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WRC Midterm Summary (August-December, 2023)
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WRC Midterm Summary (August-December, 2023)

Feminist Safe Space During the months of August-December of 2023, the feminist safe space has hosted multiple events and provided services at the Women’s Resource Center to over 200 individuals.  On September 1֊3, we held our second annual Women’s Rights Training, to which we had 81 applicants from whom 29 were chosen to participate. After...

CRISIS ALERT: Azerbaijan is preparing an attack against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh
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CRISIS ALERT: Azerbaijan is preparing an attack against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh

It is the 100th day since December 12, 2022, that the Lachin Corridor, the lifeline of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), has been closed down by Azerbaijani state-sponsored bogus eco-activists. This has already resulted in a humanitarian crisis in NK- widespread food and supplies shortages have affected the lives of 120,000 ethnic Armenians,...

Launch of the second round of capacity building trainings
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Launch of the second round of capacity building trainings

The Women’s Resource Center is pleased to announce that for the 2nd year in a row, we have launched a series of capacity-building and internal stability trainings for CSOs working on women’s rights and gender equality. Two training sessions were organized in March. The topic of the first training is “Strategic Plan Development.” The goals...

“Women’s Rights in the Context of Multiple Crises”: Round table discussion
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“Women’s Rights in the Context of Multiple Crises”: Round table discussion

On March 7, on the eve of the International Women’s Day, “Women’s Resource Center” NGO organized a round table discussion called “Women’s Rights in the Context of Multiple Crises: Challenges and Opportunities.” The purpose of the meeting was to create a platform for dialogue between the state and civil society representatives, to discuss the challenges...

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Free legal advice for women provided by WRCA

Women’s Resource Center continues to provide free legal consultancy services for women in marital and family relations and labor rights. The consultancy is provided every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, both online and offline, by an experienced lawyer Narine Grigoryan. To get a consultation, you need to register in advance by calling 093 94 88 86. The service is also...

The Highlights of activities of WRCA for January-August 2022
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The Highlights of activities of WRCA for January-August 2022

We present to you highlights of the activities of Women’s Resource Center for January-August 2022. Since the beginning of the year, WRCA has been cooperating with the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), implementing the program “Support for resilient women’s civil society organizing in the context of multiple crises in Armenia.” Within the framework of the first year of the...

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Էկոֆեմինիզմ

Էկոֆեմինիզմ բառն առաջին անգամ կիրառեց Ֆրանսուազ Դ՛Օբօնը՝ 1974-ին հրատարակված իր՝ «Ֆեմինիզմ կամ մահ» գրքում։ Մյուս ֆեմինիզմների նման՝ էկոֆեմինիզմը նույնպես քննադատական միտք է և միաժամանակ, քաղաքա(ցիա)կան շարժում։ Հայրիշխանության, և դրան կապակցված այլ ճնշող համակարգերի՝ կապիտալիզմի, ռասիզմի, կլասիզմի և մյուսների քննդատության կողքին էկոֆեմինիզմն ավելացնում է ոչ մարդ էակների (լայն իմաստով՝ բնության) շահագործումը վերացնելու համար պայքարը (կարող եք...

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Radio

Women’s Voice radio channel started its activities in 2015 with a mission to raise the voices of women in Armenia, inform the public about the rights and problems of women. Interviews aiming to raise awareness about Armenian and international women’s activities, programs, goals, and agendas.  Reports on notable actions and events. “Tracing Armenian Women” project...

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Advocacy

Within the framework of the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Program, there is an advocacy bloc. Legislative and state policy issues in the field of reproduction are identified and advocacy for social change is done through the Reproductive Rights Network which was created by WRC efforts. The members of the network are experts in...

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Awareness raising campaigns

Each year a week in February is declared sexual health week with a specific theme for the year. During this week we organize thematic events and online campaigns organized every year. September 28th is considered International Safe Abortion Day, for that day we organize conferences, online campaigns, public discussions aimed at raising awareness on issues...