Armenian Caritas

Strategic Plan 2009-2013

Armenian Caritas Mission and Strategic Directions for 2009-2013

Mission

The mission of Armenian Caritas is to "Serve different vulnerable groups with love and compassion, respecting the dignity of each individual".

Strategic Direction #1: Social Services

Strategic Goal 1.1: Improving quality of life of different vulnerable groups (vulnerable groups may include but not be limited to: elderly, poor families and individuals, pensioners, disabled, children and youth living under difficult circumstances).
Strategic Objective 1.1.1: To ensure adequate living conditions for vulnerable groups;
Strategic Objective 1.1.2: To foster integration of vulnerable groups in the society;
Strategic Objective 1.1.3: To enhance family development and sustainability as a social unit of society.

Strategic Direction #2: Public Health

Strategic Goal 2.1: Ensuring direct health care services
Strategic Objective 2.1.1: To ensure provision of primary ambulatory care to all vulnerable groups in targeted regions.
Strategic Objective 2.1.2: To foster development of rehabilitation (physiotherapeutic) therapy.
Strategic Objective 2.1.3: To develop MMTs and start provision of primary health care services through MMTs in rural areas.

Strategic Goal 2.2: Fostering preventive health care services
Strategic Objective 2.2.1: To foster application of preventive medicine in drug addiction and HIV.
Strategic Objective 2.1.2: To encourage formation of healthy families through raising of awareness on the subject of healthy lifestyle.

Strategic Direction #3: Community Development and Mobilization

Strategic Goal 3.1: Mobilizing communities to identify their resources and build their social capital
Strategic Objective 3.1.1: To develop social and economic self-supporting mechanisms through teaching entrepreneurship and crafts to different vulnerable layers of population, at the same time develop job opportunities.
Strategic Objective 3.1.2: To develop infrastructures through renovating drinking/irrigation water systems, roads, eco-environment, schools, etc.

Strategic Goal 3.2: Empowering the communities and promoting community growth
Strategic Objective 3.2.1: To build community partnership among Community Based Organizations, Community Groups, Councils and Centers.
Strategic Objective 3.2.2: To foster community participation in decision making processes of local governance.

Strategic Direction #4: Migration and Trafficking

Strategic Goal 4.1: Preventing illegal migration
Strategic Objective 4.1.1: To raise awareness among migrants on migration related laws and regulation in countries of destination and country of origin.

Strategic Goal 4.2: Integration of Returnees
Strategic Objective 4.2.1: To develop reintegration models for returnees and motivate them to create self employment opportunities.

Strategic Goal 4.3: Prevention of Trafficking
Strategic Objective 4.3.1: To raise awareness of vulnerable groups on trafficking issues and trafficking threats.

Strategic Direction #5: Human Rights (HR)

Strategic Goal 5.1: Protecting and educating human rights for social justice and inclusion.
Strategic Objective 5.1.1: To educate different groups of population on basic human rights and develop local approaches for protecting human rights
Strategic Objective 5.1.2: To build a protective environment for different vulnerable groups developing the respect towards rights and fundamental freedoms of the human being.

Strategic Direction #6: Emergency Preparedness and Response

Strategic Goal 6.1: To provide post emergency rehabilitation services including humanitarian aid.
Strategic Goal 6.2: To take preventive measures to reduce harm during emergencies.