28 Sep
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“Career Orientation and Professional Development” workshop was held in Chambarak

Within the framework of “Skills, Knowledge and Intermediation Development” pilot project implemented by Strategic Development Agency (SDA) NGO with the support of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation -cooperating partner to Sida “Career Orientation and Professional Development” workshop was held in Chambarak on September 23-24 jointly with the Cheese Makers’ Union of Armenia.

The training aims to equip the participants with skills of self-presentation and orientation in the labor market. It also represents job opportunities and employers demand on skills and competencies for specialists in cheese making sphere.

Within the two-day training, the participants pinpointed their strengths and achievements through various analytical mechanisms, using them as bases for self-presentation. The modern requirements for CV and cover letter were presented, in line with an individual design / improvement of the participant’s job application documents, as well as successful job interview techniques. Thanks to active discussions and group work, the participants highlighted the perspective and challenges of cheese production development in Chambarak, elaborating creative solutions to overcome them.

The workshop will be regularly held in other regions of Armenia, dynamically custom-made to the local capacity needs.

25 Sep
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Harvest Festival: Rural Life and Traditions 2021

With the support of “Livestock Development in Armenia: South-North” project implemented by Strategic Development Agency” (SDA) NGO and financed by the Austrian Development Agency, the operational unit of Austrian Development Cooperation and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and “Livestock Development in the South of Armenia” project implemented by the Strategic Development Agency (SDA) and funded by the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development (SDC), on September 18, 7 female beneficiaries from projects’ target communities participated in the Harvest Festival: Rural Life and Traditions.

They have often actively participated in training courses and festivals to improve farming skills within the projects implemented by SDA NGO, moreover, this is not the first time they participate in the Harvest Festival.

Honey, jams, mountain herbs, eggs, dairy products, beans, rosehips, cheese and pickle assortments, sour lavash, gata, wine, vodka, etc. Here is the list of homemade and ecologically clean products that women brought to participate in this year’s festival.

In addition to the revenue generated from the sale, the participants had a busy day full of networking by introducing their homelands and making their products more recognizable and accessible to consumers.

18 Sep
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Living Landscapes for Market Development in Armenia: Meetings with community members in Lori and Tavush

From September 13-17, 2021, meeting-discussions were organized in target marzes of Lori, and Tavush within the framework of the “Living Landscapes for Market Development in Armenia” project, implemented by the WWF Caucasus in Armenia (WWF-Armenia) in partnership with Strategic Development Agency NGO and financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The meetings were attended by representatives of WWF-Armenia և SDA NGO, administrative heads of selected settlements, community leaders, as well as community residents.

The purpose of the meetings was to define the current problems and possible solutions in the fields of livestock, tourism, wild collection and other areas through discussions with the community members, and to use the collected information for the project design and implementation stages.

The purpose of the meetings was to introduce and through discussions to confirm the relevance and efficiency of the selected value chains (livestock / fodder, tourism / hospitality and wild collection).  The obstacles of the development of the outlined value chains as well as the proposed projects and mechanisms for their solutions were discussed. The collected information will serve as a basis for the program design.

During the meetings, the representatives of WWF-Armenia and SDA NGO introduced to participants the “Living Landscapes for Market Development in Armenia” project, its goals, and possible directions. During the meetings, the mechanisms of sustainable and effective usage and management of natural resources in the communities were discussed. As well as the correlation of natural resources and biodiversity with economic growth, the possible directions of community development were discussed – the incomes of farmers and rural businesses, the opportunities and potential to improve  livelihoods of the rural population.

The “Living Landscapes for Market Development in Armenia” project implemented by the WWF Caucasus in Armenia (WWF-Armenia) in partnership with Strategic Development Agency NGO is a part of a larger regional program Eco-Corridor Fund for the Caucasus (ECF), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the KfW Development Bank.

16 Sep
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Living Landscapes for Market Development in Armenia: Meetings with community members in Syunik and Vayots Dzor

From September 9-10, 2021, meeting-discussions were organized in target marzes of Syunik, and Vayots Dzor within the framework of the “Living Landscapes for Market Development in Armenia” project, implemented by the WWF Caucasus in Armenia (WWF-Armenia) in partnership with Strategic Development Agency NGO and financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The meetings were attended by representatives of WWF-Armenia և SDA NGO, administrative heads of selected settlements, community leaders, as well as community residents.

The purpose of the meetings was to define the current problems and possible solutions in the fields of livestock, tourism, wild collection and other areas through discussions with the community members, and to use the collected information for the project design and implementation stages.

The purpose of the meetings was to introduce and through discussions to confirm the relevance and efficiency of the selected value chains (livestock / fodder, tourism / hospitality and wild collection).  The obstacles of the development of the outlined value chains as well as the proposed projects and mechanisms for their solutions were discussed. The collected information will serve as a basis for the program design.

During the meetings, the representatives of WWF-Armenia and SDA NGO introduced to participants the “Living Landscapes for Market Development in Armenia” project, its goals, and possible directions. During the meetings, the mechanisms of sustainable and effective usage and management of natural resources in the communities were discussed. As well as the correlation of natural resources and biodiversity with economic growth, the possible directions of community development were discussed – the incomes of farmers and rural businesses, the opportunities and potential to improve  livelihoods of the rural population.

The “Living Landscapes for Market Development in Armenia” project implemented by the WWF Caucasus in Armenia (WWF-Armenia) in partnership with Strategic Development Agency NGO is a part of a larger regional program Eco-Corridor Fund for the Caucasus (ECF), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the KfW Development Bank.

10 Sep
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An initiative to organize the pre-weighing of the road for livestock movement from Goris region to Sisian region in Syunik marz of RA

On September 8, 2021, an event was held in Yerevan within the framework of the “Livestock Development in the South of Armenia” project funded by the “Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation” (SDC), implemented by the Strategic Development Agency (SDA) NGO.

The purpose of the meeting was to present the road map design of the route for livestock movement to the distant pastures from Tegh, Goris, Tat communities to Gorayk community of Syunik Msrz.

The list of attendees included representatives from the Ministry of Economy of the RA, the RA Cadaster committee, the Food Safety Inspection Body of RA, Syunik municipality, SDA NGO and the above-mentioned target communities.

During the event, experts from SDA NGO presented the regional obsticales of lovestock movement as well as the initiative aimed at organizing the interregional livestock movement route. Then, the representative of the construction company presented the draft route for the seasonal livestock movement from the Goris region to the Sisian region (Tegh-Gorayk), the location of the pre-weighing infrastructure and projects.

The event was concluded with signings of project packages by the communities, which were handed over to the Syunik municipality and the target communities.

The initiative envisages drawing up a clear road map of herds for grazing route from the communities of Goris, Tatev, Tegh to Gorayk communitiy of Syunik Marz including the locations of the necessary infrastructures (watering points, habitat, housing, road, etc.).

The idea of the initiative once raised on April 30, 2019, during the 4th workshop of the Program Coordination Platform for Sustainable Management of RA’s Natural Fodder Areas: Pastures and Grasslands, when the communities of Syunik Region raised the issue of regulating the livestock seasonal movement of Tegh, Goris and Tatev communities of Syunik Region to the summer pastures of Gorayk community.

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