News

13/04/22

What is happening in Action Against Hunger South Caucasus in April!

Take a look at our recent and upcoming activities across the South Caucasus region.

11/04/22

French Ambassador’s visit to Child Friendly Space in Hrazdan.

On the 5th of April 2022, Action Against Hunger was honoured to host the French Ambassador to Armenia, H.E. Ms. Anne Louyot, on a visit to a Child Friendly Space (CFS) in Hrazdan, Kotayk province.

22/02/22

EU-supported Akhmeta LAG Local Development Sub-projects Up and Running

A recent visit I made to Akhmeta Municipality, in the Kakheti region of Georgia, highlighted some of the good work being done through the grant programme of Akhmeta Local Action Group (LAG) to support local development and improve the quality of life and economic conditions of disadvantaged rural communities. As an European Union Aid Volunteer (EUAV) I have been working as the Communication Officer for Action Against Hunger in the South Caucasus for over 2 years. In that time, I was fortunate to witness the early days of the formation of the ENPARD-funded LAG in Akhmeta, to get to know both LAG-members and their beneficiaries alike, and to see the project grow and produce so many positive outcomes for the region. The EU-supported Akhmeta LAG was established in late 2019 under the project “Promoting inclusive and participatory local development in Akhmeta Municipality”, implemented by Action Against Hunger in partnership with Kakheti Regional Development Foundation (KRDF) with the support of the European Neighbourhood Programme for Rural Development (ENPARD).

08/11/21

Launch of ECHO-funded Programme Providing Protection Services to Displaced Families from Nagorno Karabakh

On 26th October 2021, an official event marked the launch of the programme “Ensuring access to essential protection services for displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenia”, funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (ECHO) of the European Union. The programme is providing displaced people with access to essential protection services including child protection, mental health and psychosocial support, childcare assistance, and legal aid through 10 Multi-functional Centres run by local NGOs Mission Armenia and Partnership & Teaching in Yerevan city and Kotayk, Ararat, Syunik, and Gegharkunik provinces.

22/10/21

Women's Economic Engagement & Leadership Shuttles End on a High Note

In late September and early October 2021, the closing events for the Women’s Economic Engagement and Leadership (WEEL) Shuttle programme were held in their respective locations in Georgia proper and Abkhazia. The WEEL programme is just one component of the project, Improving Local Governance through Inclusive Development Approaches, implemented by Action Against Hunger (AAH) and funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) with funds of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC).

07/10/21

Zugdidi LAG begins work on Local Development Strategy

From the 15th - 17th September 2021, 20 members of Zugdidi Local Action Group (LAG) attended a workshop led by local and international experts, to support them in designing Local Development Strategy (LDS) for Zugdidi municipality. This technical support was provided within the framework of the project “Improving local governance through inclusive development approaches”, implemented by Action Against Hunger (AAH) and funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) with funds from Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC).