Duration:April-November 2010
The goal of the project was to enhance awareness of young girls and women with disabilities and other members of the society on the UN CRPD, promote civil and public activeness and social-psychological integration of young girls and women with disabilities in Gyumri and five regions of Shirak Marz(Ani, Amasia, Ashotsk, Akhuryan, Artik) and stimulate their employment, to promote the implementation of CRPD in Armenia. Special cultural events were designed and developed for the beneficiaries.
Round table-discussions were organized with the participation of representatives of village hall, people with disabilities and community members in 5 regions of Shirak Marz (Ani, Akhuryan, Artik, Ashotcq and Amasia). The beneficiaries of this project were women and girls with disabilities from above mentioned regions and Gyumri.
“Agate” NGO implemented Leadership, Computer, Basic English language lessons, cooking and designing cakes and pastries, designing tables and delicacies, Armenian Sign Language, computer, handicraft and beading, hairdressing and make up trainings.
During this project “Agate” NGO collaborated with “Dialogue” center in Yerevan: the social worker and the psychologist of “Agate” NGO attended sign language trainings and got certificates of Armenian Sigh Language interpreters, as there were no sign language interpreters not only in Gyumri, but also in the whole Shirak Marz.
“Agate” NGO organized different cultural events, presentations of films and excretions to sightseeing of Armenia.
Financed by “Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation Armenian Branch