination and community development.
Expert for Final Evaluation of the Action “Community Action for Full Inclusion in Education”. The evaluation will assess the Action using the five standard DAC evaluation criteria, namely: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and the perspectives of the impact.
The package of job responsibilities and required qualifications download here: 
Time frame: November 12-December 12, 2018
Position: Communication Expert
Location: Armenia, Gyumri
Starting date: November 12, 2018
Communication expert
This ToR defines the modalities and deliverables of the development of the Communication Strategy that is to be carried out for the purposes of the project, titled “Inclusive and Equitable quality education for All”, funded by Caritas Germany.
The overall objective of the project is as follows: “To contribute to the establishment of inclusive and equitable quality education for all,
Inclusive and equitable quality education for all
Project duration: 01.09.2018-31.12.2019
Project location: Armenia: Shirak region: Provincial center Gyumri and 3 rural communities
Beneficiaries/target groups:
- 4 schools in Gyumri, 3 schools in rural communities
- 14 representatives of school administration, 22 pedagogues
- 23 parents’ representatives at the schools
- 4 kindergarten in Gyumri, 3 kindergarten in rural communities
- 7 kindergarten directors, 35 kindergarten educators
- 2 territorial pedagogical-psychological evaluation and support centers in Gyumri and Artik
- Armenian Caritas ʺLittle Prince Centerʺ in Gyumri:
The morning of October 17, 2018 commenced with a Holy Mess in Ordinariate of the Armenian Catholic church in Yerevan. The Mess was conducted by His Eminence Archbishop Raphael Minassian whose patriarchal message targeted the Caritas community, Caritas Family, whose mission is to serve the Armenian nation with love and compassion. The Mess was accompanied by Archimandrite Garnik Hovsepyan and Archimandrite Narek Mnoyan.
The sacred ceremony was attended by representatives of various Caritas organizations-general secretary of European Caritas, representatives of the Spanish, German, French, Austrian, Check, Georgian Caritases, who arrived to meet their partner Armenian Caritas and in the morning to pray altogether for the benefit of the Armenian people.
“Aregak” First Inclusive and Barrier-free Bakery-Café unique in the area was opened in Gyumri. In the center of Gyumri the address- Abovyan 242 the inclusive café and bakery will implement its activity where exclusively young people having disability and parents of disabled children will work.
The opening of café and bakery took place on 14 September. Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Pyotr Svitalski, the Ambassador of Germany Matias Kisler, the vice minister of Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs RA Zaruhi Batoyan, representatives of regional and town authorities headed by Shirak deputy governor Sofya Hovsepyan,
On August 15, Gyumri hosted the forum “Sarapat Consolidated Community: development opportunities and challenges” in the scope of the project “Civic Activism in Consolidated Community”. The “Civic Activism in Consolidated Community” project falls within the scope of the “Support to Capacity Building of Armenian Civil Society Organizations” (Strong CSOs) Project of the EU-funded Small Grants Program. Implemented by the consortium of Armenian Caritas BNGO, Women for Development NGO and Biosophia NGO, the “Civic Activism” project is co-funded by Caritas France.
In addition to the representatives of regional authorities and partner organizations, the residents of the consolidated communities were also present.
The project is funded by the European Union, Austrian Development Agency, Caritas Austria and implemented by the Armenian Caritas BNGO
20.09.2018
1. Background
Armenian Caritas BNGO has long-standing support from Caritas Austria/Diocese of Feldkirch in various fields of social and economic development. Since the beginning of this partnership, both organisations have placed a particular focus on providing services for people with disabilities and promoting their inclusion in Armenian society.
Together, these organizations established the Emili Aregak Centre, which provides services for people with disabilities living in Gyumri.
Sabine Small Group House for Children
Family type alternative care service for children without parental care
Project duration: 01․12․2017 – 01․04․2021
Project location: Vanadzor
Number of beneficiaries: 8-10 children and their families
Goal
To contribute to deinstitutionalization process in Lori region and development of family type alternative care system
Description
After restructuring or close up of large scale residential care institutions there are children who still need short term or long term fulltime care until there is a change.
May 15 is the International Families Day, declared by the UN General Assembly in 1993. It provides an opportunity to raise awareness of issues relating to families, as well as social, socio-economic, demographic and other factors affecting it. The UN theme for this year is “Family and inclusive society”.
Although human relations have been transformed over the past decades, the family remains the main basis of society and one of the guarantees for its sustainable development.
First of all, the role and importance of the family is great in the life of the child, but that role is greater when it comes to children who live in their own world,
