1193 South Caucasus December 2002

InterAction Member Activity Report
The South Caucasus

A Guide to Humanitarian and Development Efforts of
InterAction Member Agencies in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
December 2002
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Produced by Chris Skopec

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Table of Contents
Map of the South Caucasus 3

Maps of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia 4
Background Summary 6
Report Summary 8
Organizations by Country 9
Organizations by Sector Activity 10
InterAction Member Activity Report
ACDI/VOCA 12
Action Against Hunger 15
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International 17
American Red Cross International Services 20
Catholic Relief Services 21
CARE 24
Counterpart International, Inc. 28
Direct Relief International 30
Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières 31
Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc. 33
International Executive Service Corps 34
International Medical Corps 35
International Orthodox Christian Charities 38
International Relief and Development 39
International Rescue Committee 41
Latter-day Saint Charities 45
Lutheran World Relief 46
Mercy Corps 47
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Pathfinder International 50
Relief International 52
Salvation Army World Service Office 57
Save the Children 59
United Methodist Committee on Relief 63
US Fund for UNICEF 70
World Education, Inc. 73
World Learning 74
World Vision 76

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Map of the South Caucasus
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Maps of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
Individual country maps courtesy of Central Intelligence Agency / World Fact Book
Armenia

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Azerbaijan
Georgia

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Background Summary
The three countries of the South Caucasus—Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia—were union
republics of the Soviet Union before gaining their independence in 1991. Since that time they
have all dealt with political and ethnic turmoil, economic collapse, and war. The crowning
achievements of these countries over the course of a difficult transition period have been the
preservation of independence and the establishment of peace, however tenuous.
Georgia has endured an especially tumultuous first decade of independence. President Eduard
Shevardnadze came to power in 1992 at the invitation of the coup leaders who had recently
ousted the extreme nationalist and first elected president of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia.
Shevardnadze was immediately faced with the task of resolving two ethnically charged
secessionist conflicts in his country. The Abkhaz and the Ossets are ethnic minorities within
Georgia who for many years had agitated against the perceived georgification policie s of the
central government. The two groups are concentrated mostly in Abkhazia and South Ossetia,
respectively, regions of Georgia that had inherited semi-autonomous status from the Soviet
administrative structure. Abkhazia and South Ossetia declared their independence from Georgia
shortly after the election of Gamsakhurdia in 1991. Georgia went to war with both breakaway
regions in unsuccessful attempts to reassert its authority. A cease- fire was agreed upon in 1992
for the South Ossetian conflict and Russian intervention forced a cease- fire in 1993 in the
Abkhaz conflict. To this day, a political solution to either conflict has not been achieved and
both regions enjoy de facto independence from Georgia. The presence of Russian peacekeepers
has upheld the cease- fires, though sporadic violence still exists between the Georgians and the
Abkhaz. Moreover, 264,000 people, most of whom are Georgians who fled Abkhazia, remain
displaced within Georgia.
Another immediate challenge to the Shevardnadze regime was the civil war in 1993 that was
sparked by the resurgence of Gamsakhurdia’s supporters known as the Zviadists. Shevardnadze
was once again forced to appeal to Russia for intervention. In exchange for ending the civil war,
Russia demanded several concessions, including the establishment of four Russian military bases
in Georgia. Although the leader of the Zviadists died during the conflict, the movement still
exists free of government control in western Georgia.
Other regions of Georgia also operate for the most part outside of the control of the central
government. Adjaria in the southwest has a largely Muslim population and, relative to the rest of
the country, has a strong economy thanks to good trade ties with Turkey and a busy Black Sea
port. Javakheti borders Armenia in the south and has a 90% Armenian population. Both regions
owe much of their independence from Tbilisi to the presence of Russian military bases on their
territories. Neither has expressed serious interest in seceding from Georgia.
The Pankisi Gorge in northwest Georgia is home to the Kists, an ethnic group closely related to
the Chechens. Since 1999 it has been the destination of thousands of refugees fleeing the
violence in Chechnya. Over the past three years the regio n has grown increasingly lawless and
Russian authorities insist that it has been a haven to drug and arms traffickers, as well as
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has nevertheless admitted to having very little control over the territory. Russia, convinced that
Chechen rebels are using the gorge as a base for excursions into Chechnya, has reportedly
bombed the Pankisi on numerous occasions and has threatened to take preemptive military action
if Georgia fails to establish control. Today Georgia harbors up to 8,000 Chechen refugees, the
majority of whom reside in the Pankisi Gorge.
The shaky political situation in Georgia is compounded by a struggling economy. In Azerbaijan,

the increasingly authoritarian rule of president Heidar Aliyev has brought stability, albeit at the
price of democracy. This stability extends even to the Nakhichevan province, an Azerbaijani
exclave within Armenia. Azerbaijan also has the region’s greatest economic potential due to its
massive reserves of Caspian oil and gas. Armenia is both economically depressed and politically
unstable. Moreover, a prolonged drought, particularly severe in the country’s southern region,
has resulted in a growing humanitarian crisis.
The largest conflict in the South Caucasus over the past decade has been the fight over Nagorno-
Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh is a predominantly Armenian populated region in Azerbaijan that
attempted to incorporate itself into Armenia shortly before Azerbaijan gained its independence in
1991. When Azerbaijan tried to prevent the secession by force, Armenia became embroiled in
the affair. In 1994, after the loss of about 25,000 lives, a cease- fire was negotiated that ended
most of the fighting. Today no political solution has been established and Nagorno-Karabakh
enjoys de facto independence.
One of the most significant legacies of the war has been the displacement of hundreds of
thousands of people. Azerbaijan reports 572,000 people internally displaced from the conflict,
most of whom live in dilapidated settlements around the country’s urban centers. Armenia has
over 264,000 people who have been living in refugee- like conditions since the end of the war. In
addition, Azerbaijan is home to about 7,000 refugees from Chechnya while Armenia still has
100,000 displaced people from an earthquake in 1988.
Refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the South Caucasus have been unable to
return to their homes because of the inability of their governments to formulate political
solutions to their various conflicts. In addition, the widespread use of landmines in all three
conflicts creates a significant obstacle for many hoping to eventually return. Continued
economic decline and growing unemployment have resulted in the steady deterioration of living
conditions for these people.

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Report Summary
This report offers international agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the media
and the public an overview of the humanitarian and development assistance being provided to
the people of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia by InterAction member agencies.
Twenty-seven member organizations reported their current or planned relief and development
operations in the South Caucasus. The programs address a broad range of sectors, including:
Agriculture and food production; business development; disaster and emergency relief; education
and training; food security; gender issues; health; human rights, peace and conflict resolution;
infrastructure rehabilitation; refugee and IDP assistance; and water and sanitation.
These activities take place throughout the South Caucasus, including those regions with limited
or no control from the central governments of the three republics. This includes Abkhazia, South
Ossetia, the Pankisi Gorge, Adjaria and Javakheti in Georgia, and in Nagorno-Karabakh, the
autonomous region within Azerbaijan that has de facto independence from the Azerbaijani
government.
The agencies in this report have presented various objectives for their programs in the South
Caucasus. Many deal with addressing the immediate needs of the refugee/IDP population
through the distribution of food and non- food supplies, provision of health care services, etc.
Some agencies focus on particularly vulnerable populations, such as women and children. Other
common themes among program objectives include education, agriculture, infrastructure
rehabilitation and small business development.
Many of the agencies in this report work with the support of, or in coordination with, local and
international partners.

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Organizations by Country
Armenia Georgia
ACDI/VOCA ACDI/VOCA
Action Against Hunger Action Against Hunger
Adventist Development and Relief Agency Adventist Development and Relief Agency
International International
American Red Cross Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services CARE
CARE Counterpart International, Inc.
Counterpart International, Inc. Doctors Without Borders
Direct Relief International Interchurch Medical Assistance
Doctors Without Borders International Medical Corps
Interchurch Medical Assistance International Orthodox Christian Charities
International Executive Service Corps International Relief and Development
International Relief and Development International Rescue Committee
Latter-day Saint Charities Latter-day Saint Charities
Save the Children Mercy Corps
United Methodist Committee on Relief Salvation Army World Service Office
US Fund for UNICEF Save the Children
World Vision United Methodist Committee on Relief
US Fund for UNICEF
Azerbaijan World Education
ACDI/VOCA World Learning
Action Against Hunger World Vision
Adventist Development and Relief Agency
International
Catholic Relief Services
CARE
Counterpart International, Inc.
Doctors Without Borders
Interchurch Medical Assistance
International Medical Corps
International Relief and Development
International Rescue Committee
Latter-day Saint Charities
Mercy Corps
Pathfinder International
Relief International
Save the Children
United Methodist Committee on Relief
US Fund for UNICEF
World Learning
World Vision

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Organizations by Sector Activity
Agriculture and Food Production Education and Training

ACDI/VOCA Action Against Hunger
CARE Catholic Relief Services
International Orthodox Christian Charities CARE
International Rescue Committee Counterpart International, Inc.
Relief International International Medical Corps
United Methodist Committee on Relief International Relief and Development
World Education International Rescue Committee
Business Development Salvation Army World Service Office
ACDI/VOCA United Methodist Committee on Relief
Adventist Development and Relief Agency US Fund for UNICEF
International World Learning
CARE World Vision
International Executive Service Corps
International Orthodox Christian Charities Food Security
International Rescue Committee Action Against Hunger
Mercy Corps Adventist Development and Relief Agency
Relief International International
Save the Children International Orthodox Christian Charities
United Methodist Committee on Relief Latter-day Saint Charities
World Education Salvation Army World Service Office
World Vision Save the Children
Disaster and Emergency Relief
ACDI/VOCA Gender Issues
CARE International Relief and Development
Internationa l Executive Service Corps International Rescue Committee
International Orthodox Christian Charities Mercy Corps
International Rescue Committee United Methodist Committee on Relief
Mercy Corps
Relief International Health
Save the Children Adventist Development and Relief Agency
United Methodist Committee on Relief International
World Education American Red Cross International
World Vision Catholic Relief Services
CARE
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Direct Relief International
Mercy Corps
Save the Children
US Fund for UNICEF
World Vision
Human Rights, Peace & Conf. Res.

World Vision
Infrastructure Rehabilitation
International Orthodox Christian Charities
Save the Children
Refugee and IDP Assistance

Action Against Hunger
Lutheran World Relief
Mercy Corps
Save the Children
Water and Sanitation

CARE
Save the Children

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ACDI/VOCA
US Contact Field Contacts

Heather Luca Armenia
Associate Director, Communications Sevak Manukyan, Country Representative
ACDI/VOCA Tumanyan 39, Apts. 1 & 2
50 F Street, NW Suite 1075 Yerevan 375002
Washington, DC 20001 Armenia
Tel: 202-879-0247 Tel: +374-1-53-94-68
Email: hluca@acdivoca.org Email: voca@arminco.com
Azerbaijan
David Sulaberidze, Country Representative &
Ag Credit Director
Rob Turner, Farmer to Farmer Director
Caspian Business Center
40 Jafar Jabarli St., Suite 501
Baku 370065
Azerbaijan
Tel: +997-12-97-62-68
Email: azerbaijan@acdivoca.org.az
Matthew Weber, Central Economic

Revitalization Project Director
3 Narimanov Street
Ganja 374700
Azerbaijan
Tel: +994-22-571-436
Email: matt1@global.t-bird.edu
Georgia
W. Rusty Schultz, Country Representative
#5 Amagleba Street, Lane 2
Tiblisi 380005
Georgia
Tel: +995-32-92-10-83
Email: rusty@acdivoca.org
Introduction to ACDI/VOCA
ACDI/VOCA identifies and opens economic opportunities for farmers and other
entrepreneurs worldwide by promoting democratic principles and market liberalization,
building international cooperative partnerships and encouraging the sound management
of natural resources.

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ACDI/VOCA in the South Caucasus
ACDI/VOCA provides business services that are changing the face of enterprises, the
strength of economies and the future of emerging democracies in the Caucasus.
ACDI/VOCA programs are in the following sectors: Agriculture and food production;
business development; cooperatives and credit; disaster and emergency relief and rural
development.
Armenia
ACDI/VOCA's Farmer to Farmer program in Armenia supports small and medium- sized
agriculturally-based enterprises in the production, processing and marketing of
agricultural commodities and services. Employing U.S. volunteer consultants and local
consultants, ACDI/VOCA provides technical assistance to agricultural enterprises. In
1995 ACDI/VOCA, with support from USAID, founded VISTAA, an Armenian business
support organization that utilizes local experts to provide technical and business services
to small and medium agricultural enterprises. ACDI/VOCA has also collaborated with
other organizations, including the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farmer to Farmer is a 4-year, $1.6
million project.
Azerbaijan
ACDI/VOCA's Credit Project in Azerbaijan supports the growth of private agriculture
and agribusinesses through the development of a rural cooperative credit system. The
rural credit system is filling an important gap in financial services because agribusiness
constitutes nearly a quarter of the GDP and yet entrepreneurs in that sector have limited
access to credit. Over a period of three years the project will disburse a total of $3 million
in loans to more than 900 recipients. The Credit Program is a 5- year, $6.7 million project
that has disbursed loans to over 1,000 clients in its first three years.
The Central Economic Revitalization Project empowers conflict-affected communities to

attain economic self- reliance through the development of income generating projects and
greater market chain participation in the agricultural sector. The project links internally
displaced people, refugees and local populations throughout the market chain, including
input supply, production, processing and marketing businesses. By linking the activities
of core enterprises to other related businesses, ACDI/VOCA is actively assisting in the
establishment of sustainable market networks. The results have been greater opportunities
for employment and economic stability among all participants. ACDI/VOCA is a
subcontractor with Mercy Corps International on this project. It is a 2-year $1.6 million
project that has benefited more than 2,000 internally displaced people.
The Farmer to Farmer program in Azerbaijan maintains an office in Baku and a satellite
office in Masalli, southern Azerbaijan. The program focuses on developing the technical
and management capacities of farmers, processors, privately based agricultural
information systems, and other agro-enterprises. ACDI/VOCA has also helped to
establish a local consultancy group "Agro-Meslehet" (Agro-Advice) which uses local
agricultural and business specialists to assist emerging entrepreneurs. Farmer to Farmer
is a 4-year, $1.8 million project that has benefited more than 3,000 farmers.

