Institutionalising a Volunteer First Responder Service in Armenia (VolFiRe) CONTEXT & BACKGROUND Title of the project Institutionalising a Volunteer First Responder Service in Armenia (VolFiRe) Country / Location Armenia / nationwide Date of the Action 01.12.2022 –  31.08.2025 The Civil Protection system in Armenia is currently mainly based on professional responders from governmental institutions. They are to a large extent on-duty firefighters and other paid staff of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES).

Gender Analysis and Gender Capacity Building for the project “Green Aregak: Social and economic inclusion of people with disabilities through green agriculture” Emili Aregak Center in Gyumri, Armenia   Background “Green Aregak: Social and economic inclusion of people with disabilities through green agriculture” is implemented by Caritas Aregak Foundation between 01.12.2022 and 31.08.2025 and funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and Caritas Austria. Set at Emili Aregak Center (EAC) in Gyumri, a holistic and innovative developmental center for people with disabilities (PWD),

Terms of Reference Position: Project Manager (referred to as Caritas Field Coordinator in the Project budget) Location: Syunik (possibility to work from other Marzes with need-based travels and short stays in Syunik) Contract duration: 36 months Start date: February 1, 2023 Line Manager: Programs’ and ID Officer Project Summary Armenian Caritas in the consortium with PIN and WINNET will launch a new project in Syunik in February 2023 aimed to support improved community-based social service provision by placing civil society organizations (CSOs),

                                    Terms of Reference for the Final External Evaluation of the project “Primary Health Care Center of Armenian Caritas in Gyumri – Support for 01/2020 – 12/2022”   Background and description of the project 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.

PROGRAMME TITLE – EA 04/2021/Armenia; “Shelter and Livelihood Support to Conflict-Affected Population in Armenia” DURATION: 01.04.2021-31.05.2022 BUDGET: requested: 793,889 EUR; Fundraised: 838,666 EUR AUDIT PERIOD: 01.04.2021-20.07.2022 BACKGROUND   In March 2021, Armenian Caritas (AC) in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), led an assessment in Gegharkunik and Shirak regions to deepen the understanding of the updated needs of families impacted by the war, including displaced, host and local families. The analysis of the results of the assessment showed that families expressed a distinct need for longer-term,