Summer school in rural communities of Armenia

Project duration : 01.07.2024-09.09.2024 Location: Bayandur, Yerazgavors and Getk villages (Shirak region) Number of beneficiaries: 160 Target group: children aged from 6 to 16 years   Goal: The project aims to enhance the socialization and educational development of children aged 6 to 16 in border communities through aesthetic education, art therapy an English communication club.   Overall objectives: Provision of access to aesthetic education for children aged 6 to 16 Improvment of English communication skills for 12- to 16-year-olds Increasement of the level of self-awareness and emotional literacy among children aged 6 to 16  

“Little Prince” Day care social centers

Gyumri and Vanadzor Artashat   “Little Prince” Day care social centers / Gyumri and Vanadzor Project Duration: March 2024 – February 2027 Number of Beneficiaries: 400 children and their family members Location: Gyumri (Shirak Province) and Vanadzor (Lori Province)   Goal: To contribute to the social protection of disadvantaged children and child protection reforms in Armenia.

Sabine: Children and Youth Assistance Services

Family type alternative care service for children in difficult life situations Project duration: 01.05.2021-01.05.2024 Location: Vanadzor, Lori Region Number of beneficiaries: Up to 10 children and their families Goal: In Lori Region, the right to grow up in a safe family type and nurturing environment is  upheld  for  children in difficult life situations Description: The Project suggests Small Group Home as an alternative care option for those children who due to lack of opportunities to live with their biological families,

Little Green Guardians: Eco Learning Hub

Project Duration:  01.11.2023 – 30.04.2024 Number of Beneficiaries: 250 children, 200 children from the community Location: Vanadzor   Goal: To establish an integrated environmental education hub within the day care center premises, fostering a generation of environmentally conscious citizens from an early age.    Description: The project aims to address environmental issues by  establishing an environmental education hub within the day care center premises. This hub will develop and implement age-appropriate educational programs and materials to raise environmental awareness among children.

Growing Healthy: balanced nutrition and improved development opportunities for children

Location: Gyumri, Ghazanchi, Sepasar (Shirak Region) Duration: 01.02.2020-01.02.2023 Number of beneficiaries: 198 children and their families  Recognizing the importance of  food security and healthy nutrition   in the growth and  development  of pre-school   age  children Armenian Caritas implements Growing Healthy Project in two preschool institutions in Gyumri / “Gyumru Mankik’’ and “Mush” Children Center/and two kindergartens in the villages of Ghazanchi and Sepasar. The Projects aims at improving food and nutrition security of children, enhancing capacities of preschool teaching staff and promoting parental involvement.