Project Duration: 01.03.2026 – 28.02.2028
Location: Vanadzor, Lori Region, Armenia
Beneficiaries: Up to nine children aged 6–18 (living simultaneously) and their families in vulnerable situations.
Project Goal: The goal of the project is to ensure that up to nine children deprived of parental care receive the right to grow up in a safe and caring family environment at the “Sabine” Small Group House in Lori Province.
Program Description: The Small Group House provides 24-hour care in a stable, safe and caring environment that is as close as possible to a family setting for children who currently do not have the opportunity to live with their biological or alternative families.
The “Sabine” Small Group Home ensures and provides:
- Family warmth and stability
- Household and self-care skills
- Social-psychological counseling
- Full integration into the community
- Family connection: encouraging and supporting the restoration of healthy relationships with biological families
- Social-psychological counseling for families to reduce the risks of separation, prevent placement in alternative care institutions, and support reunification of children with their biological families
Within the framework of the program, children live in the “Sabine” Small Group Home as long as it is in their best interest and until a more suitable alternative solution is identified.
Expected Impact
Growing up in a family environment increases children’s self-esteem, builds emotional stability, develops social and daily living skills and creates a strong foundation for full integration into society.
Partner: Caritas Austria/Innsbruck
Budget: € 140,000
Project manager: Tamara Simonyan
