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Gegharkunik AAC implemented a reform related to city construction.
Some months ago AAC observed number of communities of the region and figured out that citizens and business community are not informed about construction activities taking place in their communities. In particular, there is a lack of information...
Gegharkunik’s Advocacy and Assistance Center (AAC) organized a seminar on the “Rights and Responsibilities of Drivers” in coordination with “Achilles” Center of Defense of Drivers Rights NGO.
___________________________________In 8-th of February 2011 was the presentation of business plans within the framework of micro franchising in the Tavush Marz.
___________________________________Working actively with reforms, Gegharkunik AAC implemented one more procedural reform in the field of heritage adoption.
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In February 17 GCCI organized a conference in frames of SESDRA project with participation of Gandzak, Akunq, Tsovazard, Chkalovka and Zovaber “Community Active Group” members and community mayors, GCCI and Caritas administration.
GCCI
Our mission is formation and strengthening of the business community in Gegharkunik Marz and unification of enterprises around common and prospective benefits.
Republic of Armenia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Gegharkunik Marz is a non-commercial organization that joins together, on a voluntary basis, legal persons and individual entrepreneurs for implementation of goals and objectives envisaged in RA Law “On Chambers of Commerce and Industry”.
The main goal of Chamber’s activity is to promote economic development of Gegharkunik Marz; protection of rights of its members and presentation thereof in the interrelations with RA National Governance and Self – Governance bodies.
Main objectives of the Chamber are:
PROJECTS
Gegharkunik Advocacy and Assistance Center
Gegharkunik Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been operating the Advocacy and Assistance Center (AAC) since April 2009.
What is an AAC?
With 11 centers established in each region and Yerevan, Advocacy and Assistance Centers (known as Shpaks for its acronym in Armenian) operate as citizen complaint offices -run by NGOs- where victims of corruption can walk-in or call-in to receive free legal advice and assistance.
The establishment and operation of Advocacy and Assistance Centers is supported by MAAC (Mobilizing Action Against Corruption) Activity, which is a component of the U.S. development assistance program to the Republic of Armenia. The program is implemented by Casals and Associates Inc.
Social economy self-development project in rural villages
This is a three year project, which will run in 2009-2012. The project is co-funded by the European Union and Caritas International in Belgium. The total budget is 215,750 Euro, from which 90% is covered by EU, and 10 % by Caritas International in Belgium.
Local economic and social development of rural Armenia is essential if Armenia is to become a true democracy with a fully engaged, civilly active employed population. The problems begin at a social level, and unfold into a broad web of dysfunction at an economic level, abetted by a political system that is at its best indifferent to its rural constituencies.
Social and economic progress as well as most of the GDP growth is limited to Yerevan, the home of 40% of the population. The ever-widening gap between the rural areas and the capital is becoming an increasing problem. The unemployment rate in villages is staggering, ranging from 20 - 60 %, depending on the season. Existing businesses are modest retail or agro-based operations, many unprofitable and operated without any knowledge of traditional business principles.
GCCI collaborated with GTZ, Near East Foundation and Armenia Fund USA is doing a micro franchising project in Gegharkunik region of Armenia.
The main aim of the project is to find 20 women in rural communities of Gegharkunik marz, to have training with them in business planning and organizing sphere and finally help them to establish small businesses in their communities using repeatable micro franchising model in IT sphere. The usage of micro franchising model will allow us to have shared insurance of quality.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Chamber of Advocates of the RA and Gegharkunik AAC jointly organize the day of Open Doors, on February 25, 2012 at 12:00-16:30.
The advocates of the Chamber will provide citizens with legal consultation on civil and administrative rights, such as: hereditary rights, property rights, social subsidies, family rights, traffic issues etc.
The legal consultation simultaneously will take place in:
Town of Gavar, Gegharkunik AAC residency, Boshnaghyan 1/1 (different advocates will be available)
Town of Sevan, Nairyan 164 (advocate: Levon Torosyan)
Town of Martuni, mayor office (advocate: Vazgen Samvelyan)
Town of Vardenis, Mayor office, III floor, residency of public defender (advocate: Anahit Saghatelyan)
You can call 08001116 hot line for more information and registration