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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 […]

The number Local Leaders Team (LLT) members formed within the framework of CapSLoc program exceeds 70 participants. The Academy of local workers is designed specifically for LLT members, aiming to enhance their leadership skills to contribute to community development. Towards the end of September, the first module of the Academy of Local Workers was conducted […]

Qualitative and in-depth interviews as a part of “Community Based Monitoring for Effective Local Democracy” project have been initiated. The local self-government representatives and civil society members of the three communities of Armenia participate in the in-depth/expert interviews. The representatives of the local government and civil society from three communities of Armenia participated in the […]

Within the framework of the program “CSOs4SLD CSOs for sustainable local development” financed by the Federal Republic of Germany and co-financed by the European Union, “NGO Center” Civil Society Development NGO organized online orientation meetings on September 12 and 14 conserning the closed grant opportunity announced among beneficiary organizations and initiative groups of the “Strengthening […]

Community development becomes possible when its residents are component and change-makers equipped with knowledge, skills and expertise. For this purpose, between September 6-10 the first module of “Academy of Local Workers” took place in the framework of “CapSLoc: Capacities for Sustained Locally-Led Development” project that focused on enhancing skills and capabilities of residents of Akhuryan […]

On July 7, during the extraordinary session of Tumanyan community council among other issues,  “The procedure for using a new approach to solving problems on a voluntary basis regarding social support in Tumanyan community” developed by NGO Center was discussed and adopted. Vahe Khachikyan, a procedure development expert, presented the importance of the document to the members […]