“ARAMAZD: SCALE (Social Collaboration Advancement for Local Economy)”

Project Duration: 2025 – 2027 Project Location: Gegharkunik, Lori, Shirak regions, Republic of Armenia Number of Beneficiaries: CSOs, Local Authorities, SMEs   Goal: To promote Social Economy as a key driver of inclusive socio-economic development and community led-solutions in rural areas in Armenia. Description: ARAMAZD SCALE project represents a strategic and institutionalized phase in the development of social entrepreneurship (SE) in Armenia. Building on previous initiatives, it aims to establish a well-functioning SE ecosystem through inclusive collaboration between government, civil society,

Summer School in Rural Communities of Armenia

Project duration : 01.07.2025 – ongoing Location: Bayandur, Yerazgavors and Getk villages (Shirak region) Number of beneficiaries: 150 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  

Enhancing Support and Empowerment for Displaced Families and Children in Vardenis, Gegharkunik, Armenia

Project Duration: October 2024 – February 2025 Number of Beneficiaries: 150 households / approximately 600 persons Location: Vardenis consolidated community, Gegharkunik Province, Armenia   Goal: To improve the quality of life for displaced families and children by providing essential household appliances, stationery, warm clothing, and psychosocial support, fostering their resilience and integration. Description: The project aims to support 150 displaced families in the Vardenis community. Beneficiaries will receive essential household appliances, stationery, and warm clothing. At the same time,

Partnership for Syunik-Enhanced Community-based Social Services

Project Duration: 01.02.2023-31.01.2026 Location: Syunik province of RA Project Purpose: Contribution to development of more resilient system of social protection in Syunik province, by supporting sustainable financing of community-based social services that better serve the needs of the country’s most vulnerable people, thus reducing poverty, inequality, and vulnerability.   Project Description: Aimed at sectoral reforms, the “Partnership for Syunik-Enhanced Community-based Social Services” project closely cooperates with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, all 7 municipal governments of Syunik province,

CapSLoc: Capacities for Sustained Locally-Led Development

The Goal of CapSLoc: Capacities for Sustained Locally-Led Development is to increase the capacity and resilience of Akhuryan consolidated community to lead its development. Project Duration: 23.01.2023-23.01.2026   The project will achieve the goal through the following objectives: Objective 1: to strengthen capacity and commitment of Akhuryan community to lead their development through continuous learning, identifying and responding to local priorities;   Objective 2: to enhance citizen engagement and oversight in decision making process of Akhuryan community through mobilizing settlements,