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On June 4, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (MLSA) organized a public discussion regarding the draft of the 2027-2029 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), including the development of the 2027 state budget, with the participation of interested civil society organizations. Arpine Hakobyan, President of the “NGO Center” Civil Society […]

May marked the launch of the “CivicLab: Platform for Youth Participation and Leadership” project, aimed at empowering young people. The first phase of the project, consisting of a series of Civic Education workshops, provided active youth from the Vanadzor consolidated community with the opportunity to gain new knowledge and develop practical skills. The training series […]

During the month of May, the NGO Center team held meetings with residents and local government representatives from 10 target communities adjacent to Dilijan National Park. Within the framework of the “Biodiversity and Specially Protected Nature Areas” component of WWF Armenia’s “Biodiversity and Sustainable Local Development in Armenia” project, the goal of this important phase […]

Within the framework of the Open Government Week, in cooperation with the “NGO Center” Civil Society Development NGO and the RA Prime Minister’s Staff, a forum titled “Dialogue for Progress” was held at the RA Government Building, bringing together representatives of community-based CSOs and government officials. The main objective of the event was to introduce […]

On May 14 and 15 of this year, the “NGO Center” Civil Society Development NGO conducted online discussions within the framework of the “Social Budget: When the Voice of Citizens Matters” sub-grant project. The main purpose of the event was to present a detailed analysis of the state budget in the field of social protection […]

On May 26, within the framework of developing the 2027-2029 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) project, including the 2027 state budget, the RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs organized a discussion on budgetary bids with the participation of interested Civil Society Organizations (hereinafter: CSOs). Nane Mkhitaryan, a young budget specialist from the “NGO Center” Civil […]

 Today, we held an online meeting with our colleague from Ukraine, Oleksii Kovalenko, head of the “Civil Society Development Forum” NGO. The discussion focused on the Ukrainian experience of school participatory budgeting and the approaches we can implement here in Armenia.  Our cooperation is entering a practical phase: we have agreed to translate and localize […]

On April 15, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia hosted a discussion on budget bids within the framework of developing the 2027-2029 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) draft, including the 2027 state budget. The meeting was attended by interested civil society organizations (CSOs). Nane Mkhitaryan, a young budget specialist representing the “NGO Center” […]