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Georgia
ACDI/VOCA's SEED Project focuses on two complementary areas of agricultural
development. First, the project stimulates agricultural production by fostering the
development of a domestic seed industry in Georgia, with emphasis on wheat, maize,
sunflowers and potatoes. Second, the project works with a local credit cooperative system
to enhance farmers' ability to take advantage of new investment opportunities and to
receive returns on those investments. SEED is a 5.5-year, $5 million project.
The SAVE Project works with agribusinesses to promote greater economic growth in
Georgia through the expanded production and sales (largely exports) of added-value
agricultural products. The result is higher incomes for agricultural processors and
producers and higher revenues for government. Increased access to credit is being
provided through activities implemented by Constanta, Shorebank and ACDI/VOCA.
SAVE is a 1-year, $2million project.

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Action Against Hunger
US Contact Field Contact

Lucas Van den Broeck Reyes Varella, Head of Mission
Executive Director 12 Eristavi St. 2nd floor
Action Against Hunger/USA Tbilisi 380079
247 West 37th Street, Suite 1201 Georgia
New York, NY 10018 Tel: +995-32-22-55-95
Tel: 212-967-7800 Mobile: +995-99-50-25-23
Fax: 212-967-5480 Email: ach@caucasus.net
Email: lbr@aah- usa.org
Web: www.aah-usa.org
Introduction to Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger (AAH) is an international network of sister-organizations with
headquarters in Paris, Madrid, London and New York. The organizations intervene in
crisis situations to bring assistance to victims of war and famine. Their approach to
emergency relief is always coupled with long-term objectives to enable the affected
population to regain self- sufficiency. The AAH strategy integrates four sectors of
intervention. AAH treats malnutrition in feeding centers, helps to control it through child-
growth monitoring and surveys, and seeks to prevent it by education. AAH also tries to
reinforce coping mechanisms by providing the means to increase food production. At the
same time, AAH facilitates the provision of, and access to, safe drinking water. Finally
AAH also adds a primary health care component to its programs, including drug supply,
training, rehabilitation and control of epidemics.
Action Against Hunger in the South Caucasus

Action Against Hunger has been present in the Southern Caucasus since 1994 (Armenia)
and then expanded to the rest of the region in 1996 (Georgia/Abkhazia) and 2000
(Azerbaijan, involved mainly in food security programs). The goal of AAH in the Sout h
Caucasus region is to help the most vulnerable populations affected by conflicts and
socio-economic breakdown after the implosion of the Soviet Union to regain their food
security.
Since 1996-1997, food distribution activities have been progressively replaced by

agricultural activities with a transitional development approach, in order to improve the
living standard of vulnerable populations affected by poverty, man- made conflict and
natural disaster through sustainable and/or preventive measures.
In 2001, AAH implemented activities in Abkhazia and Samegrelo (Western Georgia),

Agdjabedi and Beylagan (in southwestern Azerbaijan on the edge of the Nagorno
Karabakh region) plus Syunik region (southern Armenia). In 2002, AAH has been
obliged to place its activities in Abkhazia on stand by due to funding reasons.
Therefore, AAH’s current intervention profile can be defined as development, transitional

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household food security in a self-reliant way. The key components of AAH intervention
in South Caucasus are as follows:
• Food security--Self–reliance in food production. To produce food for beneficiaries or
to provide them with the means (cash) to purchase food and cover their basic food
needs.
• Community building--To create or reinforce local structures actively involving local
authorities and beneficiaries.
• Capacity building--To strengthen beneficiaries’ capacities through technical and
management training.
• Integration--To enhance the integration of IDPs and refugees with local host families,
supporting the temporary integration of IDPs and refugees within their host
communities.
• Participation--To involve beneficiaries in all stages of the project cycle as a way to
ensure efficiency and sustainability.
AAH participates in several coordination meetings to support the collaboration and

cooperation among national and international actors. The aim is to strengthen our
relationship with local authorities and guarantee that there is no duplication in the
activities implemented. It also aims to promote the exchange of information among the
local and international organizations working within this area.
Armenia
AAH runs food security programs in order to cope with the food vulnerability created by
the combined effects of the droughts of 2000 and 2001 for the most vulnerable families in
Sisian and Goris Area. The programs enable 2600 vulnerable drought affected families to
cover 75% of their household staple food needs and 190 vulnerable households 50% of
their winter livestock needs for 5 years.
Azerbaijan
AAH food security programs benefit both vulnerable IDPs and the local population in
Agdjabedi and Beylagan by integrating them into sustainable agricultural activities. The
goals of the program are:
• To facilitate access of the vulnerable IDPs and refugees to arable land.
• To support local farmers and IDPs in cultivating this land by providing agricultural
inputs and rendering technical assistance until reaching self- sustainability.
• To create self- employment opportunities.
• To enhance local capacities to support IDP communities by cooperating with local
NGOs.
Georgia
AAH food security programs (agricultural income generation activities) for the IDPs and
vulnerable local population ensure an adequate level of self- management by building
organizational capacities and strengthening capacity to produce staple food items in a
cost-effective way. These programs have 2500 beneficiaries.

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Adventist Development and Relief Agency International

Norma Sahlin, Media Relations Manager Armenia and Georgia
ADRA International Liliana Velosa, Country Director for Armenia
12501 Old Columbia Pike and Georgia
Silver Spring, MD 20904 USA Shahumian Noyi District, #48
Tel: 301-680-6355 Yerevan, Armenia
Fax: 301-680-6370 Tel: +374-1-743842
Email: Nsahlin@compuserve.com Email: CountryDirector@adra.am
Azerbaijan
Wagner Kuhn, Country Director for Azerbaijan
PO Box 79
Baku Center, Azerbaijan
Tel: +994-12-47-4357
Email: wkuhn@adra.org.az
Introduction to Adventist Development and Relief Agency International

As an international non-governmental organization, the Adventist Development and
Relief Agency (ADRA) is present in more than 125 countries and provides development
and disaster relief for individuals and communities without regard to age, ethnicity, or
political or religious association.
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in the South

Caucasus
The ADRA offices in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia work with communities toward
the development of their desired long-term sustained solutions to provide humanitarian
assistance in situations of crisis or chronic distress. ADRA’s programs fall into the
sectors of food security, health, economic development, emergency relief, and basic
education.
ADRA offices in the South Caucasus have worked closely with local governments.
Funding for projects comes from the United Stated Department of Agriculture, the United
Nations High Commission for Refugees, and ADRA International and ADRA network
offices.
Armenia
ADRA programs in Armenia include the following:
• A medical information center in Yerevan—offers medical English language classes,
translation of medical literature into Armenian or Russian, medical library and
software, language proficiency tests and basic computer training for health care
providers.
• A Family Health Center in Goris—offers up-to-date information about health-related
issues through seminars, newsletter, health fairs, leaflets and brochures. Includes a

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medical library and provides a translation of health information and basic computer
skill classes for health care providers.
• A soup kitchen in Yerevan--feeds pensioners, elderly and the physically challenged a
hot meal daily.
• The Village Water system provides clean water for Bagravan.
• Basic education projects, with books, school supplies, bags and clothing being
distributed to school children in Yerevan, Goris and Ajhtala and copy books and
personal hygiene items for children in a boarding school for the deaf.
• Winter clothing distributed in Shirak, Lori, Tabush, Gegharkunik Marz and Yerevan.
Azerbaijan
ADRA’s programs in Azerbaijan include the following:
• Nakhichevan Enterprise Development Program: Increases access to economic
opportunities for rural households and others through a sustainable micro-credit
intervention, developing towards a fully sustainable microfinance institution in
Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan.
• Nakhichevan Health Development Program: Primary health care and community
health education and development through a system of village health points, mobile
health units and central stationary clinics in Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic,
Azerbaijan.
• Agjabedi Agricultural Assistance Program: Agricultural assistance program through
input distribution (greenhouses, tools, seeds), and access to technical assistance for
conflict-affected communities. Vocational training center offering courses in welding,
sewing, knitting, cosmetology, electrics, accounting, business, computer skills and
English language for internally displaced young people and local disadvantaged
communities in Agjabedi region, Azerbaijan.
• Imishli Health Assistance Program: Primary health care and community health
education and development through a system of village health points, mobile health
units and central stationary clinics in Imishli region, Azerbaijan.
• USDA VII Reforestation: Reforestation program with a tree nursery growing a variety
of local saplings for distribution throughout the regions of Azerbaijan suffering from
the effects of deforestation in Ganja region.
• Ganja Vocational Training Project: Vocational training center offering courses in
welding, sewing, knitting, cosmetology, electrics, accounting, business, computer
skills and English language for internally displaced young people and local
disadvantaged communities in Ganja region.
• Nakhichevan Orphanage Rehabilitation Project: Rehabilitation of the building
infrastructure of an orphanage in Nakhichevan, including refitting of the sleeping
quarters, the heating system, and classroom facilities in Nakhichevan Autonomous
Republic, Azerbaijan.
• Seeds Project: Distribution of vegetable, fruit, herb and other plant seeds to conflict-
affected communities in Nakhichevan, Ganja and Agjabedi regions.
• CDC: National reproductive health survey consisting of interviews with a probability
sample of approximately 6,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44, analysis of
data, report preparation and information dissemination through a national conference
in all regions of mainland Azerbaijan.

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• Distribution of iodine capsules to local vulnerable schoolchildren in conflict-affected
regions in Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan.
• Revolving Drug Fund (RDF: Provision of medicines for a revolving drug fund sold at
cost through a network of community pharmacies in Nakhichevan Autonomous
Republic, Azerbaijan.
• MedBoxes: Distribution of basic medicines through a network of pharmacies in
Imishli region, Azerbaijan.
Georgia
ADRA programs in Georgia include the following:
• Medical assistance and psychological counseling for survivors following earthquake
that struck Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 25, 2002.
• Clothing distribution, micro-credit program for small businesses focusing on women
and internally displaced people, and monetization program provides food aid,
clothing, medicines, and fuel in eleven community centers in Georgia.
• Maize and fertilizer distributio n in five regions of Georgia.
• Primary health care initiative for South Ossetia.

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American Red Cross International Services

Dr. Paul Robinson MBBS, MTS, MPH Mr. Stephen Willis, Head of Delegation
Public Health Officer, Central Asia American Red Cross
International Services, American Red Cross 3 V. Sourenyants St.
National Headquarters Yerevan 375010
431 18th Street, NW Armenia
Washington, DC 20006-5304 Tel: + 374-1-560-523
Tel: 202-639-3490 Fax: + 374-1-569-355
Cell: 202-345-0498 Email: swillis@netsys.am
Fax: 202-639-3560
Email: robinsonp@usa.redcross.org
Introduction to American Red Cross International Services

The American Red Cross (ARC), a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and
guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International
Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people preve nt,
prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
American Red Cross in Armenia

ARC, with the National Red Cross Societies of the South Caucasus nations, is committed
to improving the quality of life among the people of these nations, promoting healthy and
safe lifestyles, and ultimately reducing morbidity. Programs fall into the sectors of health
care and disaster and emergency relief.
ARC and Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS) selected the Integrated Management of
Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy as a comprehensive approach to reduce chronic
malnutrition among children less than 5 years of age. With community participation and
support from the Ministry of Health, ARC and ARCS strengthen the case management
skills of health care staff, enhance overall health system delivery, and improve household
and community practices. The project, located in Martuni Region of Gegharkunik Marz
of Armenia, serves approximately 9,200 children under five, and 30,000 women of age
15 to 49 years in 15 rural communities. Lessons learned from this project will be used to
scale up interventions in other areas of the Caucasus. Intimate cooperation with the local
and national level Ministry of Health officials is being established. World Health
Organization and UNICEF materials and training opportunities are availed by the project
staff as and when needed.

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Mark Linton Richard Hoffman, CRS Caucasus
Overseas Support Department Representative
Catholic Relief Services CRS Yerevan
209 W. Fayette St. 13/14 Azgagrakan Street, Dzoragyugh
Baltimore, MD 21201 Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: 410-951-7351 Tel: +374-1-583-403; +374-1-527-463;
Email: mlinton@catholicrelief.org +374-1-542-438
Fax: + 374-1-542-437
Email: office@crs.am or vaptvupt@usa.net
Introduction to Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the
United States to assist the poor and disadvantaged outside the country. Its mission
pertains to the alleviation of human suffering, the development of people and the
fostering of charity and justice in the world. The policies and programs of the agency
reflect and express the teaching of the Catholic Church. At the same time, CRS assists
persons on the basis of need, not creed, race or nationality.
Catholic Relief Services in the South Caucasus

The CRS Caucasus program, which recently re-established as a sub-regional management
unit, works in the three post-Soviet independent republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and
Georgia. With offices in Yerevan, Armenia (since the mid-1990s) and Baku, Azerbaijan
(since late 2001), the program is currently in the process of setting up a sub-regional
coordinating office in Tbilisi, Georgia.
While always ready to assist in the event of new humanitarian emergencies, the CRS
Caucasus program is moving away from providing humanitarian assistance as a priority,
to focus its work on the new strategic priorities of strengthening local partners, promoting
civil society, advocating for social change, and promoting peace and reconciliation in this
troubled sub-region. To the extent possible, CRS Caucasus hopes to work with local
partners to identify and develop cross-border activities. CRS Caucasus relies on both
private and public funding sources. Its current largest funding source is USAID. Other
sources of funding and support have included UNHCR, BPRM and the Catholic Medical
Missions Board (CMMB).
CRS Caucasus works with a broad range of local and international partners, and
maintains good relations with governmental agencies. Partnerships of note include: the
multi- faith Armenian Round Table, Armenian Caritas, Caritas Georgia, the Roman
Catholic Community of Baku, local microfinance enterprise MDF-Kamurj (a merger of
the separate microfinance organizations set up by CRS and Save the Children), the
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Foundation, Tbilisi-based Center for
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members of Caritas Internationalis, including Cordaid, CAFOD, Caritas Switzerland and
Sécours Catholique.
CRS programs fall into the following sectors:

• Education/training (including youth projects);
• Civil society/advocacy activities;
• Human rights/peace/conflict resolution;
• Health;
• Humanitarian assistance (including shelter reconstruction and community water
systems).
Armenia
Rural Housing Improvement Grant/Earthquake Zone Recovery Project (USAID- funded
subcontract with Urban Institute): The Rural Housing Improvement Grant (HIG)
program is one portion of the larger USAID- funded Earthquake Zone Recovery Project,
under which Urban Institute has contracted with USAID to improve housing stock for
eligible households in the earthquake zone, through three separate programs: a voucher-
based certificates program, an urban HIG program and a rural HIG program. CRS
developed criteria for the grants based on the expertise of its staff and from working with
local officials. The agency conducted a broad-based information campaign, and local
partners helped complete the social research and prepare the application packages. CRS
successfully completed the rural HIG pilot in three communities in the summer of 2002.
Once completed, the program will have provided improved housing to a total of 650
families.
School Feeding Program: CRS and Armenian Caritas together implement the School
Feeding Program, which is one portion of the larger USAID- funded Social Transitions
Program (STP). Through the School Feeding Program, not only are primary
schoolchildren in forty communities provided with a daily small nutritionally balanced
lunch, but parents have become more involved in the community and what occurs in their
children’s classroom, through formation and promotion of Parent Councils and selected
renovation of participating school facilities. Children and parents also receive useful
health and nutrition education as a result of the program.
Azerbaijan (and Nagorno-Karabakh)

Humanitarian Assistance to the Residents of the de facto Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh
(NK): Following on CRS’ prior participation in NK with Save the Children/SCF on a
three-year SCF-managed humanitarian assistance project focusing on shelter repair and
replacement of vital water infrastructure, CRS has since July 2001 managed a follow-up
project in NK with three goals: the rehabilitation/upgrade of community water systems
for approximately 13,000 people, assisting over 45,000 people in obtaining health care by
improving referral systems and monitoring services of health clinics which underwent
previous renovation; and providing short- and long-term employment opportunities for
7,050 people. The health subcomponent of this project is being implemented by CRS’
partner, Family Care.

