To assist development of border-line communities in the RA Provinces of Shirak, Gegharkunik and Lori Within the “ARAMAZD. For Community, With Community” project of “Armenian Caritas”. Read More …>>
“Armenian Caritas” Benevolent NGO is seeking creative, organized, passionate, and hard-working applicants for the Advocacy Internship position for 2017-2018. Read More –>>
Contract: 40% to 60% part time unpaid Internship
Duration: 6 to 12 months
Location: Gyumri, “Armenian Caritas” Headquarters
Starting date: July 1, 2017
Application Deadline: June 11, 2017
“Armenian Caritas” Benevolent NGO is seeking creative, organized, passionate, and hard-working applicants for the Advocacy Internship position for 2017-2018.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in law,
Arpine 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.
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. 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.
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. 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
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.
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Sustainable development of Rural Communities in Northern Armenia
Project duration: 01.04.2017 – 31.03.2020
Number of Beneficiaries: 2010 households, 8950 people
Location: Shirak, Voskehask, Vahramaberd, Jrapi, Jajur, Arapi communities
Project goal: The goal of this project is to promote the sustainability and viability of 6 communities in the region of Shirak by offering technical and strategic support to community residents in determining their own development path.
Activities: The three pillars of this project are:
- Constructing/reconstructing agricultural infrastructure (irrigation canals/drinking water pipelines) by engaging and involving the community
- Facilitating economic development through
- professional training on the correct irrigation technology
- introduction of new crops for the backyard garden (mostly vegetables) and the cultivated fields
- setting up of pilot fields and farms.
Humanitarian Support to Syrian Refugees
Project Duration: 01.11.2013 – 01.07.2015
Number of Beneficiaries: 1573 persons, 454 families
Target groups:
The most vulnerable 454 Syrian-Armenian families (approximately 1573 refugees) are beneficiaries of the project. They are part of the following vulnerable groups:
- Single-mother families
- Multi-children families
- Families with disabled persons
- Families with members who are having chronic diseases․
Overall objective:
The project is aiming at supporting of 100 vulnerable Syrian refugee families,
Regional Campaign against Illegal Migration and Trafficking
Project Duration: 01.12.2014 – 30.11.2015
Number of Beneficiaries: 2147
Target group: pupils, teachers and community residents
Location: Shirak, Lori and Gegharkunik Provinces
Goal: To raise awareness on migration and trafficking.
Objectives:
- Organize training sessions and campaigns for Shirak, Lori and Gegharkunik provinces’ community residents and pupils or students on migration and human trafficking (human exploitation).
- Build capacities of three partner NGOs in three target regions.
On April 28, within the framework of the cooperation between State Employment Agency and “Armenian Caritas” Benevolent NGO, a training- discussion on labor migration took place in Gyumri. Employees of State Employment Agency regional centers, some community heads from Shirak Province, labour migrants and other people actively involved in the sphere of labor migration took part in the training-discussion. The meeting aimed to update the participants on the latest regulation in the sphere of labour migration. As a result of the meeting, effective tools for targeting the upcoming meetings as well as the module of training session were elaborated.
Recognise. Protect. Realise.
Supporting the protection of migrants’ and asylum seekers’ human rights in Lebanon and Armenia as well as a safe migration of Syrian-Armenian refugees from Lebanon to Armenia
Project Duration: 01.01.2017-31.12.2019
Number of Beneficiaries: 600 vulnerable refugee families – on average the family size is 5 persons (via awareness sessions, legal counseling, language courses, vocational and entrepreneurship trainings)
Location: Armenia, Lebanon
Overall objective:
- To advocate for policies aiming at the protection of rights of migrants (incl.
