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20/02/24

Local Social Entrepreneur Supports Youth Develop their Woodworking Skills

Mikheil Chkholaria lives in Orsantia village in Zugdidi Municipality and has been practicing woodwork for years. His work covers a diverse range of products that cater to a wide range of needs and occasions, such as kitchen products, decorative household items, as well as commemorative and festive accessories.

15/02/24

Training of Coaches in Armenia paves the way for supporting refugees to build Employability and Entrepreneurial skills

From the 7th - 9th February, coaches from two partner agencies Mission Armenia and Partnership and Teaching attended a training on the SHUTTLE approach provided by Action Against Hunger in Yerevan. This workshop provided the coaches with information related to the innovative approach that has been designed by Action Against Hunger to support the development of personal and professional skills of unemployed and vulnerable people who are looking to find a job or start a business. This training workshop was financed under the project “Providing multi-sector assistance to support the immediate and longer-term needs of refugees from Nagorno Karabakh” funded by the European Union and aimed at equipping the coaches with the essential knowledge and skills to support refugees from Nagorno Karabakh who will soon be attending the four-month SHUTTLE program. Immediately following the training, Mission Armenia will establish SHUTTLEs in 4 of their centres in Yerevan and Ararat and Kotayk provinces and Partnership and Teaching in their centre in Goris in Syunik. Already over 220 refugees have applied to join.

12/02/24

AECID provides essential humanitarian assistance for refugees in the first months of displacement from Nagorno Karabakh

Action Against Hunger, together with its local partner, Partnership and Teaching (P&T) has been providing humanitarian assistance to refugees in Syunik province from Nagorno-Karabakh who have been displaced in Armenia since late September 2023. Assistance has been provided through financial support from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) over a period of four months from October 2023 to January 2024 and has includes voucher assistance and the provision of mental health and psychological support services (MHPSS).

08/02/24

State actors and CSOs meet to discuss Humanitarian Coordination in Syunik province

On February 2nd, 2024, Action Against Hunger in cooperation with Partnership and Teaching NGO organized a round table discussion in Goris in Armenia’s Syunik province within the scope of the project “Providing Urgent Humanitarian Assistance to support Displaced Families from Nagorno Karabakh” funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The round table brought together more than 40 representatives of State and Civil Society Organisations (CSO) who have been actively engaged in supporting the humanitarian response to the displacement of people from Nagorno Karabakh, many thousands of whom are currently residing in Syunik province.

24/01/24

International Day of Education

January 24th is the International Day of Education. Every year, this day recognizes and honors the role of education in every facet of our daily lives, as well as in the establishment of sustainable societies and the empowerment of peacemakers. At Action Against Hunger, education is a key focus of our work. Projects, such as the Economic and Social Participation of Vulnerable Displaced and Local Population in the South Caucasus (EPIC) project supports beneficiaries by providing coaching and training support to help them find employment and to become active changemakers in their local communities.

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.