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Azerbaijan Civil Society Development (ACSD) Project: CRS Baku was recently
approved for funding of an innovative advocacy-based civil society promotion project in
Azerbaijan. In cooperation with its Tbilisi-based partner CTC (Center for Training and
Consultancy), CRS will work with a core group of local NGOs, primarily outside of
Baku, providing training on advocacy and related skills. Each member of the core group
will then share learning experiences with five or six other local NGOs who, as a set, will
be encouraged through the project, with the partial assistance of grants, to spontaneously
form coalitions around issues of locally determined priority.

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CARE

Kevin Ulmer Marie Cadrin, Mission Director
151 Ellis Street 100 T.Tabidze str.
Atlanta, GA 30303 Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel: 404-979-9223 Tel: +99532-29-15-31
Fax: 404-589-2604 Fax: +99532-29-43-07
Email: ulmer@care.org Email: Marie_Cadrin@care.org.ge or
Caucasus@care.org.ge
Introduction to CARE
CARE is one of the world's largest private international humanitarian organiza tions,
committed to helping families in poor communities improve their lives and achieve
lasting victories over poverty. Founded in 1945 to provide relief to survivors of World
War II, CARE quickly became a trusted vehicle for the compassion and generosity of
millions. Our reach and mission have greatly evolved and expanded since. Today, CARE
USA is a part of CARE International, a confederation of 11 CARE organizations that
strives to be a global force and partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated
to ending poverty.
CARE in the South Caucasus

CARE’s mission in the Caucasus is to enhance the capacity of disadvantaged individuals,
households and institutions to participate in, contribute to and benefit from the social,
economic and political transition to a market economy. CARE serves as a catalyst, which
has enabled its public and private partners to provide opportunities for disadvantaged
households to improve their social and economic well-being. CARE has the following
core values: INTEGRITY—accurate information is shared with all parties; reasons for
actions are transparent; RESPECT—all contributions and perspectives are valued;
COLLABORATION—input and feedback from colleagues is encouraged and acted
upon; stakeholders, such as participants, government counterparts and partners, are
engaged in need identification, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
CARE initially began providing assistance in Georgia in 1991. Since that period, CARE
has implemented 15 individual humanitarian assistance projects funded by the
Governments of the United States, Great Britain, Austria and the European Community.
CARE has provided humanitarian assistance through the provision of food and non- food
items to over 114,000 internally displaced persons, as well as provided nutritional support
to over 85,000 pregnant and lactating mothers and children less than 5 years of age
during 1995 and 1996.
Since 1991 CARE has diversified its services to provide humanitarian relief for people
affected by natural disasters and civil conflict through the provision of food, shelter,
water and sanitation and basic health care, as well as development assistance in the areas
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Today, CARE is serving as a catalyst to enhance the capacity of communities to
proactively address their needs in western Georgia under the USAID funded West
Georgia Community Mobilization Initiative (West GCMI), and in the Adigeni district of
the Samtskhe-Javakheti region under the DFID funded Sustainable Livelihoods in
Adigeni and Adjacent Rayons (SLAAR) program. In Armenia, CARE is supporting an
Agricultural Support Project to assist farmers in one province, Shirak Mars.
Projects include:
Rural Economic Advancement Project (REAP): REAP was initially funded by the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and implemented by CARE
International in the Caucasus (CARE). The project duration was November 2000 – April
2002. Funding for the project comprised USD 314,000 from CIDA and USD 263,000
from CARE as contribution in kind including vegetable seed, time allocation of staff and
consultants, vehicles and other equipment and office costs. The project was regional in
scope with activities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
The project goal was to improve the household livelihood security of smallholder farmers
by improving agricultural production; income generation and marketing; and developing
business linkages between farmer organizations, the private sector, and local institutions
in order to promote sustainable privatized agricultural production. The project targeted
approximately 1,500 vulnerable households in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. In
Armenia, the project targeted 480 farmers in the villages of Azatan, Akhuryan,
Beniamen, Karnut and Hatsik.
The project had a specific gender objective and anticipated that at least 60% of the
beneficiaries would be women. The project approach was to train and support community
based facilitators (CFs) who in turn would mobilize and train other farmers (Participatory
Household Representatives – PHRs) in new technologies and business development
issues. The CFs would also learn about and support PHRs in gaining improved access to
local and distant agricultural support services. It was also proposed to establish
involvement of the local government through the development of local coordination
committees. In addition to training, CFs and PHRs were to be provided with inputs in
support of new technology testing and adoption.
A preliminary evaluation undertaken after 18 months of operation indicated that this type
of project, which assists small householders to learn together, work together and market
together, could have significant impact in a very small period of time. REAP households
experienced a 47% increase in gross income from wheat and potato production from the
baseline, compared to a 4% increase for non-beneficiary households. In addition, REAP
households increased potato and wheat consumption from their own crops by 27% and
5%, respectively, compared to non-beneficiary households, who consumed 3% more and
6% more from their own crops, respectively. In addition, REAP households experienced
a 34% average increase in gross income from key dairy products (milk, cheese), vs. a
27% decrease in gross income for non-beneficiary households. REAP households also
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by 17% compared to a reduction in family consumption of non-beneficiary households of
27% and 30%, respectively. In a country where potatoes and dairy products are staple
foodstuffs, and where cash is limited, the ability of households to increase consumption
without increasing their cash expenditures is a significant benefit that should not be
discounted.
The results captured by evaluation indicated that significant benefits can be obtained with
this approach. Accordingly, CARE has been investing income from other sources to
continue to support the farming groups in the project over another harvesting cycle, in
order to ensure that these gains are more sustainable.
Georgia
West Georgia Community Mobilization Initiative (West GCMI): The West GCMI is a
four year project funded by USAID operating in the West Georgian Regions of Adjara,
Guria, Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi- Lower Svaneti and Samegrelo—Upper Svaneti. Over
the four years the project will reach 550,000 people in 300 vulnerable communities.
West GCMI serves as a catalyst to enhance the capacity of communities to become
proactive in addressing their needs and attaining self-reliance.
West GCMI is working together with and mobilizing vulnerable communities to be more
aware of their inherent capacity and recognize their own potential and resources for
promoting shared community actions that will improve living conditions for the
community.
West GCMI supports NGOs and CBOs to respond to local community needs such as
improving socio-economic conditions of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups,
improving the capacity of social service providers and enhancing the access of vulnerable
groups to health, education and other social services. Over the life of the project, CBOs
will be implementing 550 projects that will improve the quality of social services and
economic opportunities within the communities.
CARE, in collaboration with its partner International Medical Corps (IMC), is working to
improve the health and social welfare status of persons living in mobilized communities.
The Health and Social Welfare Initiative assists communities in becoming capable of
identifying the health and social welfare needs of all community members, including
vulnerable persons in the community. Other activities include improving the skills of
health care providers and developing effective and sustainable community based cost
recovery activities for purchase of medicines.
Through a partnership with the Horizonti Foundation, West GCMI is supporting the
development of social policy activities that actively engage community members in the
identification, creation, implementation and monitoring of social policies such as primary
health care, education and child welfare. These activities promote social development in a
collaborative and strategic way with government, NGOs and other civil society actors.

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Sustainable Livelihood in Adigeni and Adjacent Rayon (SLAAR): The SLAAR project is
a three year project (2002-2005) funded by the Department for International
Development (DFID) operating in Samtskhe Javakheti Region, Adigeni District of south
Georgia. The purpose of this project is improved access to resources, skills and markets
by farmers, small rural businesses and community groups in Adigeni and neighboring
districts (rayons). The goal is sustainable improvements in the livelihoods of rural people
and the reduction of poverty in the highland areas of Georgia.
The project will address current economic and social problems by engaging local
governments in developing and testing solutions to poverty in isolated and rural areas of
Georgia. It will provide models and experiences in community development, job creation
and rural income generation. Approaches will be developed in Adigeni, and replicated in
neighboring rayons that have very similar problems. The project’s best practice will be
disseminated to other regional, national and donor programs, and to the central
government, which acknowledges the importance of rural development and will use
successful findings in donor programs to inform policy.
The primary beneficiaries will be small rural producers and rural households in Adigeni
and adjacent rayons. These communities are economically isolated and suffer from
severely declining social welfare services, crumbling infrastructure and limited
opportunities for improving income. These areas are also prone to serious environmental
problems, and uncontrolled deforestation and soil erosion are increasing. The project will
work with community-based organizations, cooperating groups of small producers, and
other groups engaged in business, and will facilitate the creation of Rayon Working
Groups to work together with communities. This approach will strengthen civil society
and improve the responsiveness of local governments to community problems. Crucially,
this project builds on the strengths of previous and existing activities in Adigeni,
including the DFID supported humanitarian project, and the 'Towards SLAAR' bridging
project. The project will maximize its impact by creating collaboration and developing
synergies with other related projects and programs.

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Brian Propp, Vice President Armenia
Community and Humanitarian Assistance David Asatryan
Programs Country Director, Armenia
1200 18th Street, NW Suite 1100 12 Khorenatsy Street, Suite 4
Washington, DC 20036 Yerevan, Armenia 375015
Tel: 202-296-9676 Tel: +374-152-7743
Email: brian@counterpart.org Email: dasatryan@netsys.am
Eric Fotheringham Azerbaijan

Program Development Assistant Ziya Jafarov
Community and Humanitarian Assistance Country Director, Azerbaijan
Programs 137 Zargarpalan Street, Suite 4
1200 18th Street, NW Suite 1100 Baku, Azerbaijan 370005
Washington, DC 20036 Tel: +994-1-247-9264
Tel: 202-296-9676 Email: counter@counter.baku.az
Email: ericf@counterpart.org
Georgia
Myron Hirniak
Regional Director, Caucasus
7 Vazha Pshavela Avenue Suite 63, 2nd Floor
Tbilisi, Georgia 380077
Tel: +995-3-277-9669
Email: mhirniak@counterpart.ge
Introduction to Counterpart International, Inc.

Counterpart International, Inc. was formed 37 years ago as the Foundation for the
Peoples of the South Pacific in an effort to help improve the lives of the peoples in the
region. Since then, Counterpart has expanded across the globe, providing humanitarian
assistance, business development, micro-credit services, civil society training,
environmental programs, and capacity training activities. Counterpart's Division of
Community and Humanitarian Programs (CHAP), collaborates with organizations whose
missions target medical and other special care needs of vulnerable people, including those who
are elderly, destitute, chronically ill, disabled and orphaned. Since 1994, with funding from
governments and private donors, Counterpart has managed the acquisition, screening, staging,
transportation and distribution of over 3,000 forty-foot equivalent unit (FEUs) containers worth
approximately $555 million of humanitarian commodities to countries throughout the former
Soviet Union, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
Counterpart International, Inc. in the South Caucasus

Counterpart International, Inc. has been operating in the Caucasus Region since 1995.
Counterpart’s activities focus on improving the quality of life by providing much-needed
humanitarian assistance. Counterpart strives to achieve this goal by implementing three

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key objectives: First, increase access to basic humanitarian needs; second, increase the
amount of private donations of humanitarian assistance in order to fill more needs; third,
improve acquisition and management of humanitarian donations to achieve maximum
impact. All of these efforts are accomplished while working to strengthen the capacity of
local organizations.
With the Regional headquarters located in Tbilisi, Georgia, Counterpart has shipped and
distributed nearly 900 forty-foot equivalent unit (FEUs) containers worth over $131 million to
government and non-governmental organizations in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
Counterpart’s efforts have included working with schools, hospitals, internally displaced
persons, refugees, and disaster relief.

