Duration: December 2022 - April 2024 

Project budget: USD 347,000

Donor: Swiss Development And Cooperation (SDC) and World Food Programme (WFP)

Location: Gegharkunik region - Vardenis and Syunik region - Sisian

Implementing Partners: Child Development Foundation (CDF) for the main phase

Project Status: Ongoing

Key Achievements

93

families receive support through comprehensive social work

514

people from 16 settlements receive support through social work

1,375

children from 15 schools and centers receive psycho-social support through group and individual sessions

594

adults (including Parents) participated in psycho-social support group sessions

146

students participated in the youth training module

126

specialists have been trained

3

shelters have been renovated

3

social plans were developed and 3 social projects are in implementation

Goals and objectives

Through the Resilience and Economic Recovery of Border Communities in Armenia (REBCA) program, World Vision Armenia and partner organisations aim at ensuring the selected targeted vulnerable households in affected regions are able to meet essential needs in the form of food and to restore psycho-social conditions; and the selected conflict-affected local municipalities have improved capacity and resources to implement effective socio-economic planning and operationalization.

Key actions

Key activities of the project include: Providing vulnerable households in target settlements with comprehensive social work support based on their needs, Supporting municipalities to develop and implement contextualised local social plans to strengthen community social protection response in shocks in targeted enlarged communities of Vardenis, Jermuk and Sisian, Engaging municipalities to deliver psychological first aid in emergencies by equipping and capacity building at schools in the target settlements, Providing psychological support and related professional services to 500 children and youth based on their individual needs through individual and group sessions, Conducting group and individual therapy sessions for adults based on needs; creating environments for group co-creation and integration. 

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