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20 Questions with Salpi Ghazarian

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Civilitas Foundation Director Salpi Ghazarian sits down with Vaché Thomassian of the ARF Shant Student Association for "20 Questions".
 

Vartan Oskanian Resigns from Civilitas Board

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Screen_Shot_2012-03-05_at_11.07.36_AMIn early April, 2008, I walked out of my office at the foreign ministry, up one block, and moved into the new offices of the Civilitas Foundation.  I was excited, not despondent, because we had great plans. I had known for more than a year that it was time to work at the grassroots level with other organizations to bring change, and a spirit of hope and empowerment, to civil society in Armenia.

For nearly four years, that is what we at Civilitas have done. With a new vision, with a hopeful, enthusiastic, smart young team, with help and support from some very trusting and confident individuals, with program assistance and guidance from some very thoughtful international entities, Civilitas has brought new energy, new expectations, a new way of working and a new perspective on media, public discussion, rural development and serious analysis.

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Philippe Lefort visits the Civilitas Foundation

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euEU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Philippe Lefort, along with the Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia, Traian Hristea, visited the Civilitas Foundation today. In a meeting with Civilitas Founder Vartan Oskanian, the diplomats discussed a range of regional issues with an emphasis on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict.

Mr. Lefort examined current Civilitas' programs and their role in civil society and media development in Armenia. He laid out the main goals that his mission pursues in Armenia and his outlook on the region’s issues. Discussions also revolved around the opportunities for the European Union to become more effectively engaged in Armenia.
 

Diplomatic Corps at Civilitas

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DSC_8129The Civilitas Foundation hosted members of Armenia's diplomatic corps at a meeting on Tuesday, January 31, to present the Civilitas Foundation's fourth annual report. The report, entitled ARMENIA 2011, WITHOUT ILLUSIONS, is a compilation of facts and analysis on Armenia's economic, political and regional developments in 2011.

The ambassadors or representatives of France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Romania, Switzerland, Syria, the US, the UK, Ukraine, and the Council of Europe, gathered to share thoughts about Civilitas programs. Civilitas Director Salpi Ghazarian discussed ongoing projects and especially the new media programs -- CivilNet.TV and Orakarg, a daily newspaper. She stressed the importance of the upcoming electoral period and the importance of good, comprehensive election and economic programming.

Civilitas Founder Vartan Oskanian welcomed the ambassadors and pledged that Civilitas will continue its work to strengthen civil society and civic participation in Armenia.
 

Armenia and Neighbors. 20 Years in Figures

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cover20engIt is difficult to gauge the immense changes recorded in the South Caucasus in the years since the fall of the Soviet Union. The people of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan have lived and experienced on their skin, these uneven, often adverse, sometimes inspiring developments. Yet, seen from within, it has often been difficult to maintain perspective and to put things in context.

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Civilitas Polls
With the support of Norwegian and German governments, a few months ago the Civilitas Foundation began to conduct polls throughout Armenia. The results of the polls will be made available to the media and will serve as the topic of public discussions.

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Facts for Thought
Share of population considering their current and future lives as suffering - 2011 survey
Armenia 35%
Azerbaijan 18%
Georgia 28%
Slovakia 12%
Russia 19%
Canada 1%
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The project goal is to stimulate the development and transformation of Armenian society into a functioning polity by promoting a healthy political discourse on the key developmental issues of the country, through the creation of a forum of discussions.

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The Civilitas Foundation Library -- a collection of political, historic and philosophical works -- open to all who need it. Do you want to donate a volume?
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Public Discussion
The Civilitas Foundation
cordially invites you
to public forum on

Conflicts and History Textbooks

The talk will be moderated by
Civiltas Foundation Director
Salpi Ghazarian

The discussion will take place at the
Golden Tulip Yerevan Hotel, Rossini Hall,
on May 22 at 2 p.m.

To confirm your participation,

please call 010 500-119.
Seats are limited.

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The Civilitas Community shares stories about daily challenges and successes. Today: Lost in Istanbul

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Civil.am
Civil.am - your guide to civil society activity in Armenia - is a project of the Civilitas Foundation. Take a closer look to better understand what is already being done. Identify potential partners and cooperation possibilities. Support existing programs to increase efficiency. Encourage new programs to foster development.
 
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Neighbors About Each Other
The Civilitas Foundation, with support from the USAID, through Eurasia Partnership Foundation, offers translations of pertinent articles from the Turkish press with the aim of furthering dialogue and debate. Click here to read the Armenian translations on our site. You can also check www.CaucasusNeighbors.com website for all recent translations and the archive. Print and electronic media are invited to reprint these Armenian translations citing the Civilitas Foundation.

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Rural Development Program

A healthy civil society depends on self-reliant, economically secure citizens. Agriculture is an important economic sector. The Civilitas Foundation supports Armenia's farmers one family at a time, one village at a time to achieve sustainable growth and access to markets. Click here to read the reports written by our staff as they visit villages and talk to their residents.

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Generation Center

The Civilitas Generation Center is designed to support new approaches and solutions to Armenia's geographic, economic and experiential limitations. In keeping with its mission, the Generation Center has developed a database of existing NGOs in Armenia entitled www.Civil.am. With the help of participating NGOs, Civilitas will continue to update the database, which will serve to introduce good projects to good people, help NGOs identify alternative sources of support, and link new initiatives with existing experience. Click here to be a part of the Generation Center on Facebook and join the people generating ideas.