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Katherine Poma, Senior Program Officer Please contact home office.
27 S. La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
Tel: 805-964-4767
Fax: 805-681-4838
Email: kpoma@directrelief.org
Web: www.directrelief.org
Introduction to Direct Relief International

Direct Relief International is a medical assistance and disaster relief agency, whose
mission is to strengthen the indigenous health efforts of its international partners by
providing essential material resources in the form of medicines, medical supplies and
equipment. Believing that the inhabitants of a community possess the greatest expertise
and motivation to reform their own environment, and by providing support for effective
indigenously managed health care facilities and projects, Direct Relief assists only in
situations where its efforts will strengthen self- sufficiency in lieu of dependence. During
its 54 years of service, Direct Relief has learned that the best investments in global health
are those carefully targeted to the people who are making a difference in their own
communities.
Direct Relief International in Armenia

Direct Relief has been working in Armenia since the tragic 1988 earthquake that leveled
portions of the country and killed tens of thousands of people. Recovery from the
earthquake and the major economic changes resulting from the breakup of the Soviet
Union have resulted in the continuing shortage of medical goods, especially in rural
communities. In 1993 more than half of the hospitals in Armenia had ceased functioning
due to a lack of electricity, heat and supplies. Fourteen years after the earthquake there
still remains an acute shortage of basic drugs and medical supplies throughout the
country.
Since 1988 Direct Relief has sent more than $80,000,000 worth of pharmaceuticals and
medical/surgical supplies to Armenia. While the organization has shipped directly to
individual hospitals and clinics, most of the distributions for Direct Relief’s donations has
been carried out by the Armenian Ministry of Health (MOH). Recently, a new partner,
the Angioneurology Clinic and Research Center in Yerevan has distributed basic
pharmaceuticals to remote mountain villages. In addition to the MOH and the individual
hospitals and clinics the agency has worked with, Direct Relief's partners in its on-going
program have been the Armenian Relief Society, the Armenian Red Cross, the United
Armenian Fund and Global Human Services.

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Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières

Christine Nadori, Program Officer Please contact home office.
6 East 39th Street, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Tel: 212-679-6800
Fax: 212-679-7016
Email: Christine_nadori@newyork.msf.org
Web: http//www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Introduction to Doctors Without Borders

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) delivers emergency medical
relief to populations threatened by war, civil strife, epidemics, or natural disasters. A
private, non-profit humanitarian organization, MSF was fo unded in 1971 to respond
rapidly and effectively to public health emergencies, with complete independence from
political, economic, or religious powers. MSF provides surgery, preventative care,
vaccination programs, emergency clinics, water and sanitation, and mental health
programs, and will also speak out against abuses that teams witness while providing
medical relief.
Doctors Without Borders in the Middle East

Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh
With more than 20 international volunteers and 70 national staff, MSF’s work in Armenia
and Nagorno-Karabakh (an autonomous republic in Azerbaijan that is home to many
Armenians) focuses offering psychological and medical support to institutionalized
children and children living in the streets, treating tuberculosis (TB) and improving
reproductive health.
In Nagorno-Karabakh, MSF runs a TB program at the Stepanakert TB clinic for non-

resistant and MDR strains of TB, and screens for the disease at Stepanakert Psychiatric
Hosptital and the prison in Souchi.
In Tush province, MSF will open a women’s health clinic at the Bagrateshen Village
Ambulatory health clinic. In addition to providing treatment, they also train local health
workers. MSF also provides assistance to health professionals in Berd. MSF recently
handed over to public health officials a project that offers women access to family
planning and information on contraception.
In the Armenian capital of Yerevan, MSF added direct outreach to children living in the
streets to its ongoing program of medical and psychosocial care for young people placed
in the Vardasha Institute, a facility for children in difficulty.
An MSF team in Sevan recently opened a Day Center to provide psychosocial activities
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professionals ensure clinical back-up for clients who need treatment. Also, MSF provides
training and support to Sevan Psychiatric Hospital.
MSF has been active in Armenia since 1988 and in Nagorno-Karabakh since 1989.
Georgia
MSF has been present in Georgia since 1993. With nearly 20 international volunteers and
75 national staff, MSF teams in Georgia are working to treat and reduce the transmission
of tuberculosis (TB), especially multi drug resistant (MDR) strains, as well as to support
local hospitals and health structures. MSF treats TB patients at Sukhumi hospital in
Abkhazia, and provides systematic testing and treatment at the Sukhumi prison. MSF also
regularly supplies more than 35 hospitals, polyclinics, and health centers in Tblisi and
elsewhere throughout the country with medicines and medical equipment. A health center
in Sukhumi continues to offer free health care to around 3,000 of the country’s most
destitute people. At the same time, a network of social workers help ident ify the most
vulnerable population groups and refer people to health facilities where they receive free
quality care.

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Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc.

Vickie Johnson Please contact home office.
Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc.
PO Box 429
New Windsor, MD 21776
Tel: 410-635-8720
Fax: 410-635-8726
Email: vickiejohnson@interchurch.org
Web: www.interchurch.org
Introduction to Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc.

Founded in 1960, Interchuch Medical Assistance, Inc. (IMA) is a nonprofit association of
twelve Protestant relief and development agencies that provides essential medical
products and services for emergency, health and development programs that serve people
in need without regard to ethnicity, creed, color, gender, national origin, religious or
political affiliation. IMA works collaboratively with governmental, non- governmental,
corporate and other NGO partners.
Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc. in the South Caucasus

IMA coordinates shipments of essential medicines and medical supplies to Georgia,
Armenia and Azerbaijan to support its member-related health facilities and programs.
These medicines and supplies are the n used to assist internally displaced persons on
behalf of IMA Member agencies UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief);
ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency); CWS (Church World Service); and,
under the CWS umbrella, IRD (International Relief and Development).
In the last four years, IMA has shipped more than $2.6 million in medicines and supplies
to Georgia; more than $1.7 million in medicines and supplies to Armenia; and more that
$4.3 million in medicines and supplies to Azerbaijan.

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International Executive Service Corps

Joanna Gwozdziowski Lisa Scorsolini,
US Regional Program Director Europe International Executive Service Corps
International Executive Service Corps Ani Plaza Hotel
PO Box 10005 19 Sayat-Nova Ave.
Stamford, CT 06904-2005 375001 Yerevan
Tel: 1-800-243-4372, ext. 6075 Republic of Armenia
Email: Jgwozdziowski@iesc.org Tel: +374-1-525-097
Email: lscorsolini@iesc.org
Introduction to International Executive Service Corps

The International Executive Service Corps (IESC) is one of the world’s largest, not- for-
profit managerial and business development organizations. Since 1964, IESC has
provided affordable, expert assistance – using senior-level professionals who donate their
time – to entrepreneurs, small-and medium-sized enterprises, and non- governmental
organizations in more than 120 countries. In 2001, IESC acquired Geekcorps, which
offers communications and information technology specialists to help narrow the digital
divide.
International Executive Service Corps in Armenia

For the past 10 years, IESC has administered the Private Sector Development Program in
Armenia, which is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
It is a comprehensive, multi-component assistance program designed to improve the
capacity of Armenian small- and medium-sized businesses. IESC provides firm level
technical assistance and training to client companies to help increase productivity, to
develop new products, and to enter export markets. Sectors of the economy that have
been targeted for having the most potential for increasing employment and generating
income include information technology, jewelry, gem-cutting and stone processing,
textiles, and tourism. In addition to firm level assistance, the BusinessLink program
provides sales, marketing and export promotion services to selected companies through
the services of local consultants.
IESC also has the leading role in the implementation of the Tourism Development
Initiative (TDI) in Armenia in partnership with its principal counterpart, the Armenian
Tourism Development Agency (ATDA), and in close cooperation with the Ministry of
Trade (MIT) of the Government of Armenia (GoA). It has provided extensive assistance
to the ATDA in the form of organizational development, strategic planning, marketing
and governmental issues. With the support of IESC-Volunteers, ATDA established the
Armenia Information Tourist Center, the first of its kind in the Caucasus.

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Martin Zogg Azerbaijan
Director of International Operations Adam Sirois, Regional Director
International Medical Corps International Medical Corps
11500 W. Olympic Blvd. 6, EfendiyevStreet, Apt. #12
Los Angeles, CA 90064 Baku 370001
Tel: 310-826-7800 Azerbaijan
Fax: 310-442-6622 Tel: +994-12-92-68-53
Email: mzogg@imcworldwide.org Fax: +994-12-92-82-36
Email: asirois@imcworldwide.org
Media contact
Michael Holt Georgia
International Medical Corps Dr. Liviu Vedrasco
Tel: 310-826-7800 International Medical Corps
Fax: 310-442-6622 #27 Gogebashvili Str.
Email: mholt@imcworldwide.org Kutaisi, Georgia
Web: www.imcworldwide.org Tel: +995-331-48437
Email: lvedrasco@imcworldwide.org
Introduction to International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization
dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training, medical
relief, and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer United States doctors
and nurses, IMC is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its
mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities
that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and health care to local
populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to
respond rapidly to emergency situations, IMC rehabilitates devastated health care
systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
International Medical Corps in the South Caucasus

Azerbaijan
The foundation of IMC’s work in Azerbaijan is its Community-Based Primary Health
Care Development project, funded by the U.S. Agency for Internatio nal Development. It
is IMC’s longest standing program in the country and has focused on rehabilitating the
ailing health system in the southern region since spring 2000. This program enhances the
capacity of the PHC network to meet the health needs of the southern area through
sustainable improvement in the quality of, access to, and utilization of primary health
care services. This program also works to increase the capacity of local communities to
make informed health decisions, promote their active participation in their health care,
and mobilize their resources to create a more sustainable health care infrastructure.
Under the auspices of the USAID Azerbaijan Humanitarian Assistance Program, IMC
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groups in primary health care and community mobilization micro-projects that utilize
cost-recovery schemes and social marketing tools. With the intention of building local
capacity and promoting self-reliance, IMC trains nurses in basic nursing skills. As part of
this program, IMC also distributes medicines in 38 target communities, designs cost
recovery schemes for pilot communities, conducts social marketing campaigns, engages
communities in the construction of medical waste disposal units, and establishes
community micro-projects.
As part of another program in Azerbaijan, IMC conducts health care activities with
funding from PRM and will shortly expand the project to attend to the needs of 76,000
additional beneficiaries in 2 northwestern districts on the border with Armenia. Working
closely with local communities, IMC assists Azeri health workers in identifying the
problems, and solutions, that are most pertinent to the current situation.
IMC’s Azerbaijan programs receive support from BPRM, USAID, British Petroleum,
Mercy Corps, International Rescue Committee, and CHF International. Programs
currently reach 120,000 people in the Southern region in Fizuli, Beylegan, Bilasuvar,
Imishli, Sabirabad, and Saatli districts, and 92,000 people in the northwestern region in
Dashkeshan and Gadabey. IMC works together with the Ministry of Health, the National
Reproductive Health Office, the Ministry of Education, local NGO’s including Shafalli
Allar (Caring Hands), Family and Society, Sulh, and Women in Development, as well as
the National Nurses Association, Johns Hopkins University, and Baylor University.
The security situation in most of Azerbaijan is stable currently. Oil production has
brought a level of security to Azerbaijan and local and national authorities have good
working relations with the NGO community in general. The areas of Nagorno-Karabakh
and other southwestern districts represents a major security risk however, while a cease
fire remains in place
Georgia
IMC began operations in Georgia in 1998 when it implemented health care programs for
internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in temporary IDP centers or with host families
in Western Georgia. Through initiatives funded by USAID, IMC has supported national
health policies by reducing financial barriers to accessing care and engaging communities
and health care providers in building local capacity. IMC has trained doctors, nurses,
other health workers, teachers, women, and children in aspects of primary health care
(PHC), mother and child health (MCH), and infectious disease control. IMC has also
established 34 community groups that have successfully completed micro-projects
relating to public health education, drug distribution, and clinic rehabilitation to improve
access to quality health services.
IMC’s current work in Georgia involves strengthening community-based health and

social welfare services within the framework of the West Georgia Community
Mobilization Initiative (WGCMI), funded by USAID. IMC is subcontracted by CARE
and coordinates with the Ministry of Health, World Bank, UNICEF, local NGOs, local
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Under the WGCMI, IMC works with CARE to increase the capacity of communities to
meet their own needs based on projects initiated by the communities themselves. The
WGCMI program:
• Allows communities to identify vulnerabilities and conduct data collection
• Introduces participatory learning techniques
• Allows communities to form community-based organizations (CBOs)
• Strengthens CBO capacity to design, implement, and manage micro-projects
• Supports CBOs in program management and development to ensure sustainability
• Facilitates organizational development among CBOs
• Serves as a bridge between communities and their health providers
• Supports and finances many types of micro-projects: infrastructure rehabilitation,
enhancement of social services (schools and health care facilities), rebuilding of
roads and bridges, repair of water and irrigation systems, and electrical systems
rehabilitation
• Incorporates community contributions to the program, such as labor or building
materials, storage/warehouse facilities, or the provision of other services
Seven community health insurance programs established by IMC were utilized by 40

percent of the population. Continuing with WGCMI, IMC is looking at innovative ways
to continue community based health- financing projects.

December 2002

Samir Ishak, Director of Operations George Antoun, Regional Director
110 West Road, Suite 360 4 Abashidze Street, Apt. 7
Baltimore, MD 21204 Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel: 410-243-9820 Tel: +995-3222-2020
Email: relief@iocc.org Email: iocctbls@access.sanet.ge
Introduction to International Orthodox Christian Charities

International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) was established in March 1992 as the
international humanitarian agency of Orthodox Christians in the United States and
Canada. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, US, IOCC has established overseas
offices to implement humanitarian assistance and development activities in Eastern
Europe and the Middle East in pursuit of its mission to provide food, shelter, economic
self-sufficiency, and hope.
International Orthodox Christian Charities in Georgia

IOCC has implemented a series of humanitarian assistance distribution and development
programs in Georgia. Samtskhe-Javakheti was the first region IOCC addressed when
opening operations in Georgia in 1994, and has been a focus of effort despite later
expansion into western Georgia as well as the Tbilisi area. IOCC has implemented
projects of food distribution, soup kitchens, income-generation for IDPs, social and
agricultural infrastructure rehabilitation, and micro-credit, in addition to supporting the
establishment and development of local implementing partner Lazarus, the Charitable
Foundation of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
Global Food for Education: A USDA-funded program to provide meals to 14,000 school
children. IOCC includes lessons on civic, health and environmental issues with the
distribution of meals each day. Schools in southern and western Georgia as well as
Tbilisi are participating in the program.
Infrastructure Rehabilitation: This project uses proceeds from the monetization of USDA
commodities to provide matching grants, and planning and management assistance to
communities for the repair of small-scale social and agricultural infrastructure such as
regional clinics, schools, roads and bridges, and irrigation and drinking water systems.
Micro-Credit : This project uses proceeds from monetization of USDA commodities to

provide micro loans to small farmers and small, rural businesses. The project also
provides business training to potential loan recipients.

December 2002

International Relief and Development, Inc. Armenia
1601 N. Kent Street, Suite 100 2A Agatangeghos Str.
Arlington VA 22209 Yerevan, Armenia 375019
Tel: 703-248-0161 Tel: +3741-52-14-79
Email: ird@ird-dc.org Email: irdarm@netsys.am
Azerbaijan
251 Mirzaaga Alijev Street
Apartment #27
Baku City
Azerbaijan 370014
Tel: +994-12-93-24-71
Email: ird@usngo.baku.az
Georgia
1 Irakli Abashidze Street, Apt. 1
Tbilisi, Georgia 380079
Tel: +995-32-23-34-15
Email: ird@caucasus.net
Introduction to International Relief and Development

International Relief and Development (IRD) aims to reduce the suffering of the world’s
most vulnerable groups and provide the tools and/or resources needed to increase their
self-sufficiency.
International Relief and Development in the South Caucasus

IRD’s goal in the South Caucasus is to implement targeted, cost-effective relief and
development programs that improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable groups.
In Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, IRD runs a medical training and pharmaceutical
distribution program funded by the US Department of State’s Office of Humanitarian
Assistance to the Newly Independent States. The program aims to improve the skills and
knowledge of medical personnel and promote community development among IDP and
host communities, and PHC (Primary Health Care) clinic management. IRD also
conducts training for health professionals in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and Ukraine
in topics such as rational use of pharmaceuticals, health promotion and disease
prevention, women’s health issues, health management, laboratory diagnostics and
provision of quality primary health care services.
In Georgia, Armenia and Ukraine IRD is implementing the Primary Health Care
Initiative Program launched by the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) to establish
and/or upgrade five privately managed community primary health care clinics in selected
areas of Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine where significant Hellenic communities exist.

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IRD acts as a subcontractor to provide selected program management and technical
support services for the clinics. Since the program is community-based, the services
provided by the clinics are available to all residents on an equal basis.

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The International Rescue Committee

Harold Northrup, Regional Director Azerbaijan
International Rescue Committee Pamela Hussain, Country Director
122 E 42nd Street IRC Azerbaijan
New York, NY 10168 Ataturk Avenue, 1107
Tel: 212-551-3065 Baku, Azerbaijan Republic 370000
Fax: 212-551-3185 Tel: +994-12-98-12-14
Email: harold@theIRC.org Fax: +994-12-93-00-34
Email: office@irchq.baku.az
Georgia
Joe Lumpkin, Deputy Director
IRC Georgia
55 Abashidze, Apt. 5
380062 Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel: +995-32-23-39-56
Fax: +995-32-989-945
Email: irctb@gol.ge
Introduction to the International Rescue Committee

Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the International Rescue Committee
(IRC) is among the world's largest voluntary nonsectarian agencies providing relief,
protection and resettlement services for refugees and victims of oppression and violent
conflict. The IRC is committed to freedom, human dignity and self-reliance. The IRC
serves refugees in 28 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America and resettles
refugees in some 20 areas across the United States.
The International Rescue Committee in the South Caucasus

Azerbaijan
IRC’s support to Azerbaijan has come in two stages. In the first phase, from 1994 to
1997, IRC provided emergency assistance, water sanitation, shelter, and health services
to IDPs in the regions neighboring Nagorno-Karabakh and the other occupied regions.
Since 1998, IRC has shifted its emphasis to building local communities’ and individuals’
capacities to organize, assess their needs, and find sustainable solutions to rehabilitation
of infrastructure, service delivery and economic development.
The IRC implements its multi-sectoral programs in fourteen regions in southern and
central Azerbaijan: Agdam, Agjabedi, Barda, Beylagan, Bilesuvar, Fizuli, Genje,
Goranboy, Imishli, Mingechevir, Saatli, Sabirabad, Terter, Yevlakh.
IRC’s goal and approach is to empower communities to effect sustainable and equitable
improvements in the social and economic well being of IDPs, refugees and vulnerable
populations in Azerbaijan.

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A comprehensive community mobilization process builds the foundation for all ensuing
development efforts. After an information and sensitization campaign, IRC conducts
community participatory assessments (CPAs) to determine community members’
development priorities. Subsequently, IRC provides training to prepare community
members to actively participate in the development process. Communities establish
legitimate, accountable and self-sufficient community-based organizations (CBOs),
which assess internal and external resources, and devise strategies to address needs.
Based on communities’ priorities, IRC then offers assistance in the fields of:
• Agricultural development
• Health
• Infrastructure rehabilitation
• Micro-credit and economic development
• Education, gender, and environment
Agricultural development:
IRC assists communities in tackling obstacles to profitable and environmentally sound
agricultural production and marketing through:
• Training on prioritizing agricultural development needs
• Technical assistance to agriculture enterprise groups such as wheat seed producers or
machinery pools
• Establishing and supporting agricultural resource centers to facilitate communities’
access to agricultural technical services
• Technical advice for promoting sound soil and water management
• Providing practical training to young agriculturists through internships
Health:
IRC aims at strengthening health services by mobilizing communities to improve and
better manage quality health care. IRC provides training to community-based health
boards and action committees on topics such as health education and environment. IRC
assists communities in the following areas:
• Rehabilitation of clinics
• Training for medial doctors and other medical staff on topics such as primary health
care, reproductive health, common diseases, rational use of drugs and health
information systems
• Developing cost-recovery systems for sustainable health services delivery
• Involving communities in the production of health education materials and
conducting health education campaigns
Infrastructure rehabilitation:
IRC supports partner communities in the design and implementation of small
infrastructure rehabilitation projects. After receiving training in project development,
proposal writing, financial sustainability, and project management, communities work
together with IRC’s engineers to improve their infrastructure in areas such as access to
potable water, irrigation, road construction, community center or school construction or
rehabilitation.

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Micro-enterprise development:
IRC offers communities on a demand driven basis various tools to improve opportunities
for income-generating activities:
• Enterprise development--IRC assists community-based associations with the
development of demand-driven, medium-scale agricultural processing plants.
• Micro-credit--Through partner organizations, IRC offers loans of $100-1000 to small
community-based enterprises.
• Technical assistance and training--IRC provides technical training in management
techniques and agricultural development services.
Education, gender, environment:

Across all its programs and units, IRC pays special attention to the needs of youth,
promotes gender equality, and raises awareness for environmental issues.
• Youth--IRC works with youth groups in IDP and war-affected regions and
encourages youth to become actively involved in their communities by teaching them
collaborative conflict management and leadership skills.
• Gender--IRC’s gender unit aims to pay more attention to gender issues across all of
IRC Azerbaijan’s programs and to address gender specific issues of both staff and
IRC’s partner communities. The recently established unit has started building links
with local and international NGOs in southern Azerbaijan and in Baku to exchange
ideas on the most effective means of encouraging an environment in which the voices
of the men and women are heard with equality and respect.
• Environment--IRC provides training in conservation and environmental issues and
provides information materials on issues such as garbage disposal, water pollution,
pesticides, and fertilizers. Each community micro-project sponsored by IRC is vetted
for its environmental soundness.
IRC’s donors in Azerbaijan include the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) through an umbrella grant managed by Mercy Corps; the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Stichting Vluchtling, the Dutch foundation
for refugees with funding from the Dutch Government; and the UN High Commissioner
for Refugees.
Georgia
IRC programs in Georgia seek to enhance the socio-economic climate and improve the
physical environment and health of the IDP, refugee and local population. IRC has
pursued an integrated programmatic strategy to attain results in the Self- Reliance,
Community Development and Construction and Rehabilitation sector. The objectives for
the current year by program include:
Self-Reliance Program: By the end of January 2003, there will be a minimum of 1,000
new employment opportunities leading to overall economic self-reliance for targeted
IDP, returnee and local beneficiaries in the Samegrelo, Imereti and Akhmeta regions via
establishment of and subsequent loan activities of two independent, sustainable local
microfinance organizations and through the distribution of income generation kits.

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Construction and Rehabilitation Program: By the end of 2003, the health of
approximately 9,000 IDPs, refugees and local people in the five villages of Khalatsani,
Omalo, Birkiani, Jokolo and Duisi in the Pankisi Valley will have improved due to the
increased access to potable water, installment of sanitation pits and the facilitation of a
hygiene education campaign.
Community Development Program: By the end of January 2003, the ability of selected
previously inactive communities to unite efforts in addressing unmet socio-economic
needs will have improved via community participatory methods resulting in community-
initiated projects, which will consequently have improved social infrastructure, facilitated
access, expanded technical knowledge and positively affected future community
activities in Duisi, Omalo, Jokolo and Birkiani villages in the Pankisi Valley.

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Latter-Day Saint Charities Please contact the home office.
50 East North Temple Street, Floor 7
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
Tel: 801-240-1201
Fax: 801-240-1964
Email: lds-charities@ldschurch.org
Introduction to Latter-day Saint Charities

Latter-day Saint Charities (LDSC), a private voluntary organization sponsored by The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, provides life-sustaining resources in
emergencies, helps families become self-reliant, and offers opportunities for giving and
service to people of all faiths and nationalities.
Latter-day Saint Charities in the South Caucasus

Armenia
Latter-day Saint Charities have the following activities in Armenia: Provision of
commodities, furniture and education supplies for schools; provision of clothing, food,
medical supplies and hygiene kits for needy families; provision of medical supplies, beds
and bedding for hospitals; and renovation of irrigation and water distribution systems.
LDSC is active in the following cities: Ajapnyak; Akunk; Alaverdi; Aragotston; Ararat
Marz; Artashat; Dashtavan; Ditak; Geghatap; Ghukasavan; Gyumri; Hnaberd;
Kakavadzor; Karabagh; Kashatagh; Kharberd; Mkhchian; Nor Khaberd; Syunik; Vayk;
and Yerevan.
Azerbaijan
In Baku, LDSC provides clothing and medical and hygiene supplies for needy families
and educational materials for schools. In Nagorno-Karabakh LDSC provides medical
equipment and supplies for health units.
Georgia
LDCS works mostly in Tbilisi providing food and clothing for needy families,
educational materials and equipment for schools and orphanages, and medical supplies
and bedding for hospitals. In Bediani and Zugdidi LDSC provides livestock for hospitals
and in Samegrelo LDSC runs an ophthalmic training program.

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Lutheran World Relief

Carolina Castrillo Please contact the home office.
Humanitarian Response Manager for Asia and
the Middle East Media Contact
Lutheran World Relief Jonathan Freric hs
700 Light St. Communication Director
Baltimore, MD 21230 Lutheran World Relief
Tel: 410-230-2808 700 Light St.
Email: ccastrillo@lwr.org Baltimore, MD 21230
Web: www.lwr.org Tel: 410-230-2802
Email: jfrerichs@lwr.org
Introduction to Lutheran World Relief

Lutheran World Relief (LWR) works to alleviate poverty, overcome injustice, and
provide emergency aid on behalf of U.S. Lutheran churches. In the 57 years since its
creation, LWR has evolved from a relief agency shipping material resources to Europe to
a catalyst for community-based development and emergency assistance throughout the
world. LWR currently supports more than seventy- five partner organizations through its
extensive cash grant, material aid, and capacity-strengthening program. In emergencies,
LWR responds with local partners overseas and with the Action by Churches Together
(ACT) alliance. As a good steward of its resources, LWR supports only partners that 1)
have experience working in the region and addressing specific needs of affected
communities, 2) provide assistance to the most vulnerable populations regardless of race,
religion, gender, creed or political affiliation, and 3) evaluate and report on their work
with accountability.
Lutheran World Relief in the South Caucasus

In Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan this year LWR is providing more than $1.4 million
worth of material aid to vulnerable and war-affected families. LWR’s donation of quilts,
clothing, soap, and kits will assist more than 700,000 people, including refugees and
displaced people. In the past five years LWR has provided nearly $15 million worth of
aid to the Caucasus.
Since World War II, LWR has provided relief supplies to refugees, orphans, survivors of
disasters, and other people in need around the world. Every year, LWR ships more than
1,000 tons of quilts, blankets, health kits, school kits, baby layettes, sewing kits, clothing,
and soap to help alleviate their suffering.

December 2002
Mercy Corps
US Contacts Field Contact

Mr. Krishna Sob, Senior Program Officer, Azerbaijan
Middle East & Caucasus Bill Holbrook, Chief of Party/Country Director
3015 SW 1st Ave. 4 Magomayev Street
Portland, OR 97201 Icheri Sheher, Baku, 370004
Tel: 503-478-1027 Tel: +994-12-97-51-72/73
Fax: 503-796-6843 Fax: +994-12-97-76-65
Email: ksob@mercycorps.org Email: office@mercycorps.az
Georgia
Steve Power, Chief of Party/Country Director
9 Gogebashvili Street
Tel: +995-32-9220-18-25-24-71-72-73
Email: mci@mercycorps.ge
Introduction to Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people
build secure, productive, and just communities.
Mercy Corps in the South Caucasus

Mercy Corps’ programs in the South Caucasus (Azerbaijan and Georgia) seek to provide
increased and creative solutions to the economic crises that pervade in both countries by
developing demand-driven programming that creates local economic opportunities and
promotes citizen participation. The agency supports community-based development,
emphasizes a genuinely inclusive participatory process, and strives to move beyond the
provision of assistance to vulnerable groups by facilitating and encouraging community
empowerment and people’s ability to find durable solutions to the problems they face.
Azerbaijan
The ongoing economic reforms in Azerbaijan are seen positively by international
financial organizations. Successful implementation of reforms in Azerbaijan is
contributing to an eme rging economic system that is based on the principles of market
economy. Trends toward a market economy have resulted in a changing environment
that has been more supportive of development, and in which improvements have been
made in the standard of living for the poor.
The country’s evolving socio-economic policy has produced results that are being
recognized by the International Monetary Fund and this led to a 3-year agreement of
cooperation. Specific recommendations from the IMF to Azerbaijan include: 1)
continuation of economic reforms, 2) speeding up privatization, 3) expansion of measures
to assure transparency in use of state financial means, and, 4) improvement of state
administration. Taking into account the aforementioned points, the Council of directors
of the International Monetary Fund awarded credit of $10 million. The credit will be

