Filed under: Development Social inclusion
Armenia is privileged to be one of 50 countries in the world to conduct a national consultation process on the post-2015 global development agenda. It is hoped that these consultations will shape a shared global vision on The Future We Want. As a start to this process, the United Nations in Armenia set up a… Read more »
Filed under: Environment Poverty Social inclusion
We have some good news to report. The doors officially opened on our energy efficient demo building at the end of 2012 and 20 socially vulnerable families in Goris, in the Syunik region of Armenia, got the keys to their new apartments. Our project on energy efficient buildings teamed up with another project on social… Read more »
Filed under: Environment Poverty
Vahram Jalalyan and Marina Olshanskaya @marina0303 This is a standard, four storey block of flats, with 36 apartments, located in the town Gyumri, in Armenia. It was constructed in 2010 as part of a state housing programme for families who lost their homes as a result of the 1988 earthquake. Gyumri is one of the coldest… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Social inclusion Social innovation
Gayane Mirzoyan @Gaya_net @Taghinfo A little over a year ago I attended Mardamej with an idea. One year on I was presenting the highs and lows of life as a social entrepreneur to Mardamej: Reload… this is the story of Taghinfo. The itch As a journalist and fellow at the International Academy of Journalism (Intajour),… Read more »
Filed under: Central Asia Development Environment Poverty
Cihan Sultanoglu @csultanoglu Imagine going to school and it’s five degrees Celsius in your classroom. Brrr! I learned from my colleague Martin Krause that the average classroom in Central Asia ranges from 4.3 to 6.9 degrees. This was during a discussion on sustainable energy in countries in the region, organized by the Turkish Permanent mission… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Social inclusion Social innovation
George Hodge, @lurglomond UNDP in Armenia Much like last year’s Social Innovation Camp, I returned home on Sunday night both shattered and elated by the experience. The event saw all six teams compete furiously for two awards… one picked by the jury, the other by the participants. It was a very close run contest. The… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Social inclusion Social innovation
George Hodge @lurglomond UNDP in Armenia Tomorrow, UNDP in Armenia will host Mardamej reload (in Armenian). Once again, this festival of co-creation is teaming up with Social Innovation Camp Ltd to deliver six projects identified, designed and implemented by volunteers. The deadline for submissions closed last weekend and we had an even greater response than… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Governance Social inclusion
Tatevik Koloyan, UNDP in Armenia I’m excited to announce the launch of a new site where citizens living in Yerevan can flag issues in their city, map them, suggest their own solutions and get feedback. The site provides the opportunity for real-time communication between citizens and the respective departments of the Yerevan Municipality. The site… Read more »
Filed under: Climate change Environment
Essi Ulander, UNDP in Armenia It is obvious that we need to protect our natural ecosystems for their intrinsic value. When we talk about the forest’s adaptation to climate change, however, we ultimately mean human adaptation to climate change. We could also call it ecosystem−based adaptation, which in the case of Armenia’s forests, means protecting… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0
Natalya Harutyunyan, UNDP in Armenia Trchkan waterfall was saved through a “camp out” to prevent nearby construction: Save Trchkan Mashtots park was saved from being turned into boutique trade zone: This City Belongs to Us Changes to the law on maternity leave were stopped Citizens are using Facebook to: Save Teghut Forest, Save Teghut, and Saveour Market Building These are just a few examples of Armenian activism that are happening… Read more »
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