Tuition Fees for Vulnerable Students in Armenia

Project Duration:  8 Months. Location: Gyumri, Vanadzir , Artashat, Gavar and Tashir Beneficiaries: 50-60 vulnerable students from Gyumri, Vanadzir , Artashat, Gavar and Tashir. Background:  Armenian Caritas usually receives applications from students to assist them in their educational process by providing tuition fees. These students come from vulnerable families and cannot afford paying high tuition fees. This project will provide tuition fees to students who come from low-income and vulnerable families. It will help to encourage young people to receive higher education thus contributing to the future development of society as well.

Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Small Power Station

  Project Duration: January 01 – May 31, 2021 Location: Gyumri Beneficiaries: Students and teachers of Gyumri branch of FAAA Goal: Installation of Solar Photovoltaic Small Power station Description: Alongside with the truly significant achievements during these years, unfortunately today the Academy of Fine Arts has a number of problems. The most important of these is the university budget and budget allocation. The problem is that the bulk of the university’s budget goes to staff salaries and building maintenance,

Warm winter for the Elderly

Project Duration: December 1, 2020– March 31, 2021. Location: Shirak and Lori Provinces/Gyumri, Tashir Beneficiaries: 100 elderly people from 2 Day Care Centres Goal: To assist 100 of the poorest old people over the winter by providing heating in their houses Description: Payment of bills for gas, electricity and provision of firewood Donors: Caritas Innsbruck Budget: 7000 EUR Project manager: Tigranuhi Tarakhchyan    

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.

Promotion of Inclusive Equitable Quality Education for all in Armenia

Project duration: 1 January 2023 – 31 December, 2025 Project location: Shirak province: Gyumri and 3 rural communities (Maralik, Artik, Ashotsk), Ararat province: Artashat Lori province: Tashir, Vanadzor Number of Beneficiaries: -7 schools, 3559 pupils and 437 staff members -7 kindergartens, 710 children and 157 staff members -200 pupils form pupils’ councils -225 children with disabilities – 90 parents of children with disabilities -50 parents from Parents’ councils -1 vocational training school 250 students and 25 lecturers –