Project Duration: 23.01.2023-23.01.2026
Location: Akhuryan consolidated (multi-settlement) community
Goal: Increase the capacity and resilience of Akhuryan consolidated community to lead its development․
The objectives of the project are:
- to strengthen capacity and commitment of Akhuryan community to lead their development through continuous learning, identifying and responding to local priorities;
- to enhance citizen engagement and oversight in decision making process of Akhuryan community through mobilizing settlements, equipping them with participatory decision-making and monitoring tools.
Description:
Project activities:
– Establishing an “Local Leaders Team/Group”
– Conducting community asset mapping involving local leaders and with the support of the local network
– Establishing an “Academy of Local Workers” /ALW/capacity building
– Establishing Locally-Led Development (LLD) Centers in the settlements
– Piloting LLD models
– Mobilizing community settlements to boost locally-led development
– Promoting good governance through continuous public monitoring and oversight
Project results:
– have skills and processes to conceptualize and operationalize sound community development vision and plans
– are more resilient and have clear understanding how will further enhance their resilience.
– have grown into one organic systems that can envision, and lead community development processes,
– are able to secure the support they need through assets and networks that they cultivate.
– Enhanced citizen participation and oversight in the decision making process is in place in Akhurian community
– Enhanced transparency and responsiveness of Akhurian local government
– Increased citizen trust and confidence in Akhurian local government
– Increased agency, voice and ownership of the larger community in the decisions in Akhurian community
Partners: USAID, “NGO Center” NGO, the “Urban” Foundation for Sustainable Development (UF), “Women for Development” NGO (WFD), “Compass” NGO
Project budget: $257735
Team leader: Zara Aghanyan