AASW

CHILDREN’S VOICE FOR AN ACCOUNTABLE SOCIAL STATE

Conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of independence of RA .“Social security state system in the conditions of the Independence”

Accountable Social State: Citizen’s Voices from the Field

IFSW e.V Delegates Meeting 26-28 of May, Reykjavik, Iceland

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2017 July 28

Social Protection System Reforms from the Perspective of Non-Governmental Organizations

Armenian Association of Social Workers makes a step forward towards implementation of the “Acting Together for an Accountable Social State in Armenia” project funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund.

As the project aims to create a more participatory, effective, and accountable process of policy making in Armenia the stage of town-hall meetings with citizens and round-table discussions with CSO representatives have been started.

Within the framework of the project, several meetings and discussions have already taken place in different marzes of the country.

One such event, organized in Vanadzor, can be found in a video made by Lori TV.

The video is in Armenian.

2017 July 24

Social work Newsletter No9

The Newsletter is in Armenian

2015 November 18

Statement Regarding Recent Attacks in France and Lebanon

This week has been a shock to our world, as terrorist attacks left hundreds dead, even more wounded, and entire nations in mourning. On Thursday, November 12th, Lebanon’s capital Beirut was hit by a tragic double-suicide bombing. The next day, France’s capital Paris was targeted. Both attacks resulted in carnage and agony.
Armenian Association of Social workers expresses its solidarity with the people of Lebanon and France, and thinks especially of those who have lost and those who worked and continue to work to provide much needed support. AASW believes in the power of social work to uphold values of democracy, solidarity, and compassion at times like this.
We hope for the nations of our world to look towards a peaceful future, even in these darkest of days.

2017 August 04

Call of External Audit

"Harmonic Society" Armenian Association of Social Workers announces a call of External Audit for 2016 Financial Year.

Deadline for Applications is September 14th, 2017.

For more information about requirements please follow the link.

AASW NEWS

2017 August 22

CHILDREN’S VOICE FOR AN ACCOUNTABLE SOCIAL STATE

How do children in Armenia participate in the decision-making process about their future? What are

2017 August 14

Accountable Social State: Citizen’s Voices from the Field

Do citizens of Armenia participate in local social protection reforms? To what extent they are involved in decision making processes? What prevents them from fully participating in this process? The Armenian Association of Social Workers (AASW) asked the aforementioned questions at 12 Town-Hall meetings with the participation of more than 800 citizens in all 11 regions of Armenia. AASW consolidated and analyzed concerns and recommendations expressed by the participants in regards to citizen perception and awareness of social reforms. The Town Hall format became a platform for them to provide recommendations on the current reforms in the social protection system. In particular the following topics were covered during those discussions: reorganization of childcare institutions; social protection for people with disabilities; prevention of domestic violence; and introduction of integrated social services. One of the common concerns raised by citizens during the meetings was the lack of social services in marzes, as well as the inaccessibility of and poor collaboration between existing local services. These and other issues directly affect the quality of provided services and consequently the possible resolution of local social problems. “ … there is a USUAL PRACTICE in this system, which will never make it function properly . We are not yet ready for those changes…” It was evident that the town hall participants were skeptical about systemic reforms to the social protection system. However citizens did express hope that new reforms would lead to desired changes and were enthusiastic to share their recommendations for supporting the reform processes. Based on some of the recommendations from participants at these meetings, AASW believes that citizens lack reliable information on the current social reforms. Information on legislative amendments are either inaccessible to citizens or provided to citizens after the legislation has already been implemented, meaning a participatory approach does not exist for citizens to express their views in those changes. “ … We would appreciate if there is at least an informational leaflet available to raise our awareness about the current processes….” Town hall meetings have been conducted through the support of UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) in the frame of “Acting together for an Accountable Social State in Armenia” project. Consolidated results and complete analysis will be shared at a public hearing to be held in Fall of 2017.

2017 May 30