October 1 is celebrated as the International Day of  elderly. It is an opportunity to give a respect to those people who earned the right to have a dignified old age and a chance to refer to their problems and find ways of solving them. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the country and society to provide decent living conditions for older persons and take care of them. “Armenian Caritas” believes that  elderly people in Armenia deserve to lead a worthy life, to receive free first aid from the country and use social, cultural as well as home health care services.

On the first of October there was a commission for people with disabilities which was held the Loris’ provincial administration in the conference hall which was directed by the governor of Lori A. Ghukhasian. The conference was dedicated to the International Day of the Elderly and to the ‘’Armenian Caritas’’ benevolent NGO organizations’ program ‘’Home Care for Elderly’’ in Vanadzor about 12 years of work activity. A memorandum of cooperation was signed by the director of Armenian Caritas organization G. Tarasian, and by the supervisor of people with disabilities as well the governor of the Loris’ provincial commission A.

On September 8, under the high auspices of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy Mr. Vincenzo Del Monaco and his wife Diane Del Monaco, a charity dinner was held. All proceeds being transferred to the Little Prince centers of Armenian Caritas to ensure continuity of the project. The Malkhas band performed at the dinner. In the evening there was also an auction, which featured balls provided by the Football Federation of Armenia and Italy and football shirts with the signature of the players. The auction proceeds were also transferred to Little Prince centers.

Under the patronage of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy Mr. Vincenzo Del Monaco and his wife Diane Del Monaco, “Armenian Caritas” and World Food Programme brought to life the dream of kids of “Emil’s Aregak Day Care Centre for Children with Multiple Disabilities” and “Little prince” day care centers. On September 4 in Armenian Football Federation Academy of Avan the beneficiary children of these centers met the footballers of Armenian national team: Varazdat Haroyan, Gevorg Ghazaryan and Kamo Hovhannisyan. The meeting took place with the support of Armenian Football Federation. Armenian footballers not only answered the questions of kids with pleasure,

The solemn closing ceremony of the program “First Inclusive Bakery and Cafe in Gyumri” co-financed by the European Union, “Caritas Austria” and the Austrian Development Fund took place on October 19 at “Hoktember” Cinema in Gyumri. Funded by the European Union, Austrian Development Cooperation and Caritas Austria, the “First Inclusive Bakery and Cafe in Gyumri” project implemented by Armenian Caritas encourages the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labor market, based on their capacity building. Within the framework of the project, on September 14, 2018, Gyumri opened its doors to the unique “Aregak” inclusive bakery and cafe in the region to help identify the possibilities of young persons with disabilities,