Social protection – Page 4 – Armenian Caritas

23Jan

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 –

23Jan

Improvement of Social Conditions of Single Mothers in Gyumri, Gavar, Vanadzor and Artashat.

Project Duration: 2022.01.03 – on going Number of Beneficiaries: 120 beneficiaries Location: Gyumri, Vanadzor, Gavar and Artashat Background: The amount of monthly income of the Armenians is considerably lower than the supposed sum to fully suffice them to organize their lives in a normal way. At present single mothers in Armenia cannot afford themselves to fully meet their basic needs to organize their daily routines. In general, social-economic situation of single mothers in Armenia during the past 25 years has not changed; just the contrary, it has taken a turn to the worse .Free of charge health care service is accessible only for those who are granted with special privileges.

23Jan

Warm Winter. Today and Tomorrow

Project Duration: 01.02.2022 – 31.01-2024 Number of Beneficiaries: 300 families-700 children Location: Gyumri Background: To prevent the reproduction of poverty the project proposes to introduce a multidimensional poverty reduction approach, which will ensure more prospective support to the young parents (10 parents from 20-30 years old per year), giving them chance to acquire job-related education and skills, thus ensuring small income for caring about essential family needs as well as to the younger age-group of the family (15 children from 16-20 years old per year) by covering their fee at the Educational Institutions.

24Jul

Dry food for 200 Beneficiaries Living in Gyumri

Dry food for 200 Beneficiaries Living in Gyumri Project Duration: 01․01․2023-01․01․2024 Number of Beneficiaries: 200 Location: Shirak Province: Gyumri City Project description:The elderly living alone in Armenia (especially disabled) face considerable social-economic and health difficulties in their everyday life. They are isolated from the social activities and there are no institutions that could organize specific activities for them, making their day more interesting and productive. But the most vital problem for them is obtaining daily food.

09Aug

National Home Care (NHC)

Project Duration: 01.01.2002 — ongoing Beneficiaries Single elderly over 65 years of age Single persons with disabilities over 18 years of age Beneficiary criteria Living below the poverty line Having multi-health problems Being lonely Being disabled Bad social conditions Bad housing conditions – temporary houses in the suburbs of the cities. Regions Shirak, Gyumri Lori, Tashir, Vanadzor Gegharkunik, Gavar Ararat,