1. Oxfam in Armenia
Country programme
OXFAM IN ARM ENIA
A FUTUREFREEFROM THEINJUSTICEOF
POVERTY

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Capital - Yerevan
Population - 3,285,767
Area - 29,743 sq.km
Poverty rate - 35 percent
GDP growth - 3.2%
Human Development Index- 87/187
GINI index- 0.31
Sources: RA National Statistical Service, Human Development Report, 2012-13
Armenia Country Context

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OXFAM PROGRAMME
STRATEGIC AREAS
IN ARMENIA
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND FOOD SECURITY
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE

4. Rural Economic Development and
Food Security Programme

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Programme Priorities
 Promotion of sustainable agricultural production and development
of market linkages for smallholder farmers.
Strengthening resilience of rural communities to agricultural risks
related to Climate change.
Promotion of pro-poor agricultural policies, influencing government,
private sector and international development agencies to invest in
rural economic and social development.
Rural Economic Development and Food Security Programme
Programme Interventions

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Establishment of farmers’ co-operatives (women and mixed)
Establishment of new climate adaptive rural business and social enterprise
models
Farmers’ capacity building on agri-business management, marketing and
agricultural new practices and technologies
Improvement of co-operatives’ access to new and better markets
Increasing smallholder farmers’ women and men access to smooth loans
Raising awareness of smallholder farmers about agri-products’ market
prices using ICT
Rural Economic Development and Food Security Programme
Programme components at grass roots level.

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Rural Economic Development and Food Security Programme
Programme Interventions at national level.
Influencing national policies through multi-stakeholders partnership and
national platforms/ Alliances

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 Establishment of Agricultural Alliance in Armenia initiated by Oxfam (2011)
 Signing MOU between Agri-Alliance and Ministry of Agriculture (2013)
 Revision of RASD 2010-2020 for new 2015-2025 (2014-2015)
 Improvement of new Country Food security Concept /Strategy (2014-2015)
 Joint work by Agri-Alliance and MOA on draft of Law on Agricultural
Cooperatives(2014)
 Replication of Oxfam’s rural economic development model by many INGO and
Government (rural business/social enterprises)
Rural Economic Development and Food Security Programme
Programme achievements in advocacy and national policy
influencing work

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 Women Economic Empowerment and Leadership (WEE and WEL)
 promotion and facilitation of women coops’ establishment
 promotion and facilitation of gender sensitive value chains
 FFH /GROW annual campaigns
 Profound research/surveys and analyses on women role and potential
in agri-value chain
Rural Economic Development and Food Security Programme
Programme Interventions.
Gender approaches WEE and WEL

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Rural Economic Development and Food Security Programme
Programme Interventions
Leveraging resources: intelligence /human and financial

13. Building Community resilience
Toward Sustainable Development

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Programme Priorities
 Increase capacity of local communities (especially women) to
identify and address the needs of the most vulnerable populations
(including women, men, children and elderly) in the wake of disasters.
 Decrease vulnerability of communities face less risk to potential
disasters through planning, mitigation and adaptation.
 Policy Advocacy with disaster risk reduction leading agencies and
government authorities to achieve greater impact.
Our Programme Interventions:
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme

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Our Programme Interventions:
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme
DRR Public Awareness

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Our Programme Interventions:
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme
Preparedness capacity development

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Our Programme Interventions:
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme
School Safety

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Our Programme Interventions:
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme
Tree Planting

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Our Programme Interventions:
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme
Youth promoting climate change adaptation mechanisms

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 Advocacy at the national level to DRR National Platform and
Ministry of the Emergency Situations
 Oxfam is viewed as a a strong DRR advocate at local, regional
and national levels
 Oxfam is a leader in promotion of gender in DRR in Armenia
 Oxfam is a promoter of a resilient community model through
integration of DRR and CCA into rural economic development
projects.
 Oxfam is a part of the country Interagency Contingency Planning.
Our Programme Interventions:
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme

21. Amplifying the voices of the poor
and marginalised:
Active citizenship

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Support Active Citizens confronting poverty
Our Programme Interventions:
Support Active Citizens Confronting Poverty
Mobilization of active youth and women for local level advocacy and
campaigning
Free legal advice to the poor and vulnerable, especially women.
Link to Diaspora youth and lawyers
Wide public awareness and capacity building of youth, women,
civil society organizations
Human Rights Campaign, December 10Citizens writing one reform suggestion
on CS Day
GROW campaign, street petition

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Local residents insert money into the donation box.
Women mayor of Torunik in support of the SF“My Vote is Power” campaign
Young peer educators engaged in SRH training

24. Accountable governance
Increasing Civil Society Participation in National Policy Dialogue in
Armenia

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Support Active Citizens confronting poverty
Our Programme Interventions:
Active Citizens – Effective Governance
Programme Priorities
 Public budget expenditure monitoring
by 40 CSOs
 Significant evidence base created by
CSO coalitions on delivery of public
Budget projects
 Representative and articulate coalitions
influence government policies.

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Support Active Citizens confronting poverty
Our Programme Interventions:
My Health, My Right programme
Pieces of research contributing our national level advocacy
work
2013 Health Care Budget Analysis
Social Impact of Co-Payment System
Key Factors Influencing Young People’s Health and
Development

28. PUBLIC
CAMPAIGNING
We make an even greater impact with campaigning
together for fighting poverty and inequality.

29. Impact and lasting
transformational change
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Local to global
alignments with
focus on national
level advocacy

30. RAISING HER VOICE
ESSENTIAL
SERVICES
MY HEALTH MY RIGHT

31. Lifting campaigns
From grass roots to national level
Food and Climate Change
Justice
CONTRIBUTING TO
UPCOMING Inequality
campaign

32. Strengthen people’s
ability to raise their
voice for lasting
change
Research
and follow up
recommendations
Postcard and
letter-writing
actions, Petitions/
on line actions
Reaching critical
mass to
challenge power
–networks and
alliances
Digital activism with
diaspora, facilitating
transborder contacts
between citizens
Mass lobbies of
parliament
Media campaigns,
press conference, TV,
radio reports, Social
Adds, media stunt
Badges, T-shirts,
wristbands,
posters and other
merchandiseViral campaigns
via ICTs, e-mail
and social
networking sites
(eg. Twitter,
Facebook,
blogs),
Public
rallies,
Direct
actions
it is time to Act

33. Focus on early deliverables
Go where energy is
React quickly to changing opportunities
It’s very much about communications

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BUDGET 2014/2015

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CURRENT DONORS 14/15

37. LOOKING AHEAD
Oxfam in Armenia has extensive experience in national level
advocacy, campaigning and leveraging as well as
demonstrates strong commitment to contribute to Oxfam’s
2020 vision (3 “I”s), including Global “Food and Climate
Justice” and “Inequality” campaigns.
• WE are ready to negotiate for establishing Oxfam
strategic partnership after spin off in 2017.
• WE believe we can contribute and benefit from being
involved in Oxfam global campaigns after 2017.
•WE anticipate support from Oxfam after 2017 at least for
the next 3-5 years.