Fostering Sustainable Livelihoods, Business Growth, and Employment Opportunities for Displaced and Host Communities

Project Duration: November 2024 – November 2027 Number of Beneficiaries: 1545 direct beneficiaries and 6180 indirect beneficiaries Location: Nationwide: Business support (implementing by Iris Business Incubator and Impact Hub Armenia Ararat, Gegharkunik & Yerevan (incl. surrounding areas): NEXUS activities (housing, employment, socialization)(implementing by Armenian Caritas) Goal: To enhance social cohesion and economic integration of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and host communities through sustainable solutions in employment, entrepreneurship, housing, and social inclusion.   Description:

Social Housing Pilot Project  

Project Duration: 01.02.2025 – 30.09.2027 Number of Beneficiaries: 80 individuals / 22 families Target Groups: Forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh Location: Artashat community, Ararat province   Objective: To pilot a non-commercial social housing model in the Republic of Armenia. To ensure decent housing conditions for the population forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh by applying a similar model used in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Goals: Establish a precedent for a non-profit social housing fund in Armenia in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Artashat community.

Migration Programme Central Asia and South Caucasus

Project Duration: 01.12.2024- 30.11.2027 Number of Beneficiaries: Direct beneficiaries 7.205, indirect beneficiaries 50 000 Target group: Potential and labor migrants, their family members, USS staff, young journalists/students, active youth living in various communities of Armenia, community residents, NGOs, other relevant state institutions, media, and the society of Armenia. Location: Russia, Armenia.   Goal: Empowering labor migrants and their family members by promoting and protection of their rights and interests according to international treaties and conventions.

Building Bridges: Socio-Economic Integration and Resilience for Refugees and Local Communities in Armenia

Project Duration: 01.10.2024-30.09.2025 Number of Beneficiaries:  1820 households, 9100 individuals Location:  Shirak, Lori, Syunik, Yerevan   Goal: To foster socio-economic integration and resilience building of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and local communities in Armenia, ensuring dignified lives and sustainable development Description: The project consists of following components: improvement of housing conditions: a) rental subsidies; b)renovation/furnishing/equipping of houses. 2.post-traumatic psycho-social support (PTPSS) economic integration: a) career orientation,

Frontex “Joint Reintegration Services” (JRS)

Project Duration: April 2022-March 2025 Number of Beneficiaries: Depends on caseload Target group: Voluntary and forced returnees from EU Member States Location: All over Armenia Goal։ Assist voluntary and forced returnees from EU Member States to get reintegrated in Armenia. Objectives։ Provide social, medical, juridical and small scale business establishment assistance.   Armenian Caritas provides    The following categories of assistance are eligible for Frontex support: Post-arrival package –