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used for the poverty reduction process and stimulate economic growth. Over the next
three years the IMF plans to allocate to Azerbaijan a preferential credit of $100 million.
Mercy Corps’ programming in Azerbaijan began in 1998. Currently, three USAID-

funded programs make up Mercy Corps’ activities in the country. The $45 million 5-year
USAID- funded Azerbaijan Humanitarian Assistance Program (AHAP) provides grants
for programs that organize and mobilize communities to address self- identified needs.
By providing leadership that shapes the strategy of the largest humanitarian assistance
initiative in Azerbaijan, Mercy Corps ensures that programs involve the input of and
benefit the greatest number of Azeri participants. More than 279,000 displaced and
conflict-affected people participate in community development, financial and business
development, and health care programming through AHAP. An additional 760,000
extended family members indirectly benefit from increased access to social and economic
services.
Mercy Corps’ $1.2 million 4-year USAID funded Child Survival Program in southeastern
Azerbaijan helps more than 178,000 mothers and caretakers strengthen their own health
and the health of their children.
Through Mercy Corps’ $750,000 3-year grant from USAID BDS, we are implementing a
cluster access to business services program which seeks to improve profitability for
clusters of rural poor and women micro-entrepreneurs (MEs) by increasing access to a
network of trained veterinary and production advice service providers, resulting in
significant expansion of the service and final goods markets.
Through integrated programming greater numbers of communities are transitioning from

relief to development and Mercy Corps is able to better serve the people of Azerbaijan.
Community development, health, economic opportunities, and information work together
in an integrated manner in order to attain the desired project outcomes and increase the
target population’s access to a range of essential services like business development, and
legal and agricultural information provided through local NGO partners.
Georgia
The effects of the social and economic crisis of the early 1990s continue to affect the
majority of the population in Georgia, preventing productivity, flow of new capital, new
industries and the nation’s overall social and economic development. Large sections of
the population live in poverty. According to the official poverty line, nearly 43 percent of
the population is impoverished, with a wide discrepancy between urban and rural
populations. Urban poverty is more severe and widespread than rural poverty, although
trends suggest that this could change in the future. The main source of poverty is the
collapse of industry and production, which followed independence.
The international community has contributed significantly to promote reform and

development in Georgia. Measured on a per capita basis, Georgia, a country of only 5.4
million people, has received high levels of international assistance. Most has been geared
toward supporting structural adjustment measures. The IMF and World Bank have been

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instrumental in the design and supervision of these measures and the United States and
the European Union have provided at least as much assistance. As a result, inflation has
been sharply reduced and the currency has been generally stabilized, resulting in an
improved degree of fiscal discipline, decontrolled prices, a liberalized trade regime,
strides in privatization of state enterprises, a strengthened banking system and positive
economic growth.
Mercy Corps’ Georgia program revolves around the USAID funded, four year, Georgia
Community Mobilization Init iative-East (GCMI-E) that was launched in September
2000. The GCMI-E is a $15 million umbrella grant that is designed to assist Georgian
communities and NGOs in addressing the evolving needs of vulnerable communities for
social and community service delivery and to strengthen the capacity of those
communities to identify and effectively address their needs. This is achieved through
community mobilization activities, technical assistance, grants to Georgian NGOs and
community initiative groups (requiring a minimum of 25% match) and grassroots social
policy interventions to address issues that inhibit the implementation and sustainability of
the community initiative groups and Georgian NGO efforts. During the life of the four-
year project, approximately 575 grants will be issued to community based groups and
Georgian NGOs. To date, 70 projects have been completed and 290,000 citizens have
received and benefited from the community programs. Of these, 45% are female, 5.5%
are minority groups (including Internally Displaced People, IDPs), 18.5% are
children/youths and 4.7% are elderly.

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Kathy Le, Program Officer Dr. Ramin Hajiyev, Country Representative
Pathfinder International Pathfinder International
9 Galen St., Suite 217 13 Istiglaliyat St., Apartment 35
Watertown, MA 02472 370000 Baku
Tel: 617-924-7200 Azerbaijan
Fax: 617-924-3833
Introduction to Pathfinder International

Pathfinder International provides women, men, and adolescents throughout the
developing world with access to quality family planning and reproductive health
information and services. Pathfinder works to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, to provide
care to women suffering from the complications of unsafe abortion, and to advocate for
sound reproductive health policies in the U.S. and abroad.
Pathfinder International in Azerbaijan

The present day citizens of Azerbaijan are the heirs of a rich history, the successors of a
long progression of cultures and civilizations. Situated on the western coast of the
Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan occupies one of the Asian continent's strategic crossroads
between East and West.
Azerbaijan, like most countries emerging from the Soviet era, is attempting to introduce
rapid economic and political reforms to foster national growth and stability. A weak
infrastructure, lack of modern technology, and poor communication systems hinder the
country's progress. While universal health care was provided to all citizens during the
Soviet era, the system is now economically cumbersome for the country. Medical
personnel salaries, supplies, equipment, as well as general maintenance costs of health
centers have made it difficult for the government to provide access to sustainable health
care to all. Resources are being exhausted, and funds are not readily available for much
needed refresher training courses and updates on state-of-the-art practices for service
providers, especially in the areas of family planning and reproductive health.
As a result, the reproductive health situation in Azerbaijan has greatly declined during in
the years following independence. Most couples state that their ideal family size is no
more than two to three children. Couples normally reach their desired family size within
the first 3-5 years after marriage. To prevent any increase in their family size, couples
have relied on abortion as a means of fertility regulation due to the lack of availability of
family planning methods. Fees charged for abortions constitute a large portion of many
doctors' incomes. This explains, in large part, their reported reluctance to promote
modern contraception. The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Azerbaijan has realized the
urgent need to improve reproductive health and family planning services and since then
has given major emphasis to the family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) programs.

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In Azerbaijan, Pathfinder International is one of the pioneer organizations working in the
field of FP/RH. Pathfinder's involvement in Azerbaijan started in 1996 with an initial
project to train 80 service providers. After completing this project, Pathfinder received
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) funds to support the government to provide
better FP/RH services and to increase public awareness and practices on FP/RH issues.
Working with the Azeri Ministry of Health, other governmental and non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), and private sector agencies, Pathfinder's program focused on two
broad interventions: increasing service providers' capacity to deliver high-quality FP/RH
services and increasing public awareness of FP/RH issues and of STDs and HIV/AIDS
through information, education and communication (IEC) and community-based
activities.
Currently, Pathfinder has a sub-contract with Mercy Corps under the Azerbaijan
Humanitarian Assistance Program (AHAP). Project activities are designed to address the
unmet need for family planning of refugees and internally displaced people in Baku,
Sumghait, and Apsheron Peninsula. Project strategies focus on community-based services
and provider training, and development of information, IEC materials. Pathfinder
currently partners with the Azerbaijan Women and Development Center (AWDC) to
implement the project. Key project accomplishments include:
• 88,562 people of reproductive age (including 62,142 women, 7,350 men and 19,070
adolescents) have been reached by the project;
• 90 community-based service workers trained to provide basic FP/RH information;
• 44 service providers have been trained in special needs of IDPs; and
• Distribution of numerous leaflets and pamphlets with FP/RH information.

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Relief International

John Maris, Operations Officer MADAD Azerbaijan
1575 Westwood Blvd #201 Samir Mamedov, Director
Los Angeles, CA 90034 50 Mirza Ibrahimov St. (former M. Gorky St.)
Tel: 310-478-1200 Baku 370009, Azerbaijan
Email: hq@ri.org or maris@ri.org Tel: +99-412-95-21-52
Email: samir@ri.org
Introduction to Relief International

Relief International (RI) is a humanitarian non-profit agency that provides emergency
relief, rehabilitation, and development assistance to victims of natural disasters and civil
conflicts worldwide. As the first US based NGO with a permanent presence in Azerbaijan
RI has provided relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and development services and
programs to affected populations in the country since 1993. Program activities have
assisted vulnerable communities in agriculture and food production, business
development/cooperatives/credit, disaster/emergency relief, education/training, health
care (primary health care and reproductive health), human rights/peace/conflict
resolution, and rural development (shelter, reconstruction, community development)
sectors.
Relief International in Azerbaijan

Today RI implements its programs in Azerbaijan in partnership with “MADAD
Azerbaijan” (MADAD) – RI’s nationa l NGO partner, and “MADAD Credit” – a Non-
Banking Credit Limited Liability Company founded by RI.
MADAD Azerbaijan (ASSIST)--MADAD is the result of a three-year plan in Azerbaijan

to nationalize and hand over responsibility of program management to core national staff.
As staff of the first US-based NGO in Azerbaijan MADAD staff have over 8 years of
social service program design and implementation experience in the country. Today
MADAD is a locally registered NGO and an implementing partner of Relief
International.
Agriculture and Food Production

Livestock and Agriculture: RI has provided rural development and agricultural support
services to vulnerable families in the Acgebedi, Agdam, Barda, Beylegan, and Terter
districts. RI’s focus has been on assisting war-affected families of agricultural
backgrounds who had lost livestock possessions during the war with methods to help
increase their household income. Activities have included restocking of sheep (3,130
sheep provided to 627 IDP families), veterinarian extension services, training, and credit
services. In addition, RI has provided extensive business training to over 100 family
enterprises, planted trees, equipped nurseries and provided seeds for kitchen gardens.

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Agriculture Credit and Training Scheme Program: This pilot project has assisted target
populations in the Sharur district of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic in making the
transition from dependency to a greater reliance on farm incomes. The project has an
outreach to 75 families through agricultural training and credit/loans, along with the
provision of auxiliary extension services.
Business Development, ooperatives, and Credit

Micro-Enterprise/Income Generation: RI’s micro-credit and income generation programs
in the Agdam, Barda, Ismailli, Oguz, Saatli, Sheki, Terter, and Yevlax districts have
benefited micro-entrepreneurs and their families living in RI refugee settlements. The
focus has been on providing individual positive motivation, social cohesion, and
economic independence among devastated, war-affected, displaced people who have
settled in Azerbaijan. As a result of this project, nearly 500 businesses have been
established through a loan delivery process that has a low delinquency rate of 3%. The
project has been successful in establishing micro-businesses in vulnerable communities
such as community cafes, butchers, stockbreeding, and tailoring, of which 45% were
female-owned. Clients receive loans ranging from $250 to $500 over a six to eight month
period and pay 3.0% (per month) interest during their loan term. Apart from small
businesses being established, basic business and market training have been provided to
all loan recipients prior to and after loan disbursement.
Micro Finance Program in Northern Area: RI and MADAD Credit jointly operate a
micro credit program, which provides credit services to IDPs living in the northern area
of Azerbaijan. The project has concentrated on the improvement of employment
opportunities for IDPs, by providing them with credits for setting- up or expanding small-
scale businesses. The project utilizes a $100,000 loan fund establishing over 500
businesses in a two-year period. The project is funded by the Social Fund for
Development of IDPs (SFDI), and has been mandated by the Government of Azerbaijan
and the World Bank to provide assistance to improve the livelihoods of IDPs.
Disaster and Emergency Relief (UNHCR, WFP, other corporate/private donors)

Realizing basic survival needs of refugee/IDP populations in Azerbaijan, RI has provided
disaster and emergency relief services in refugee/IDP camps across Azerbaijan since
1993. Working in tandem with the World Food Program, RI has ensured that over
40,000 refugee/IDP families in camps received both food and cooking supplies to support
their families. Additionally RI’s consistent efforts have provided approximately 400,000
boots, shoes, socks, adult/child clothing, skirts, undergarments, and jackets to over
300,000 refugee/IDP families.
Education/Training
School Construction: RI/MADAD’s education programs target refugee and internally
displaced (R/IDP) students who have minimal or no access to adequate educational
services. The project has improved access to education for R/IDP children whose schools
have been destroyed. Since 1994, RI has built and equipped 548 schools (or 673
classrooms) and hosted day camps for R/IDP schoolchildren.

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Mobile Library for R/IDP Children: Through its Mobile Library program initiated in
1998 RI/MADAD provides access to approximately 50,000 volumes of textbooks and
other learning materials for 50 R/IDP schools in 9 districts (Agdam, Agjabedi, Barda,
Goranboy, Mingachevir, Terter, Yevlakh, Saatli, and Imishli) reaching over 5,000
children per month.
Community Information Resource Centers in Public Libraries: In 2001 RI/MADAD

initiated the development of community information resource centers (CIRCs) in eight
regional public libraries of Azerbaijan: Ahmedli (Baku), Ali Bayramli, Barda, Ganja,
Guba, Lenkaran, Shamakha, and Sheki.
The broad goal of the project is to provide increased access to a wider array of
information to the population in the regions of Azerbaijan through CIRCs established
throughout the country. By providing access to the Internet, to information, and to
communications, the CIRCs facilitate and encourage Azeris living in the regions to
participate in global arenas of governance and business. All CIRCs are provided with
renovation of the library building, and supplied with new telephone lines, computers, and
full time Internet connection. All current CIRCs have started implementation of computer
training sessions for two pilot groups of users organized among Community members
and library staff.
Health Care
Primary Health Care: Over 220,000 R/IDPs with severely limited access to primary
health care services have been served in the Agdam, Agdash, Akhsu, Barda, Beylegan,
Gabala, Goranboy, Mingechevir, Oguz, Qax, Saatli and Terter districts, with field bases
in Agcebedi, Barda, Ismailli, Sheki and Yevlax districts. The goal of the program has
been the provision of access to and improvement of the quality of health services for this
vulnerable R/IDP population. With the provision of lifesaving preventive and curative
care through RI's mobile health units and stationary clinics, over 26,000 patients per
month were given greater access and improved quality of primary health care. 160
community health promoters were trained to conduct home visits, first aid services and
doctor referrals for approximately 5,000 R/IDP families. RI has also helped to build lo cal
capacity through training to Ministry of Health staff (doctors, physician's assistants and
midwives) from 55 village clinics and 8 polyclinics.
Reproductive Health: RI’s RH program have provided free, clean, quality reproductive
health, family planning and prenatal care services to about 50,000 refugee and displaced
women of child bearing age who normally would not have access to such needed
services. The program has focused on community-based education, training and outreach
activities for government health workers and lay volunteers. RI has also conducted
research with the US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention to identify high-risk
groups for STDs and HIV/AIDS. RI’s RH program operated through partnerships with
local agencies such as Sevil Women’s Madylis, a national NGO promoting reproductive
health awareness; Shusha Doctors Humanitarian Society, which provides free clinical
services in Baku; and the Women and Development Center which delivers clinical
services and health education.

