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The aim of the project was to organize trainings on "batique" technique for 10 pupils of Dilijan based Arts School. A small room was furnished with all necessary materials and equipment for designing and developing colourful crafts on "batique" technique.

During April 1-2, prior to upcoming Easter Holidays, the members of the Youth Bank project together with other volunteers from colleges and NGOs in Gyumri and Yerevan, initiated a Food Bank action: a charity collection of food in local supermarkets in Yerevan and Gyumri to be donated to families in extreme poverty in their towns. In Yerevan the Youth Bank members were able to collect food items worth of 200 000 AMD and distributed to 27 families of Ajapnyak and Malatia Sebastia districts. More than 10 volunteers took part in the charity in Yerevan. Read more...>

The right to Freedom of Expression (FoE) is guaranteed in the Armenian Constitution, but a clear understanding of what FoE is is practically absent here. EPF, with the support of the British Government and USAID, is implementing a project which tries to address complex issues related to FoE: what are citizens “allowed” to say? What is considered acceptable expression, in-cluding in work and family life? EPF seeks to examine, question, and push these boundaries. The project includes qua-litative research on FoE and censorship, production of six do-cumentaries, and a series of talk shows on Yerkir Media TV.

Although Armenia has its own unique sources of philanthropic giving (the Armenian Diaspora and Diaspora-based foundations), philanthropy and grant making here are inevitably affected by global trends and face a number of challenges: How to continue philanthropic and civic initiatives when international assistance to Armenia expires? How to engage businesses in strategic, transparent, value-oriented grant-making? How to coordinate efforts and engage Diaspora-based foundations and individuals in the development of an effective and responsible philanthropic environment in Armenia? Please read more..

Khachik Engoyan is a Yerevan-based mechanic who was fined 32.000 Dram for violating traffic rules. He didn’t agree with the charge and refused to sign the ticket or pay the fine. Two months later, he received notice to appear in administrative court, where the traffic police were suing him for 160,000 Dram (according to the law, traffic fines increase five-fold after two months). Please follow the story..

“Local authorities are there to take care of natural and historic monuments, not to sit back while destruction and vandalism happens on their watch,” says environmental activist Mariam Sukhudyan with indignation. In October 2007 Mariam and her friends were visiting Garni, a first-century pagan temple in the Kotayq region of Armenia. Near the temple, there is a natural rock formation known as the “symphony of stones.” She witnessed local residents cutting away the unique basalt stones to use as construction material. Mariam took photos of what she saw in Garni, and upon her return to Yerevan posted them on her blog and sent them via emails to several different environmental activists and organizations. Please read more about the case..

The “British Bus” made its first stop this year in the remote village of Dsegh, in the Lori region of Armenia. The red double-decker bus rolled in to town carrying a young theater troupe which performed a series of fun and educational short plays at a local primary school. The plays engage and educate kids on important social topics such as protecting the environment, traffic rules, personal hygiene, and consumer protection. Read more !

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EPF with support from British Embassies in Yerevan and Baku implements a project entailed Unbiased E-Media coverage in Armenia and...... »

As part of Freedom of Expression project, EPF commissioned six documentary films on issues related to Freedom of Expression. Films...... »

EPF announces a grant competition to promote social enterprise in Armenia as a viable business model for organizations that are...... »

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