Non-Governmental Organizations in Armenia
During the Soviet era in Armenia, there were virtually no non-governmental organizations (NGOs). After the devastating earthquake of December 1988 and during the years of the war in Artsakh (Karabagh), NGOs began to form and were heavily involved with relief and humanitarian efforts. The government of Armenia was unable to cope with the dire situation resulting from the earthquake and the war, and therefore had to accept the active participation of civil society organizations (CSOs).
Alongside humanitarian aid, major international organizations and NGOs started contributing to the development of the local non-government sector. Major Armenian organizations from the diaspora also provided humanitarian aid and contributed greatly to the reconstruction process.
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Great commentary and a very well-rounded review of the status of these efforts in Armenia. Thank You.
Armenia’s Western funded NGOs are a serious threat to the county’s normal development and should thus be shutdown.
. . . And only non-Western-funded NGOs should be allowed. . . God bless the “rise of Russia.”
All nation states are works in progress… as are their citizens’ perspectives and levels of experience with democratic process. Tensions between resident and diaspora actors are to be expected although the friction between the two can be as productive as it is painful…. the challenge is for both sets of actors to stay in the game for the long term.
Just by reading the first sentence I could understand that the author has no idea what he’s talking about. Or he does, but wants the unsuspecting readers to get confused even more about “The big old ugly Soviet Times”… So, why would somebody lie that “During the Soviet era in Armenia, there were virtually no non-governmental organizations (NGOs)”?
No Western funded grant processing machines that’s for sure. What else he could be talking about mixing together NGOs, CSOs, non-profits, charities, labor unions, professional societies – all conveniently labeled “non-governmental organizations” by US government bureaucrats from the US Agency for International Development? If they are funded by a foreign government, they become quasi-governmental organizations. The only difference is that it’s not the Armenian government, but foreign governments who control them.
Dear Colleagues of CSOs in Armenia,
Greetings from Save the Earth Cambodia.
I am writing to connect with the agencies those are experienced to work in the Solid Waste Management.
So, please help me to connect with the CSOs that are working/experienced in the Solid Solid Waste Management.
You kind assistance to connect me with the respective CSOs is highly appreciated
Hello,
we are a NGO from western Poland.
http://www.naszpomost.pl
We wolud like to develop some projects with Armenian partner, for example in the field of education , scoial exclusion, democracy , the youth development and so on.
Would be nice you to pass my email to somebody.