News

• Winners of the 2nd cycle of the Seed Grants are already known

  On the 13th of February 2021 meeting with youth leaders took place in the framework of IRIS programme where the successful projects which will receive financial support were announced

  13 February 2021
• Alleviating Excursion for Older People

  “Increased Resilience of Syrian Armenians and Host Population” (IRIS) Programme organized a one-day excursion to Saghmosavank and Ohanavank 13th-century Armenian monasteries for lonely older people living in dormitories.

  27 September 2020
• The role of the Housing Consortium

  In mid-September 2020, the 6th Housing Consortium Meeting has been held during which the Consortium members have updated each other on ongoing projects: housing activities, discussed the new projects and opportunities, etc.

  15 September 2020
• From Idea to a Sustainable Project

  30 bright Syrian-Armenian and local young people, aged 15 to 30, participated in the Youth capacity development summer Innovation Camps organized within EU funded IRIS Programme.

  3 September 2020
• IRIS Traineeship First Success Stories

  Ms. Mari Yusuf is one of the first beneficiaries of the traineeship activity of the EU IRIS programme. She has three children, the oldest one will soon be 18 years old and start studies in Gevorgryan Seminary of Armenian Apostolic Church, while the smallest one is six years old. In her family – which was among the first refugees who decided to move to Armenia already in 2006 – no one works besides her. All her relatives went to the EU and USA, but she with her husband decided to escape to Armenia: first they went to Lebanon, and facing discrimination there they decided to come to Armenia.

  14 April 2020