Shirak Regional Branch

Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS), following its humanitarian mission, aims at supporting the most vulnerable, to meet their humanitarian needs and alleviate suffering.

In Shirak Region we support:

the most vulnerable lonely elderly
children and youth
the families of the Missing persons
families in need
vulnerable communities
TB patients
Covid-19 isolated population

Disaster management

Disaster Risk Reduction/Community Resilience Raising

Formation of community volunteers responding teams, equipment and uniform provision
Training of teachers and pupils
Evacuation and simulation drills at schools
Evacuation signs placing at schools
Awareness raising of DRR
Support to the building and renovation of mud removal facilities

Response to NK conflict escalation

408 people received AMD 68000, 27.744.000 AMD in total.

Tracing service

Psycho-social support to families of Missing persons

12 Missing persons families

Detailed data collection about Missing persons
Support to the families to solve their social, health and legal issues
Vocational trainings for family members
Cultural events organization

Social support and health care

Community based integrated home care and healthy aging

60 lonely bedridden elderly from Gyumri

Care of professional nurses (3 nurses)

Support of home care providers (6 home care providers) and volunteers (16 volunteers)

Special home care equipment and hygiene items

Initiative groups for Healthy aging activities in 10 communities

Stigma and discrimination reduction and psycho-social support

38 tuberculosis patients

Psycho-social support to the patients, who interrupted the treatment
Talks on stigma with the patients, their relatives and the primary health care providers

Covid-19 response

Lonely elderly, vulnerable families, isolated population, persons with disabilities, Syrian-Armenians, orphanage graduates, beneficiaries of nursing homes

3605 packages of food and hygiene items.

Gyumri 24-hour care center

Since May 2020, the ARCS, under the agreement signed with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, took over the management of the 24-hour care center in Gyumri to provide a favorable living environment for up to 160 beneficiaries in the center, providing proper care, quality food, appropriate health, psycho-social and other necessary services, as well as improving the facility's conditions through repair works.

In September 2020, the project "Working together for quality care, well-being and dignified life" was launched, which is implemented by the Armenian Red Cross Society in cooperation with the Austrian Red Cross and funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation.

The goal of the project is to improve the quality of integrated care and social services for the residents of Gyumri 24-hour care center.

In April 2022, the renovation of the first building was completed, where a palliative care department was created. The building's twenty rooms, dining room and kitchen, boiler room, first floor corridor were renovated.

Strengthening resilience of South Caucasus communities to health emergencies

The goal of the project is to increase the resilience of communities to reduce the negative impact and consequences of disasters and emergency situations on the health of the population, as well as improve the capacities of coping with pandemics, first aid, psychological support.

Dissemination of Humanitarian principles

2800-3000 pupils and teachers yearly

The goal is the dissemination of Humanitarian principles among the population, especially Youth, involve new resources and volunteers, and enlarge the network of the partners.

Dissemination sessions in the schools and educational institutions of Lori urban and rural communities about Red Cross history and fundamental principles
Thematic events, such as games and competitions, etc.