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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.
 

Philippe Lefort visits the Civilitas Foundation

Spotlight / Visits
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.
 

Armenia 2011 -- Without Illusions

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cover_ENG_2011FINALThe fourth annual Civilitas report on Armenia and the region, politically and economically, is now available. As in years past, the report explores Armenia in the regional context, its relations with its neighbors and the neighbors relations with each other, with an assessment of how all that affects Armenia. Armenia's domestic picture is presented both chronologically, as well as from the perspective of institutional development. Finally, the year's economic developments are presented, replete with statistics and analysis.
The annual report includes a poster-size visual representation of Armenia's budget for 2012.
 

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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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Civilitas Foundation is entering its fourth year of operation. On this New Year, Civilitas Director Salpi Ghazarian offers a New Year's message that summarizes the Civilitas programs and focuses on the goals for the coming year.

In 2012, in addition to continuing the public forums, enhancing Civil.am and supporting dairy farmers and libraries, Civilitas will focus on media -- CivilNet.TV and Orakarg.am. Both these media projects will benefit from the results of regular public polling.

Civilitas remains committed to building a strong civil society.
 
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
Allocated State Budget Expenditure on Tourism Development, Armenia
mln AMD % of total
2008 250 0.030
2009 263 0.028
2010 50 0.005
2011 50 0.005
2012 50 0.005
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The objective of the project is to contribute to the overall improvement of dairy production practices in Armenia by providing machinery to dairy farmers for increasing their productivity and income and improving their living standards.
The objective of the project is to contribute to the overall improvement of dairy production practices in Armenia by providing machinery to dairy farmers for increasing their productivity and income and improving their living standards.
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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.