Programms/projects

"Psychosocial and Health care to the victims of National Socialism in Armenia" program is implemented by the Baden Wuerttemberg Provincial Branch of the German Red Cross, "Memory, Responsibility, Future" Foundation and Armenian Red Cross Society. The program is the continuation of the joint pilot program implemented from 2004 to 2008. The program provides services to 96 beneficiaries in Yerevan, Vanadzor and Berd, Noyemberyan and Ijevan towns of Tavush region.

In Yerevan 4 nurses and 3 volunteers are involved in the program, 1 nurse, 2 volunteers in Vanadzor and 3 nurses and 3 volunteers in Tavush region. Nurse care, blood pressure measuring, injections, distribution of monthly parcels of food, medicaments and hygiene supplies as well as psycho-social support and consultation are provided to the beneficiaries.

The program also takes care of organizing daily pastime and communication among each other which is one of the most important issues for the beneficiaries.

5 beneficiaries were given wheelchairs, 4 people were given crutvhes, 2 people were given go-carts and second hand clothes were distributed among 10 beneficiaries during 2010.

On June, 2010 Fabian Burkhardt, volunteer from the Baden Wurttemberg Provincial Branch of the German Red Cross arrived to Armenia to get involved in "Psychosocial and Health care to the victims of National Socialism in Armenia" program implemented by ARCS Social Department. In the frameworks of the program he visits the beneficiaries, writes their biographies and makes their pictures to use them further in photo exhibition both in Armenia and in Germany. The aim of the exhibition is to focus the society's attention on the problems of elderly people and call upon the public not to forget about them and support them whenever they are in need.