"Mission Armenia" NGO

In 1988, a group of volunteers came together to help the victims and refugees of the catastrophic earthquake and the Artsakh war. Over the course of about 30 years, this spontaneous humanitarian activity has grown into a powerful public structure with its unique experience and knowledge in the field of social support in the Republic of Armenia.
In the most difficult times for Armenia, in the late 80s of the last century, the “Mission Armenia” charitable public organization created, implemented and developed a comprehensive system of community-based social and health services, which to this day has no alternative in either the state or public sector, and which enabled the elderly, the disabled, refugees, those with temporary asylum status, those in refugee-like status, stateless persons and other vulnerable groups to receive comprehensive services and support in their own homes and communities, in accordance with their individual capabilities and needs.
Today, Mission Armenia PAP provides a variety of community-based services to about 20,000 beneficiaries through about 30 infrastructures it has established in the Republic of Armenia (RA) and Artsakh.
Adopting a systemic approach to supporting vulnerable groups, the organization not only provides services, but also strives to contribute to the improvement of social policy and the development of social partnership at the community level.
The above-mentioned model established by Mission Armenia PAP has gained wide recognition not only in the RA, but also in the entire Caucasus region, being also implemented in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Dagestan.

Mission Armenia is also:
— The founder of the International Union of Black Sea NGOs, which unites about 50 public organizations from 12 countries of the Black Sea region, the secretariat of which is permanently established in Armenia and is managed by Mission Armenia.
— Founding member of the Network for the Protection of the Elderly, which was established in 2016, taking into account the existing problems in the field of social protection and care for the elderly in the Republic of Armenia, as well as emphasizing the need to ensure dignified living conditions for the elderly by public and private institutions and foundations engaged in the issues of social protection and care for the elderly.
— Member of the HelpAge International network, which has 158 members and offices in 86 countries. It is engaged in the protection of the rights of the elderly, contributing to their dignified, healthy and safe life.
— Member of the Global Alliance for the Rights of the Elderly, which has 380 members in about 80 countries around the world. The mission of the Alliance is to support and strengthen civil society engagement in steps aimed at protecting the rights of the elderly at the national, regional and international levels.
— Member of the AgeNet International network, which implements the development of a strategy for improving the status of the older generation in an inter-sectoral partnership, the development and implementation of mechanisms for ensuring equal access to social services.
— Founder and/or member of various local, regional and international networks dealing with the issues of the elderly, the disabled and refugees, social reforms and poverty reduction.

The organization carries out its activities in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Armenia, local self-government bodies (LSBs), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the European Union, and other international organizations.

Since 2007, part of the expenses required for the implementation of the activities of the “Mission Armenia” PAP has been financed by the State Medium-Term Expenditure Program of the Republic of Armenia, as well as by cost-sharing agreements with local self-government bodies.

In 2007-2010, the management system for the provision of community-based social and health services of “Mission Armenia” was certified by the international standard for quality and administrative management ISO 9001-2000.
In 2008, the Organization received a license for the provision of social services from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.

In April 2002, the Organization was accredited to the II World Conference on Older Persons held in Madrid, where all UN Member States gathered to approve the International Plan of Action on Older Persons and the Political Declaration under the slogan “Society for All Ages”.

At the ministerial conference of 55 European countries held in Berlin in September 2002, where the European Regional Strategy on Older Persons was approved, the NGOs of those countries unanimously elected the “Mission Armenia” PAP as their spokesperson to present the NGOs’ proposals and observations on the Strategy.