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12/01/24

SIDA Supports the Urgent Needs of Refugees from Nagorno Karabakh in Armenia

Action Against Hunger, together with its local partner, “Partnership and Teaching,” has been providing humanitarian assistance to refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh who are displaced in Armenia. Assistance has been provided in the Syunik province over a period of four months from October 2023 to January 2024 and includes voucher assistance, in-kind support (food and hygiene items) distribution and the provision of mental health support services.

07/12/23

Humanitarian Negotiation Training in Abkhazia

Over the past week Action Against Hunger has held the "Clingendael Institute training in Humanitarian Negotiation " for our team, local non-governmental organizations and UN staff in Abkhazia. This training, conducted by Maria Romero from Action Against Hunger's Headquarters in Madrid, aims to train the negotiation skills of humanitarian aid workers in order to support them in negotiating more effectively in their humanitarian aid work. This initiative and opportunity was highly appreciated by the participants as it proved be both an informative and rewarding experience.

01/12/23

Building Skills While Providing for Basic Needs: pt1

With funding from UNHCR, Action Against Hunger South Caucasus has been running a “Winterization support programme” in Abkhazia. This initiative harnesses the potential of Abkhazia’s youth by providing practical, vocational skills training in carpentry, metal-work and plumbing repair performed in the workshops of local experts. Graduates from these trainings, together with the trainers, then provide support to local vulnerable households, through water and sanitation repairs within their homes and the provision of windows, doors, and other building modifications to protect them from the harsh winter elements. Recently, Action Against Hunger South Caucasus visited the households which have benefitted from these building modifications. During this visit, we placed a special focus on the installation of the water and sanitation facilities. Here’s what the recipients of this support had to say.

29/11/23

Action Against Hunger’s Communications Officer hears the stories from families displaced from Nagorno Karabakh

During a recent visit to the Charentsavan and Nor Nork multi-functional centres run by Mission Armenia, Action Against Hunger’s Communications Officer, Nicolas de Wergifosse, met with refugees from Nagorno Karabakh who had arrived in Armenia following the recent conflict in September 2023. Here are two of the stories he heard from those recently displaced by the conflict and now living in Armenia.

20/11/23

Zugdidi LAG Grant Beneficiary Photo Exhibition Gallery

Below are a collection of photos of sub-grantees supported by Zugdidi LAG under the project “Improving Local Governance through Inclusive Development Approaches” which is implemented by Action Against Hunger South Caucasus with funding from Austrian Development Cooperation. These photos were featured at an exhibition on the 16th November at the Women’s Non-formal Education Centre in Kakhati, attended the President of the Federal Council of the Austrian Parliament, Claudia Arpa, together with an accompanying delegation including the Austrian Ambassador to Georgia, Thomas Mühlmann, and the Head of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) for Georgia, Alexander Karner.

20/11/23

Visit of the President of the Federal Council of the Austrian Parliament to Zugdidi

On the 16th of November 2023, Zugdidi LAG and Action Against Hunger hosted a visit of the President of the Federal Council of the Austrian Parliament, Claudia Arpa, together with the Austrian Parliamentary Delegation. The delegation was accompanied by the Austrian Ambassador to Georgia, Thomas Mühlmann, and the Head of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) for Georgia, Alexander Karner.