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
Democracy Development Foundation and CommsHub Foundation supported the Theatre of Change cultural non-governmental organization in staging four performances on the prevention of school bullying for schools of the Ararat and Kotayk regions during March. “The Fall Fairy Tale: Three plus One Little Pigs” performance was watched by a total of 400 students, including children forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh. The performances
At the initiative of the Democracy Development Foundation (DDF), over a dozen civil society organizations developed and submitted to the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Internal Affairs a package of recommendations for the developing Armenia police new reform strategy and 2024-2026 action plan. The package of recommendations includes several sectoral issues mapped by the civil society organizations, which were raised
The Democracy Development Foundation and the Education and Solidarity Trade Union are implementing a project on “Social Justice and Ethical Norms in Schools” supported by the Embassy of Estonia in Armenia. The goal of the project is to examine ethical issues in the schools from the social justice perspective and to promote the application of appropriate integrity norms in general
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
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
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
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
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
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