06May

Sustainable development of Rural Communities in Northern Armenia

Sustainable development of Rural Communities in Northern Armenia

Project duration: 01.04.2017 – 31.03.2020

Number of Beneficiaries: 2010 households, 8950 people

Location: Shirak, Voskehask, Vahramaberd, Jrapi, Jajur, Arapi communities

Project goal: The goal of this project is to promote the sustainability and viability of 6 communities in the region of Shirak by offering technical and strategic support to community residents in determining their own development path.

Activities: The three pillars of this project are:

  1. Constructing/reconstructing agricultural infrastructure (irrigation canals/drinking water pipelines) by engaging and involving the community
  2. Facilitating economic development through
  • professional training on the correct irrigation technology
  • introduction of new crops for the backyard garden (mostly vegetables) and the cultivated fields
  • setting up of pilot fields and farms.
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02May

Humanitarian Support to Syrian Refugees


Humanitarian Support to Syrian Refugees

Project Duration: 01.11.2013 – 01.07.2015

Number of Beneficiaries: 1573 persons, 454 families

Target groups:

The most vulnerable 454 Syrian-Armenian families (approximately 1573 refugees) are beneficiaries of the project. They are part of the following vulnerable groups:

  • Single-mother families
  • Multi-children families
  • Families with disabled persons
  • Families with members who are having chronic diseases․

Overall objective:
The project is aiming at supporting of 100 vulnerable Syrian refugee families,

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02May

Regional Campaign against Illegal Migration and Trafficking

Regional Campaign against Illegal Migration and Trafficking

Project Duration: 01.12.2014 – 30.11.2015

Number of Beneficiaries: 2147

Target group: pupils, teachers and community residents

Location: Shirak, Lori and Gegharkunik Provinces

Goal: To raise awareness on migration and trafficking.

Objectives:

  1. Organize training sessions and campaigns for Shirak, Lori and Gegharkunik provinces’ community residents and pupils or students on migration and human trafficking (human exploitation).
  2. Build capacities of three partner NGOs in three target regions.
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28Apr

Training-Discussion on Labor Migration for State Employment Agency Employees

On April 28, within the framework of the cooperation between State Employment Agency and “Armenian Caritas” Benevolent NGO, a training- discussion on labor migration took place in Gyumri. Employees of State Employment Agency regional centers, some community heads from Shirak Province, labour migrants and other people actively involved in the sphere of labor migration took part in the training-discussion. The meeting aimed to update the participants on the latest regulation in the sphere of labour migration. As a result of the meeting, effective tools for targeting the upcoming meetings as well as the module of training session were elaborated.

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27Apr

Recognise. Protect. Realise.

Recognise. Protect. Realise.

Supporting the protection of migrants’ and asylum seekers’ human rights in Lebanon and Armenia as well as a safe migration of Syrian-Armenian refugees from Lebanon to Armenia

Project Duration: 01.01.2017-31.12.2019

Number of Beneficiaries:  600 vulnerable refugee families – on average the family size is 5 persons (via awareness sessions, legal counseling, language courses, vocational and entrepreneurship trainings)

Location: Armenia, Lebanon

Overall objective:

  1. To advocate for policies aiming at the protection of rights of migrants (incl.
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