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Blood Bank Rehabilitation: A high- impact project designed to improve the availability of
safe blood in Azerbaijan this project has made a great contribution to increasing the
institutional capacity of the Azerbaijan Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in
Baku. To date, this project has achieved the following results:
• Rehabilitation/ renovation of the blood bank building facility has been completed.
• Basic essential equipment and laboratory supplies have been provided for a fully
operational blood bank.
• A stable electrical supply has been created to ensure safe blood services 24 hours/day.
• Blood Bank staff have received technical training and support in up-to-date blood
banking procedures.
• A Quality Assurance Program and Standard Operating Procedures Manual have been
developed for staff managers.
• A blood banking library/resource center has been made available for blood bank staff.
Human Rights/Peace/Conflict Resolution:

Peace & Tolerance: Begun as an extension of RI/MADAD's education efforts, this
program has also promoted peace and tolerance education through training for teachers
and administrators and has provided conflict resolution curriculum for war-affected
students in seven districts of Azerbaijan. The program has sought to address the
psychosocial trauma of war-affected children which inhibits their ability to learn and
interact with others. In late 1999, RI held a series of workshops on the integration of
peace and tolerance into the basic curriculum for teachers and administrators providing
education to R/IDP children at the primary school level in three districts. The series
culminated in a seminar for the Ministry of Education, local and international NGOs, and
teachers on developing a unified strategy for introducing peace and tolerance education
on a national scale.
Rural Development
Shelter Construction & Rehabilitation: Since 1995, RI has promoted and developed an
integrated community based shelter program that addresses the needs of refugees and
internally displaced population (R/IDPs) whose return to areas of origin in the short and
medium term is in question. To date, RI’s Shelter Construction project has built over 50
settlements for 2,100 families in the districts of Agdam, Acgebedi, Beylagan, Barda,
Gabala, Goranboy, Khanlar, Ismailli, Oguz, Sheki, Saatli, and Yevlax, with field bases in
Barda and Terter. The target of the program is the development of settlement
communities for refugee and R/IDP families identified as extremely vulnerable living in
self- made shacks, abandoned pub lic buildings and railroad cars. RI has also rehabilitated
nearly 700 war-damaged houses through self- help methods and constructed 2,100
limestone shelters, schools, clinics, community centers, and bathhouses. Houses are
equipped with electricity, latrines, and water facilities.
Community Development: RI’s Community Development program has functioned closely

along with its micro-enterprise and education programs. Through assistance of its
Community Fund, RI has enabled community councils in 30 villages to mobilize for
locally driven projects such as irrigation, repair and maintenance of IDP occupied

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buildings, support of child care workers and equipping classrooms in eleven districts.
Design and implementation of these projects are wholly community-based and require a
significant contribution (25%) by the communities themselves, both financial and
physical, to meet approval criteria. As an integrated component of its health and income
generation programs, RI has assisted communities to create community councils in both
sectors, to prioritize and promote community-based activities. Included in these activities
are RI community health promoters who are volunteers that provide health services and
educational messages to their communities.
Community Centers: RI’s community development program has included the

construction of over 11 community centers and a community warehouse supported by in
R/IDP settlement villages in 5 districts of Azerbaijan. These multiple-use centers serve
as schools, day-care facilities and/or training centers and income-generation facilities
(such as a roadside restaurant in one village or clothing workshop in another, or even a
computer center). Community centers also act as a mechanism for discussion, meetings,
initiation, and implementation of collective programs by the community itself. Here
R/IDPs meet to discuss and assess their needs and identify projects of public interest.

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Salvation Army World Service Office

Matthew Smith Alastair Bate
Salvation Army World Service Offic e 66 Iosebidze str.
615 Slaters Lane Tbilisi, Georgia 380079
Alexandria, VA 22313 Tel: +995-32-22-75-30
Tel: 703-684-5528 x 699 Fax: +995-32-95-04-19
Email: Email: Georgia_projects@caucuses.net
Matthew_Smith@usn.salvationarmy.org
Introduction to the Salvation Army World Service Office

The Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) is an independent corporation,
established in 1977 to provide technical and financial support to the development
activities of the Salvation Army (TSA) worldwide. SAWSO's mission is finding long-
term solutions to poverty by focusing on health, employment, community development,
and disaster relief. Financially, SAWSO receives funds primarily through the U.S. SA
and organizationally, it provides technical support to SA's worldwide network of
development projects. SAWSO operates with assets of $8.4 million and total revenues of
$28.8 million (Calendar Year 2001). Over 96% of SAWSO's revenues come from
public contributions or legacies through the four territories of the US Salvation Army.
SAWSO currently manages projects in 28 countries. Ten staff members provide
technical and administrative support to the recipient country projects.
Salvation Army World Service Office in Georgia

The Salvation Army (TSA) began Georgia operations in 1992 with airlifts of food into a
war situation. Subsequently, The Salvation Army has since operated extensive food
programs throughout Georgia, with grants from the USDA, USAID, and Save the
Children as well as from its own international funding.
Past Programs
TSA Georgia operated a USDA Food for Progress Program which supported three
feeding programs and promoted the long-term economic well being of street youth
through the provision of vocational training and a job placement service. SAWSO
provided agricultural food products, such as wheat flour, rice, beans, WFDM, and
vegetable oil to 100,000 of the most vulnerable individuals in the Tbilisi, Rustavi,
Gardabani, and Marneuli regions of Georgia each month.
Although Tbilisi is Georgia's capital, services for the street youth are limited. Most of
these children have either never attended school or have dropped out. They are at
extremely high risk in all areas of their lives, lacking the means to support themselves
and growing up without an education. The vocational training center offered two courses
of instruction: building maintenance/repair, and secretarial services. SAWSO selected
these courses based on demand for these skills.

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In addition to receiving these vocational courses, students who needed instruction in
basic skills received tutoring in reading, writing and mathematics. The hope was that this
would improve their employment opportunities. In some cases, youth attended basic
skills and pre- vocational classes for six months or more before they entered vocational
classes. During the first year, sixty youth participated in the vocational training, with at
least ten others participating strictly in the basic skills training.
At the request of the local community, SAWSO established computer classrooms in

Dzwari, Gori, Chkhorotsku and Lagodekhi. As part of the VTC objective to improve the
children's skill levels, computer training and literacy provided the children with highly
marketable skills. Classrooms were basic but addressed critical elements of computer use
and its role in society. The center employed a job placement counselor, who cultivated
job opportunities in the community, assisted youth in finding jobs, and
oversaw/supported youth during probationary periods on their new jobs.
TSA Georgia is seeking funds to continue this program.
Current Programs
TSA Georgia is currently operating a USAID-funded feeding program for 4,500 at risk
individuals in four regions of Georgia. All other programs are funded internally. SAWSO
is seeking funds to assist 16 orphanages housing some 600 disabled children.
TSA Georgia operates a special feeding site at Didi Digomi Children's Center for school-
aged children who would otherwise have inadequate nutrition. The Center provides a hot
lunch daily for 60 children ages 6-16. The Children's Center serves locally purchased
commodities in order to provide at least 50% of the recommended daily caloric intake
and a balanced diet of food groups, vitamins, and minerals. It also provides a sheltered
environment, so children may eat in safety, protected from individuals who might
otherwise prey on young children. With volunteer tutors on staff, the center assists
children with their schoolwork to enable the children to excel in school.
SAWSO provides hot meals for 100 frail and very vulnerable elderly at the Samgori
senior center. The Salvation Army is seeking additional resources from other sources to
expand afternoon recreation and socialization activities at the center. Seniors will engage
in income generating activities, including weaving, knitting, crocheting, and creating
small wooden toys. These items will be marketed thereby supplementing the meager
incomes of these people.
In addition to feeding programs, the Salvation Army also operates a small grants program
using international as well as internal funding. These programs have ranged from
provision of potable water to community development.

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Save the Children

Frank Catania Please cont act home office.
Operations Director, Middle East/Eurasia
Save the Children
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
Tel: 203-221-4218
Email: FCatania@savechildren.org
Colleen Barton
Senior Manager, Media and Communications
Save the Children
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
Tel: 203-221-4187
Email: Cbarton@savechildren.org
Introduction to Save the Children

Save the Children aims to make lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need.
The organization works with families to define and solve the problems their children and
communities face and utilizes a broad array of strategies to ensure self-sufficiency,
including improved access to health care, education, and economic opportunities.
Save the Children in the South Caucasus

Save the Children began working in the South Caucasus in 1993, providing management
oversight of USAID-funded emergency and humanitarian assistance activities in
Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Over the years, as the needs for humanitarian
assistance activities were eventually met and reduced, Save the Children’s strategy
shifted to the longer-term needs of these countries. Today, Save the Children’s
objectives are to work with communities and local institutions to address the issues of
poverty alleviation, access and utilization of quality social services, and community
mobilization through strategic programs in microfinance, health, shelter and social
infrastructure, food security, and children in crisis.
Save the Children programs in the South Caucasus fall into the following sectors: Health,
microfinance, infrastructure, emergency relief, advocacy, rural and community
development, civil society, and non-financial business services.
Armenia
In Armenia, Save the Children is currently implementing two significant programs in the
community development and microfinance sectors. The first of these is the Social
Transition Program – Public Works (STP-PW) project, which enables Save the Children
to provide short-term employment, capacity building for community action groups, and
rehabilitation of priority community facilities in seven of the ten regions of Armenia.

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Community facilities have been rehabilitated in 33 cities, towns, and villages, providing
employment for over 4,000 workers and indirectly benefiting over 80,000 people.
The second program is a microfinance program though, which Save the Children
provides technical assistance and loan capital to our partner microfinance institute, MDF-
Kamurj. Through Save the Children’s support, MDF has been able to provide more than
$12 million in loans to poor women entrepreneur s, and currently has more than $1.2
million on loan to over 6,000 clients in Yerevan, Lori, and Shirak marzes.
Save the Children is working in Yerevan and seven of the ten rural marzes in Armenia
(Lori, Shirak, Gegharkunik, Syunik, Tavush, Vayots Dor, and Yerevan). Micro-credit
activities, implemented through a local partner, are located in Yerevan, Gyumri,
Vanadzor, and Sissian.
Funding sources in Armenia include USAID and private resources. The estimated total
number of beneficiaries for FY03 is 4200 and 82,000 indirect. Save the Children partners
with numerous community action groups and local microfinance partner, MDF-Maurj.
Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, Save the Children implements two community development programs and
one economic opportunities program. The Central Area Community Development
Program (CACDP) is a program designed to develop the capacity of community groups
to plan, utilize, and manage external and internal resources to identify and solve their
own priority issues through the implementation of micro-projects. Over 126
communities (33,000 people) benefit directly from self- implemented micro-projects that
improve living conditions, improve access to and quality of education, improve health
and sanitation facilities, increase supply and ease of access to potable and irrigation
water, and increase employment.
The second program, the Integrated Community Development Program (ICDP), builds on
and expands the highly successful CACDP model by linking communities with others to
share resources and strengthen capacity to plan, implement, and manage projects at a
cluster-level. ICDP is also supporting cluster level community needs through micro
projects, provision of primary health care, economic opportunities activities, network of
para-legal, agriculture extension workers and business development services providers.
The Economic Opportunities Develop Program (EODP) provides long-term access to

credit and other financial services for poor micro-entrepreneurs and lays the foundation
for a sustainable microfinance institution (MFI). The program has a Community Based
Lending Services component, which is a micro-credit program that will eventually
become an independent MFI, and a Business Development Services component that
works through local NGO partner, Kosia-Smeda, that is linked to the ICDP program to
create a group of BDS providers to provide fee-based services to micro-entrepreneurs.
Save the Children is implementing all activities in eight districts of central Azerbaijan
(Barda, Goranboy, Yevlakh, Terter, Agdam, Agjabedi, Ganja, and Mingechevir).

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Funding sources in Azerbaijan include USAID/Mercy Corps and private resources. The
estimated total number of beneficiaries for FY03 is 49,000 direct, which is comprised
primarily of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other war-affected persons. Save the
Children is an implementing partner of International NGO, Mercy Corps and works
closely with local community based organizations and three local NGO partners, Kosia-
Smeda, ARAN/Oxfam, and AIM.
Georgia
In Georgia, Save the Children works in the areas of health, economic opportunities, civil
society, emergency response, and manages a multi-sector umbrella grant that covers all of
these areas and more.
In the area of health, Save the Children implements the STI/HIV Prevention (SHIP)
Program, which focuses on developing multi- faceted responses to address the growing
threat of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV among high-risk groups in
Georgia. The SHIP is a comprehensive STI/HIV cont rol strategy aimed at reducing risks
associated with behaviors among high-risk groups and improving overall surveillance,
policies, and services essential for STI/HIV prevention.
In the area of economic opportunities, Save the Children has been partnering with local
microfinance institution, Constanta, whose group guaranteed lending and savings
program benefits approximately 18,000 women microentrepreneurs, predominately
internally displaced persons, a year.
The Citizens Advocate Program (CAP) works in the area of civil society development.
The program is designed to improve and strengthen NGO capacity to form coalitions
engaged in issue-based advocacy, increase the institutional and financial viability of
NGOs, improve the legal framework and regulatory environment for the Third Sector and
increase citizen participation in the policy process and oversight of Community Service
Organizations. As communities become more organized and empowered, their role in
humanitarian assistance and development enables them to demand more effective and
appropriate services and performance from their government agencies and departments.
In the area of emergency response, Save the Children helped provide relief to the 2002
drought in western Georgia by distributing 18,000 metric tons of food commodities,
including wheat flour, oil, and salt for the World Food Programme (WFP), partially under
a “food-for-work” arrangement. Save the Children also distributed agricultural inputs
with funding from FAO and ECHO. Additionally, Save the Children implements an
Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response program that aims to strengthen local
capacity to respond to emergency situations by working with local government structures
and other emergency agencies.
Save the Children also manages the USAID- funded Georgia Assistance Initiative (GAI)
portfolio, by which Save the Children provides management oversight to international
PVO implementing partners working in the areas of health, shelter, social infrastructure,
agriculture, small enterprise development and emergency response.

