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11Aug

Parish Social Ministries in Northern Armenia

Parish Social Ministries in Northern Armenia Project Duration: 01.06.14-31.05.2017 Beneficiaries: The target group of the project is the parish leaders and volunteers in 5 villages in the Lori region of Armenia. The final beneficiaries are about 75 % of the population (average 2500) of the 5 targeted vilaages. Location: Lori Province- Katnarat, Katnaghbyuir, Petrovka, Saratovka, Blagodarnoye villages Goal: The goal of the project is to improve social conditions in 5 villages in Northern Armenia by encouraging Catholic Social Teaching inspired behavior change in parish leaders in order to increase their capacity to promote Christian inspired volunteerism and to mobilize volunteers in their community to support self-determination and community development.

11Aug

Migration and Development I II III

Migration and Development I II III Project Duration: 01.03.2010- 28.02.2019 Number of Beneficiaries: Returnees from the EU: till now 484 persons, 218 families, till the end of 2019 will be accepted 70-80 RA citizens annually Young people from communities having high migration risks 565 potential migrants (retraining courses and job fairs’ participants) Awareness raising campaigns for population of high migration-risk communities and university students total 583 participants 60 returnees from EU, young entrepreneurs from communities having high migration risks and Syrian Armenians,

11Aug

Reduce Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Armenia

Reduce Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Armenia Project Duration: 01.01.2016- 31.12.2018 Number of Beneficiaries: 1601 in 2016 Target group: pupils, teachers and community residents Location: Shirak, Lori and Gegharkunik provinces Goal: To raise awareness on migration and trafficking Objectives: Organize training sessions and campaigns for Shirak, Lori and Gegharkunik provinces’ community residents and pupils or students on migration and human trafficking (human exploitation) Integrate the topic of migration into school curriculum Cooperate with stakeholders in state and non-governmental sector to raise awareness on the topics Beneficiaries:

11Aug

Handicraft workshop for women

Handicraft workshop for women Project Duration:01.07.2015 – 30.06.2017 Number of Beneficiaries: 50 women Location: Gyumri (Shirak Province) Background During the implementation of the different projects Armenian Caritas discovered the need of vocational trainings the insure somehow the economic stability of poor and marginalize families. Started with similar pilot project which was implemented in 2005-2006 and involved a small number of women who suffered domestic violence, since 2007 the project grew into a fully operating workshop with locally recognized quality education.

11Aug

Social and Economic Self-determination in Rural Areas

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