During September, a roundtable discussion/kick-off meeting was held within the project “My Right. Next Level. Inclusive Education in Armenia and Kosovo” funded by the Austrian Development Agency and Caritas Austria. The aim of the roundtable discussion was the presentation of the results of the previous project on inclusive education at 6 target schools and 6 target kindergartens of the Shirak Region as well as the presentation on the new “My Right. Next Level” project and signing of Memorandums of Understanding. The event was attended by Mr. Klaus Kapper, the Head of the Yerevan Office of the Austrian Development Agency,

In the frames of the “Institutionalization of Voluntary First Response Service in the Republic of Armenia “(VolFiRe)” program, implemented by the Armenian Red Cross Society, within the “Inclusion and Gender Analysis of Persons with Disabilities” component, carried out by Armenian Caritas, on July 13th the presentation of the results of the “Inclusion and Gender Analysis of Persons with Disabilities” was held.   The purpose of the analysis is to create an information framework to support project implementation, emphasizing gender and disability aspects such as inclusion and equality. The event was organized by Armenian Caritas, which implements the component.

  Within the frameworks of the Armenian Caritas BNGO program “Improvement of educational and cultural conditions of the youth centers of Lanjik, Panik and Mets Sepasar” a youth center was opened in the village of Lanjik , Ani community of the Shirak region in 2022 November 22. It should be noted that within the framework of the program, the youth centers of the above-mentioned villages were equipped with the necessary furniture and modern computers, printers, projectors.As a result of the program, young people from villages will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and opportunities in accordance with the current needs and requirements of the country,

The mayor of Gyumri, Vardges Samsonyan recognized Zvart Najarian, founder, consultant and board member of “Armenian Caritas” benevolent NGO as a key contributor to the community. Among the guests at the reception were the director of “Armenian Caritas” NGO, Gagik Tarasyan, head of programs, Anahit Gevorgyan, and public relations officer Armenuhi Mkhoyan. In his speech,Vardges Samsonyan welcomed the guests to Gyumri, then highlighted the activities of “Armenian Caritas” NGO and various social programs in Gyumri which are aimed at improving the social condition of hundreds of individuals/families and supporting community development. Zvart Najarian, in turn, thanked him for the reception,

The water areas of Shirak region are polluted, in particular – the reservoirs. In the rural areas household waste is dumped into water channels reaching the reservoirs through water. Crops of the neighboring villages are irrigated with the polluted water. Armenian Caritas volunteers and inhabitants of the nearby villages took the initiative to clean up the area of Vardakar reservoir. Large amounts of household waste and plastic waste were removed from the reservoir. Vardakar reservoir provides irrigation water to 7 villages of Artik region: Nor Kyanq, Vardakar, Horom, Hovtashen, Lusakert, Saratak and Hayrenyats. Waters from the highlands reach the reservoir through water channels passing through the villages.