Main Continuous Projects (up to date)

Services

1. Providing free of charge informational and legal consultation, psychological, professional choice assisting, new profession training, and job placement services to vulnerable groups of population in Yerevan City.

2. Providing free of charge informational and legal-advisory services to newly founded organizations and organizations occupied with problems of vulnerable groups of population.

Educational training courses for beneficiaries

1. Organization of education of pre-school age children with auditory problems to prepare them for studying in elementary school.

2. Training courses on subjects of searching and finding job, representing oneself to an employer, concluding employment contract, work ethics.

Training courses for NGOs

1. Training in organization’s management, finding out about the needs of beneficiaries and the community, formation of social cooperation, project elaboration and managerial skills.

2. Training on subjects of interest protection, skills of drawing up analytical reviews, founding non-governmental institutions and lobbying public interests there.

Projects accomplished

Social Support and Development

• “Project of assistance in small business establishment” trainings on drawing up and implementation of business plan, managerial skills have been accomplished for 850 refugee and unemployed families. World Vision, “Vision’’ Company, UN World Food Programme, ՊՌՕՍՄԵ.

• “Creation of Database of Jobless Refugees”UNHCR, NGOC

• “Summer yard camp” for 150 refugee children from Yerevan, with physical culture and health educational programs. UNHCR, UMCOR

• Summer camp in Bulgaria for 10 refugee children, with health and rehabilitation from mental stress programs.

• Summer camp in Georgia for 10 refugee children, with health and rehabilitation from mental stress programs. UNHCR

• Invitation of a consultant to Banavan farm in Shirak marz with purpose to assist in working up the strategy and business plan.

• Invitation of a consultant to Solak fish-farm in Kotayk marz with purpose to assist in working up the strategy and business plan.

• Invitation of an expert-advisor for capacity building of Araza CESO International Services

• Control over the repair operations of roads in village Solak of Kotayk marz USAID/UN Word Food Programme

Legal Protection

• Organization of cultural measures for 12 foreign students of Armenian origin, with purpose to introduce them to their Motherland, who were in voluntary practice in Armenia. In cooperation with “Sakharov fund”

• Series of meetings for about 950 refugees in Yerevan with purpose of clarifications of problems concerning Documents for Visa Mr. L. Mgbanston, the ՓՀԳՀ of UNO, Mr. Khrulyov, Consul of Russia in RA, Board of Migration and Refugees representatives

• Legal security” – free legal consultation for refugee inhabitants of far villages in Gegharkunik and Tavush.

• Creation of free legal clinics and network for legal consultation services. Coalition program with “Center for legal and social assistance to the youth”, “Family and New world”, “Yerevak” BNGO-s. USAID, Chemonics International Inc.

Educational

• “Project of assistance in small business establishment” trainings on drawing up and implementation of business plan, managerial skills have been accomplished for 850 refugee and unemployed families.

• «Փոքր բիզնեսի ստեղծման աջակցության ծրագիր» փախստական եվ գործազուրկ 850 ընտանիքների համար իրականացվել է բիզնես ծրագրերի մշակման, իրականացման, կառավարման հիմտությունների ուսուցում World Vision, “Vision’’ Company, UN World Food Programme, ՊՌՕՍՄԵ.

• For the first time in Armenia “Small-sized bronze sculpture” symposium, dedicated to the 1700 anniversary of Christianity adoption in Armenia, and exhibition in National Gallery.
Sponsors: National Gallery : “HayElektroMeqena” joint-stock company, “ASA” LTD, “East” LTD, “Ararat” LTD.

Democracy and Protection of Interests

• “Protection of Employment Rights” “Draft Law on the RA Citizens’ Employment” amendment. Coalition program: Work and Law coalition. USAID, World Learning With participation of ALCP Ministry of Social Security

• Seminars to disseminate the new “Code of Elections” with purpose to increase public awareness about their rights in NA and LGI elections and as well as to increase social activity in Yerevan, Gyumri, Ashtarak, Abovyan and Hrazdan.

• Formation of the institution “The independent expert’s mission and strategy” with purpose to increase public activity and to assist development of democracy. UNDP, IFES

• Public Participation in National Assembly’s Lawmaking Process” Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (MATRA)

• Assistance in Enrollment of Youth in the Formation process of Civil Society in RA Ministry of Sports and Youth of RA

Humanitarian Aid Projects

• Provision of special equipment for 6 children with hearing defects

• Distribution of medicines to refugee families (200) and soldiers (one military unit) ARS, Echmiadzin Mother chair

• “When September comes”.

• “Good will, good work, good entry”. IFES

• Organization of Christmas parties for 120 children. UNISEF

• Regularly implemented programs “Humanitarian Support”, distribution of cloths, stationary, hygiene goods. IRD, UMCOR, Counterpart International Inc

Projects to Accomplish

Ensuring active participation of Public Network in law-making in the Government and the National Assembly, thus assisting in presenting and protection of public interests. At the same time Public Network pursues in the process of formation of legal base and culture of cooperation between the Government and civil society, and NGOs in particular.

Participation in the processes of reforming vocational schools and labor market within the framework of Stable Development Program, with the aim of public rights protection and support.

Participation to the RA strategic programs and legislative improvements process

Discussions of the RA State Strategic programs

• Elaboration of the package of proposals and presentation to the certain

• Population Migration Situation Improvement Plan

• “Poverty Reduction Strategic Program”

• “Improvement of women’s status and increase of their position in the society in Republic of Armenia for 2004-2010” National Program Plan

• Stable Development Program

• Conception and Memorandum of Stable Development Program of the Institute of Social Cooperation

• Public Council Regulation

• Regulation of Cooperation between NGOs and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of RA

Participation to the RA legislative improvements process

Elaboration of the package of proposals and presentation to the certain institutions as well as the National Assembly

Legislative reforms:

“On Refugees”, “On Non-Governmental Organizations”, “On the Added Value”, “On Education”, “On Social Security of the Disabled”, “On Mandatory Medical Insurance”, “On Rights of Patients”, “On presenting flats built for the refugees to the refugees with the rights of owner”, “On presenting social assistance”, “On charity and sponsorship”, “On conscription”, “On stimulating employment and on social support in cases of unemployment”

Public education and awareness

Publications

• Informational papers with laws description

• Review on sociological studies and statistical data

• Informational brochures on evaluation studies of the effect of enforcement of the laws regulating labor market, professional expertise of law bills, results of public discussions and collected proposals and uniform suggestions elaborated on the basis of the latter

• “Find Yourself in the Labor Market” informational, educational guidebook

• “Public Voice in National Assembly” periodic directory

• Calendar-poster disseminating activity of “Work and Law” coalition