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The first part of the first component of the CSO Institutional Development Program was implemented within the framework of the “Strengthening Civil Society in Eastern Partnership Countries” program implemented by GIZ. Within the framework of the project, “NGO Center” civil society development NGO acts as an organization providing services for the development of institutional capacities […]

The Erasmus+ KA2 CBHE Development of Soft Skills at Higher Education Institutions of Armenia and Georgia in Compliance with the 21st Century Labour Market Requirements (DeSIRe) Project (101128804) was officially launched on February 26. The event was significant for Vanadzor State University and was attended by the representatives of regional and city authorities, as well […]

  On December 15, the second focus group discussion was held in the city of Vanadzor within the framework of the  “Community Based Monitoring for Effective Local Democracy” project. The focus group discussion was attended by the representatives of ” “NGO Center” Civil Society Development NGO., “Winnet Vanadzor” NGO, “Lusastgh”  NGO, “We”  Youth NGO, and “Restart […]

In the framework of the “CSOs4SLD: CSOs for Sustainable Local Development” project implemented by NGO Center, the ceremony for signing 11 sub-grant contracts took place on November 29 in Yerevan. At the commencement of the ceremony, Arpine Hakobyan, the President of the NGO Center, extended congratulations to the grantee organizations. She expressed her wishes for […]

The Citizenship Index baseline research takes a picture of the “sense of citizenship” in Akhuryan community. We interpret the “sense of citizenship” as a mixture of feelings and social norms that shape the sense of belonging to the community, the sense of responsibility to its well-functioning and future development, the trustfulness and the trustworthiness towards […]

Changes happen when the community actively participates. “CapSLoc: Capacities for Sustained Locally-Led Development” project aimed at bringing this idea to life. On November 14, the official launch event of the USAID funded “CapSLoc: Capacities for Sustained Locally-Led Development” project took place in Akhuryan community, Mayisyan settlement. Head of the Local Government Policy Department of the […]

On November 9, Arpine Hakobyan, the President of the NGO Center, participated in an online event titled ‘Empowering Change: CSOs and the Global Agenda 2030,’ organized by GIZ.  Arpine delivered a speech discussing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their localization, providing examples of SDG implementation in Armenia. She emphasized their execution at the local […]

To enhance the overall capacity of the community, the “CapSLoc. Capacities for Sustained Locally-Led Development” program conducted a three-day training course for representatives of local self-government bodies and community servants in October. During the three-day training course, community representatives had the opportunity to delve into various topics related to community development, project development, leadership, participatory […]