Social and Economic Self-determination in Rural Areas

Social and Economic Self-determination in Rural Areas

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The European Union’s NSALA project for Armenia

This is a three year project, which will run in 2009-2012. The project is co-funded by the European Union and Caritas International in Belgium.

“German project Friendship”

“German Friendship”

Start: 2003
End: Open -Ended

Background
The idea of the project has been initiated by the teachers, students and parents of Kardinal Frings Gymnasium of Bonn, Germany, in 2003. Up to now the gymnasium organizes annual fundraising activities to the benefit of children living in remote villages of Armenia, aimed at improvement of their educational conditions and solving of the primary problems of the targeted schools. The project also assists to building of community capacity by encouraging community participation in all the stages of project implementation.

Community Development

Goal: Sustainable communities built through improvement of socio-economic conditions and realization of community potential
AC started its community development program intervention yet in 1998, when the Organization understood the necessity of sustainable investments not only into the improvement of infrastructures, but also in mentality change of people. Inherited from the Soviet era, the mentality of people had to shift from the demanding character of consumer to initiator and participant of change in one’s own life and community. Almost 20 years have passed since the first steps in community mobilization. AC adapted its methodology of work and utilized tools according to the demand of the times and the growth of own capacities.