The prosecutors participated in the DDF training on obtaining information from open sources

On November 28 and 29, 2023, the prosecutors and economists of the Department for confiscation of profit of illicit origin of the Prosecutor General’s Office participated in the training on “Obtaining operative information from open sources”. The training implemented in the scope of “Integrity of justice reforms” project organized by the Democracy development foundation aimed to support the development of…

Presenting the achievements of the European Media Facility in Armenia project

On 27 November, the “European Media Facility in Armenia – Building Sustainable and Professional Media in Armenia” project’s achievements were presented at the project closing event and award ceremony the students participating in the project. The three-year project was implemented by the Deutsche Welle Akademie, BBC Media Action, the Democracy Development Foundation, Hetq Investigative Journalists NGO, and Factor TV, with…

DDF and On Think Tanks organized a forum on the role of think tanks in Armenia

On November 24 the Democracy Development Foundation (DDF) and its partner On Think Tanks (OTT) organized a specialist-led forum discussion on the role think tanks in policy development in Armenia. The purpose of the forum was to shed light on how expert communities, especially established research centers, can acquire more prevalence in generating policy-oriented and evidence-driven discourses concerning highly topical…

Real World, Real People, NGO

Grant Amount: 7,744,200 AMD Purpose: The aim of the project is to improve access of patients with life-limiting diseases to palliative care services and essential medication through monitoring visits to policlinics to document rights violations, promoting mobilization and leadership development among healthcare providers, providing legal and medical guidance to both health providers, patients, and their relatives, advocating with the Ministry…

For Equal Rights NGO

Grant Amount: 3,049,289 AMD Purpose: The project aims to support war-affected, displaced women and provide them an opportunity to obtain/learn a new profession that will help them realize their new skills in the wider labor market. For this end, For Equal Rights, NGO will organize public campaign titled “Let’s support war-affected women get a new profession” to fundraise means on…

Katil, Charitable Foundation

Grant Amount: 358,511 AMD Purpose: The project aims to improve access of children with Type 1 diabetes to preventive and treatment services through training 18 doctors from 9 regions of Armenia on pediatric endocrinology (Tavush, Gegharkunik, Kotayk, Lori, Aragatsotn, Armavir, Ararat, Vayots Dzor, Syunik), and raising awareness of public on the rights of children with Type 1 diabetes to access…

DDF acted as local partner of Communication Labs kick-off event in Yerevan

On November 9 and 10, the EU-funded Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility organized a Communication Labs kick-off event in Yerevan as part of their dedicated capacity-building program for civil society organizations. The event aimed to help Armenian civil society organizations to work jointly on creating communication campaigns. 12 civil society organizations from Alaverdi, Dilijan, Vanadzor, Chambarak, and Yerevan were selected…

Representatives of the Government and Civil Society Have Discussed the Public Administration Reform Agenda

The Democracy Development Foundation is continuing its exclusive mission of uniting Armenia’s civil society organizations and coordinating their activities and efforts aimed at public reforms. On November 9 the Democracy Development Foundation hosted a discussion on the topic of Public administration reforms (PAR) with representatives of the Republic of Armenia government and partner civil society organizations. Viktoria Aydinyan, advisor to…