Armenia
Armenia
Mission East in Armenia works with the most marginalized and vulnerable people who have been struck hard by the collapse of the Soviet Union, the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the economic crisis and the segregation policies that have been existing in the country for a long period of time.
These groups have had little chance of education, have been discriminated and left out of society because of stigmatization and exclusion. They lack basic knowledge about their rights and are left vulnerable and unable to protect themselves.
Huge challenges
Over the last ten years, the Armenian government has shown a positive track record on economic management and reform, but still has huge challenges beating corruption and in health, education and disability - the key sectors that Mission East is working in. The health sector is amongst the least funded in the former Soviet countries.
Major achievements
Major achievements for Mission East have been the development of disability rights laws and signing of international conventions to protect people with disabilities and raising awareness on disability within Armenian society . But change has been very little because of lack of implementation mechanisms, resources and funds, as well as stigmatization and exclusion from society.
Mission East Armenia is currently involved in the areas of special needs (disability rights, inclusiveness) and (HIV/AIDS, disability prevention) and is implementing its activities in three main sectors: health, education, and advocacy (with key focus on disability and children’s rights, as well as HIV/AIDS).
Read more about Mission East’s areas of involvement in Armenia here
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