Category: Completed Projects

The Hrayr Maroukhian Foundation (HMF) with the financial support of Counterpart International Armenia is pleased to announce its upcoming program, “Transforming Street Action to Institutional Change: Environmental Policy Dialogue”. Over the course of the next five months, HMF will be hosting three round tables, the objective of which will be to discuss ways to ensure that environmental activism and advocacy lead to institutional change including public involvement in decision making and policy formulation, developing mechanisms for transparency and in the way government conducts business with regard to environmental issues. As a result of this program a Blueprint for Activism and Environmental Policy Recommendations will be developed by HMF experts presented at the final round table.

The Hrayr Maroukhian Foundation is pleased to announce its upcoming project, “Repatriation Policy Recommendations for the Diaspora Communities of the Middle East,” made possible by the Kololian Foundation. Over the course of the next eight months, HMF experts will examine the reasons behind low rates of repatriation to Armenia, observe the stories of successful repatriates to the country, and analyze the flaws within Armenia’s current migration legislation. The outcomes of this research will help with the formation of new policies, which are currently non-existent that will promote and encourage repatriation to Armenia especially in light of the critical situation of Armenian communities struggling to survive in the Middle East. The HMF firmly believes that a healthy repatriation state policy can help play a vital role in Armenia’s social, political, and economic future.

The Hrayr Maroukhian Foundation in cooperation with Yerkir Media TV and through the financial support of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry produced a six-part mini-series, “Women in Armenia.” The segments included the following topics – business, politics, healthcare, armed conflict, domestic violence and sexual harassment, and migration.  Each segment was aired on Yerkir Media’s “Hraparak” program with a moderator and four expert panelists. Individual documentaries highlighting the problems, challenges and successes in each sphere were presented during the show.

The staff at HMF met with some of the most resilient and influential women of our nation. They are the conduits for change, for creating a just, tolerant and unified country. They are helping to dismantle gender barriers on every front and they are doing it with bravado, compassion and commitment. It was an honor for us to work with them and to present the issues they are championing. We hope that this endeavor will contribute to their work. We would like to thank Yerkir Media for their cooperation and professionalism and a special thanks to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry for their gracious support.

 AGHVERAN – On November 18-20, 2011 the Hrayr  Maroukhian Foundation with the support of the Friedrich  Ebert Foundation organized a three-day training for youth.  Twenty five members of the Armenian Youth Federation,  the Nikol Aghbalyan Student’sUnionand the ARF  Parliamentary Faction of the Youth Parliament participated  in the training conducted by Bjӧrn Kulp of the Training  Academy of Germany.

The training gave participants the necessary tools to  determine priority areas of concern and conceptualize,  organize and realize different events. Over a period of three days, the participants were given the tools on how to run a campaign about the issue of youth unemployment in Armenia. They were instructed about the basics of campaigning, the modules of a successful campaign, target groups and how to reach them, strategy, strategical partners and action planning.