Improvement of Educational Conditions of Village Schools and Kindergartens Project Duration: 01.03.2016-31.03.2016 Number of Beneficiaries: Arevik School – 225, Arevik kindergarten – 60, Byurakn School – 131, Hovuni School–76 Number of Beneficiaries:  492 Location: Arevik, Byurakn, Hovuni Background: Education is the foundation for a healthy and developed society, as well as a vital determinant of civic culture and participation in democratic politics. The sphere of education in Armenia is emphasized by the government of Armenia as one of prerequisites for sustainable development of the country,

Improvement of Educational Conditions of Arevik Kindergarten Project Duration:  01.03.2016 – 31.03.2016 Number of Beneficiaries:  50 vulnerable children Location:  Shirak Province, Arevik village Background: Almost immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Armenia was plunged into a period of deep economic and social crisis. From 1990 to 1993, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by half, the largest decline in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and one of the sharpest recorded by any country. Ten years later,

Milan Expo-2015 Project Duration: 01.08.2015 – 31.10.2015 Location: Italy: Milan Background: 2 videos from “Armenian Caritas” will be shot and screened during the event that “Caritas Europa” will organize in collaboration with “Caritas Italiana” and “Caritas Ambrosiana” during the Expo of Milan on 17 October 2015. The scenarios of the videos have been preliminary agreed with “Caritas Europa”. The videos have been ordered according to the attached structure, required by “Caritas Europa”. Partners: Caritas Italia, Caritas Ambrosiana Budget:

Rehabilitation of drinking and irrigation water supply systems in Northern Armenia Background: Implementation of water supply projects has been one of the strategic directions of “Armenian Caritas” since 1996, as thousands of families are deprived of clean and adequate quantity of drinking water regardless the fact that there are enough drinking water resources. The main reason of this problem is the worn out and broken water systems which were constructed in 1960-ies and have never been repaired since then. The water systems in many communities have about 50-60% loss of water and people cannot solve a lot of priority problems.

Rehabilitation of water supply systems in several settlements in Shirak Province Project Duration: 01.01.2014 – 31.12.2016 Number of Beneficiaries:  3010 Location:  Shirak province, RA Background: Armenia has abundant water resources that are generally adequate for drinking, irrigation, and industrial use throughout the country, with some limitations in a few areas. Water usage has been reduced after independence due to a reduction of industrial and agricultural activities. Approximately 98% of drinking water supplies are from groundwater and/or springs, with the remaining percentage from surface water,