Here’s how Armenian women’s rights groups empowered forcibly displaced Artsakh women to check their sexual and reproductive health. By Lucy Martirosyan Since the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, Armenian women’s rights groups have been leading efforts to provide gender-sensitive health support and aid to forcibly displaced families. But when the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) first announced...
The recent intense rains and storms in Lori and Tavush have resulted in severe flooding, causing widespread devastation across the region. Several bridges were destroyed, roads and streets in towns and villages surrounding the area are completely damaged. There were reports of four casualties and more than 440 people displaced due to the destruction of...
On April 22 and 23, our team had the incredible opportunity to organize a workshop centered around two vital documents: the Council of Europe Convention on “Preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence” and the new EU directive on violence against women and domestic violence. Together with the representatives from the Coalition to...
On May 2nd, we engaged in a crucial dialogue with our regional partner organizations, which are also recipients of sub-grants from our organization, focusing on the systemic challenges faced by displaced women from Nagorno-Karabakh. Since 2023, these organizations have continued to provide essential services to the displaced people of Artsakh. During our meeting, we addressed...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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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