April 23, 2024

E-health system issues discussed with the participation of specialists and NGOs

The e-health system is an integrated system for managing health data, where comprehensive public health data is entered and stored. The system enables the attending doctor, whenever necessary, to electronically view the patient’s health history and to make informed decisions regarding their treatment. Starting from 2017, all medical services provided with government financing or on concessional terms have been channeled…

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April 17, 2024

Launch of a three-year project on mental health

A new three-year initiative on improvement of mental health has kicked-off on April 16 in Yerevan. The main objective of the EU funded “Rights, Services, Participation: Fostering a Comprehensive Mental Health Framework in Armenia” project is to support the development of a legal framework necessary for provision of accessible and inclusive mental health services, the introduction of     mechanisms and the…

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April 15, 2024

DDF supported the screening of the “Inside War” documentary in Yerevan

On March 27 the “Inside War” documentary featuring the story of the Russian-Ukrainian war was screened in Yerevan with support of the Democracy Development Foundation and in cooperation with “Aliq Media Armenia“. Tigran Paskevichyan, director and screenwriter, who produced the movie, spent two weeks with the Factum Center in Kharkov, Dnepr, Donetsk provinces of Ukraine and its capital Kiev filming…

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December 23, 2023

Efforts to elaborate a new strategy for police reforms kickstarted with a discussion with civil society organizations

On 22 December 2023, under the “Integrity of Justice Reforms” project, the Democracy Development Foundation and the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office organized a Workshop for the Development of the Republic of Armenia Police New Reform Strategy and 2024-2026 Action Plan. The discussion was attended by Arpine Sargsyan, Deputy Interior Minister, advocates, and representatives of the Interior Ministry, the Office…

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December 21, 2023

Discussion organized by the Democracy Development Foundation and Armenia’s Interior Ministry about civilian oversight in places for holding arrested persons

Last week, the Democracy Development Foundation organized jointly with the Republic of Armenia Interior Ministry, and with the participation of civil society and stakeholders representatives, a workshop on The Activities of Civilian Oversight Mechanisms and Public Observer Groups in Places for Holding Arrested Persons. The goal of the event was to discuss issues related to the activities of public observers…

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November 28, 2023

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…

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November 24, 2023

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…

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November 12, 2023

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…

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November 10, 2023

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…

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