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Through the GAI, Save the Children and international partners, have provided health
services to 140,000 individuals (International Medical Corps), agricultural services to
44,000 individuals (UMCOR), financial services to 790 entrepreneurs (ADRA), social
infrastructure services to 164,000 individuals (CARE), and emergency winter relief to
residents of western Georgia (IRC, ADRA). The GAI has also supported emergency
drought relief programs (ACDI/VOCA, IOCC, UMCOR) in eastern, southern, and
western Georgia.
Save the Children is working throughout Georgia through various programs. Emergency
preparedness/disaster response activities are taking place countrywide, although primarily
in the regions of Gur ia, Imereti, and Samegrelo in western Georgia. The micro-finance
program has been implemented through a partner and operates in central (Tbilisi, Shida
Kartli), eastern (Kakheti), and western Georgia (Adjara). STI/HIV prevention activities
take place in Tbilisi and Batumi. GAI health, financial services, small enterprise, and
social infrastructure activities have taken place primarily in western Georgia.
Funding sources in Georgia include USAID, USDA, the World Food Programme (WFP),
ECHO, FAO and private resources. Save the Children programs in Georgia benefit
approximately 576,000 individuals and households.
Save the Children’s international partners have included: ACDI/VOCA, ADRA, CARE,
IMC, IOCC, IRC, and UMCOR. SC also works closely with the local microfinance
institution Constanta. Through the STI/HIV prevention activities, Save the Children
partners with international NGO, PATH, and local NGOs, Tanadgoma and Bemoni.
Under Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Response activities, Save the Children works
closely with the UN Disaster Management Team, and with local government departments
and other emergency agencies. Under the Citizens Advocate! Program, Save the
Children partners with one international NGO, the International Center for Non-Profit
Law (ICNL) and six local NGO partners.

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Gregory Connor and Jeremy Rinker Armenia
Eurasia Program Office Paul Daniels
United Methodist Committee On Relief UMCOR/Armenia Head Of Mission
NGO UNIT 16 Karapet Ulnetsu Street
100 Maryland Ave. NE Ste. 410 Yerevan 375037
Washington, DC 20002 Republic of Armenia
Tel: 202-548-2777 Tel: +3741 24-81-41
Fax: 202-548-4118 Tel/Fax: +3741 15-18-94
Web: www.umcor.org
Azerbaijan
Barbara Greenwood
UMCOR/Azerbaijan Head Of Mission
30 Bul Bul Ave. Apt #62
Baku 370009
Republic of Azerbaijan
Tel: +994-12-98-05-38
Fax: +994-12-98-28-70
Georgia
Eric Brainich
UMCOR/Georgia Head Of Mission
11 Mosahvili Street
Tbilisi 380014
Republic of Georgia
Tel: +995-32-23-00-98
Tel/Fax: +995-32-23-1366
Introduction to United Methodist Committee on Relief

Responding to natural or man- made disasters, the mission of United Methodist
Committee on Relief (UMCOR-NGO) is to alleviate human suffering with open hearts to
all religions and open doors to all people. UMCOR-NGO is a humanitarian, non-
proselytizing agency of the United Methodist Church.
UMCOR-NGO provides transitional development and relief assistance internationally by

working collaboratively with local communities to assist them in restoring social
stability, revitalizing community structures, and empowering their members to retake
control of their lives.
United Methodist Committee on Relief in the South Caucasus

UMCOR-NGO’s objectives in the South Caucasus are to enable communities to meet
their basic needs and allow for the full participation of all members of the society.
UMCOR’s Caucasus programs aim to give people greater control over their lives and
develop the skills to realize their full potential. In achieving this personal development,

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individuals are able to contribute their unique talents and skills to the betterment of their
community. This will lead to the creation of a society that is open to the active
participation of its members and promotes the peaceful co-existence of all races,
ethnicities, and religions.
As the humanitarian aid and development unit of the General Board of Global Ministries
of the United Methodist Church (GBGM-UMC), UMCOR’s parent organization,
UMCOR has funded and implemented projects in over 100 countries worldwide. In all
programming, UMCOR seeks to reflect eight key principles for programming and
management: need focused, entire person, capacity building, participation, sustainability,
effectiveness and scale, accountability, and non-discrimination.
In 1993, UMCOR broadened its mandate to include support by public and multilateral
donors. UMCOR began its activities in Georgia with purely relief projects, and since
1996, shifted its programming activities to more transitional assistance in areas such as
micro-enterprise development, infrastructure development, and cost recovery.
UMCOR programs in the Caucasus region include programming in the following sectors:
Agriculture development and food security; business development; cooperatives and rural
credit; disaster and emergency relief; education and training; health care and medical
distribution; gender issues and development; psychosocial conflict resolution; refugee
migration services; and youth development.
Armenia
UMCOR/Armenia has its main office in Yerevan, and various field offices throughout the
country and NK for managing the AREGAK micro-lending program. UMCOR/Armenia
currently has programs in community development and health.
UMCOR/Armenia community development sector capacity:
Monetization USDA programs: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

has donated vegetable oil and dry milk to UMCOR. UMCOR has been monetizing these
commodities and channeling the proceeds of the sales to a variety of programs. Proceeds
have been used to 1) extend loans to small businesses and farmers and the economically
active poor; 2) fund programs in primary health care for vulnerable populations; and 3)
distribute cheese to over a hundred institutions for the vulnerable. For FY2002 UMCOR
was awarded another monetization program by USDA. Proceeds will be used for the
establishment of three demonstration farms, the continuation of the cheese distribution
program and the establishment of micro-lending services in a region not yet covered by
UMCOR.
Social Transition Program (STP): UMCOR-STP falls within the framework of USAID’s
Strategic Objective designed to mitigate the adverse social impacts of the transition in
Armenia. More specifically, UMCOR is contributing to achieve the Immediate Results
set for nutrition, shelter, and primary health care services provided to the vulnerable in
Yerevan City and in the Gegharkunik, Lori, Shirak, and Syunik regions. The $6 million

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UMCOR-STP is a comprehensive, holistic approach to rebuilding communities and
restoring lives, which have been disrupted by economic insecurity, natural disaster, and
the transition from a centralized, guaranteed social support system to practically none at
all. The program is designed first to meet the critical health and nutritional needs of the
most vulnerable social groups and then transition into activities that build capacity and
sustainability. UMCOR-STP pilots several interventions including nutritional support,
the provision of agricultural inputs (see Noah’s Ark), and social, and health care services.
It also aims to promote transparency and accountability of the development programs by
establishing a web-based information management system. The pilot projects include a
mobile medical team, medical insurance funds, a subsidized students’ cafeteria, and a
school lunch project including a school gardening component. Additionally, UMCOR
promotes food security and community development by providing livestock, tools, and
training. Capacity building in local NGOs/CBOs is one of the key elements in the STP. In
this regard, UMCOR’s partnership with Mission Armenia and the provision of small
grants to local NGOs is strategically important.
The Noah’s Ark Project : Noah’s Ark provides vulnerable families with pregnant
livestock, rabbits, chickens, or other agricultural inputs. The recipient families commit
themselves to “pass on the gift” by donating the first female offspring or seeds from the
first harvest to another vulnerable family in the community. This second family likewise
commits to passing on the gift to a third family, and so on. In this way, the total number
of beneficiaries continues to grow with each passing cycle. By its very nature, Noah’s
Ark brings communities together. Group members have a vested interest in seeing
others succeed so that they will be able to pass on the gift.
The Noah’s Ark program works with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs),
community-based organizations (CBOs), and community leaders. Each community will
take responsibility for identifying its own most vulnerable members. The Noah’s Ark
project is part of the overall STP program.
Sustainable Guaranteed Agricultural Assistance for Women (AREGAK) Project: The

goal of this program is to increase the standards of women (and their families), by
extending un-collateralized micro- loans using a group solidarity lending methodology.
The average loan size is around $400 in local currency, and the repayment rate is around
97%! The program is operational in seven out of the eleven provinces in Armenia as well
as in Nagorno-Karabakh. UMCOR intends to register AREGAK as a local organization.
UMCOR/Armenia health sector capacity:
Pharmaceuticals Distribution: Like Georgia and Azerbaijan, UMCOR/Armenia has

distributed medicines donated by private American organizations throughout the country
with administrative support provided by the Department of State. The project exemplifies
UMCOR's commitment to the prevention and remedial control of infectious diseases by
providing essential pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to needy beneficiaries through
UMCOR's 115 clinics. UMCOR-donated in-kind supplies such as school kits, hygiene

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kits and blankets, are distributed throughout the country as a matching contribution to the
DOS’ funding.
Azerbaijan
UMCOR/Azerbaijan began its operations in 1996 and has its main office in Baku.
UMCOR/Azerbaijan has focused on health care through community development programs.
UMCOR/Azerbaijan community development sector programs:
UNHCR -Assistance to the Refugee Program: In 1997 UMCOR began its work with the
Meskhetian Turk Community Services Project. A community needs assessment was
conducted in cooperation with the Vatan Society, a local NGO. The assessment provided
the framework for subsequent programming with the Meskhetian Turk refugee
communities in 1998 and 1999. The 1998 project activities included providing
reproductive health care and education to Meskhetian Turk women, the establishment of
children’s centers for pre-school education, and agriculture assistance to farmers. At the
request of UNCHR, a shelter component was added to the program in August 1998.
In 2001 UNHCR requested UMCOR to provide medical, counseling, social work and
legal aid to the refugees seeking asylum in Azerbaijan. UMCOR provides free primary
medical care to the refugees, along with providing a counseling service targeting trauma
victims. Within UMCOR’s and UNHCRs partnership agreement, UMCOR provides free
legal service to refugees. Under the social service unit, a skill training was provided to
refugee women.
UMCOR/Azerbaijan health sector capacity:
The Emergency Medical Assistance Project/UMCOR Clinics Program: Supported by the

U.S. Department of State (DOS), this program has provided free medicines and primary
medical care to the vulnerable layer of the population, refugees and internally displaced
people (IDPs) in the city of Baku and in the Absheron region since 1996. Within the
framework of the DOS program, the Vulnerable Support Program: Baku/Absheron
Peninsula supports 42 community health care providers and nine UMCOR dispensaries
with pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. UMCOR also provides primary health
services along with pharmaceutical and medical supplies to four children’s institutions,
one women’s prison, one youth detention center, and two elderly homes through mobile
clinics. UMCOR secures and controls the storage and distribution of pharmaceuticals,
and provides selected Ministry of Health resident health professionals with regularly
updated lists of medicines available for their patients and information on their proper
usage. Distribution and monitoring systems were adopted from UMCOR’s successful
Georgian and Armenian medical distribution projects.
Georgia
UMCOR/Georgia began operations in 1993. UMCOR’s main office is in Tbilisi, and field
offices in Kutaisi and Sachkhere. A provisional operational base has been established in
Sukhumi as well, for the USAID-funded Youth House project.

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Youth Houses Program: This USAID- funded project established two youth houses, one
in Tbilisi and one in Sukhumi, in an effort to foster psychological stabilization and
rehabilitation of vulnerable children and youths through improved access to extra-
curricular and academic activities and psychosocial rehabilitation and treatment of post-
war trauma. Since this program’s inception, two more Youth Houses have been created in
Zugdidi and Ochamchira due to the program’s wide success. The houses provide
computer classes, English classes, art classes, as well as drama and music classes. In
addition, outdoor activities are scheduled for the summer, and joint activities between the
houses are key to fostering trust relationships between ethnic communities. On-site
psychologists provide group and individual therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder.
United States Department of Agriculture Monetization Programs: The purpose of this

program is to monitize USDA donated wheat flour and vegetable oil through local sales,
and then use the resulting proceeds to fund programs designed to support the
strengthening of Georgia’s health, agriculture, and rural infrastructure sectors. In 1997,
UMCOR/Georgia began its first monetization program by monitizing 2,695 metric tons
of sunflower oil, and 1,075 metric tons of wheat flour generating over $2 million in
program funds. In 1999 and 2000 UMCOR Georgia again received donations from
USDA. More than $3.5 million in monetization proceeds were generated for
implementing programs in health, agriculture and rural infrastructure.
Agricultural Development Program (Kakheti/Western Georgia): The agricultural

development program represents a multi- faceted and concentrated approach to stimulate
economic activity and agriculture development in targeted areas of rural Georgia. The
USDA funded program has four components which are currently being implemented: 1)
To help establish credit associations that issue loans between $200 and $800 targeting
small-scale producers, 2) To promote small-scale rural food processors and marketers, 3)
To promote alternative crop and livestock management and new technologies for farmers
through agriculture demonstrations, and 4) To provide assistance to help jump-start
sustainable food production for vulnerable persons.
The USAID/Save the Children funded Community Agriculture Project (CAP) mobilized
people in 16 different communities in western Georgia to form organizations and design
and implement projects that promoted sustainable agriculture development in their
regions. CAP communities formed agriculture service centers to provide much needed
farm services on a sustainable basis and provided other significant agriculture activities
generating income for rural families and using surplus income for humanitarian projects
in their communities.
Rural Infrastructure Program (Kakheti/Imereti): The goal of this program is to work with
communities to identify and prioritize rural infrastructure needs and implement projects.
The engineering team conducts community assessments to identify needs and suggest
possible projects to answer those needs. Projects include rehabilitation of drinking water
systems; road and bridge repair; and renovation of community centers, schools, and

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hospitals. Through implementing rural infrastructure projects UMCOR promotes
community development while improving the living conditions of rural populations.
Revolving Health Fund and Primary Health Care Program: Using funds from its USDA
Monetization Project, UMCOR established a revolving health fund in the Tbilisi and
Kutaisi regions of Georgia. Essential medicines are procured for monetization in the
local market with proceeds being used to purchase more medicine supplies and cover the
cost of free distribution of medicines to vulnerable persons. The project is being
implemented by a local health NGO that will continue providing these services in the
future. The objective of the Primary Health Care program is to improve the delivery of
health services in rural areas by renovating health clinics, procuring needed equipment
and supplies and training health practitioners to better serve their communities.
Medical Distribution Project in Georgia (DOS): In September 1993, UMCOR became

the recipient of Federal Assistance Award S-OPRAQ-94-H-0577 from the U.S.
Department of State (S/NIS/C) to manage the Medical Distribution Project in Georgia.
This award was extended through December 31, 2002, bringing the funding for the life of
the project to $2,297,940. Since its inception, the UMCOR Medical Distribution Project
leveraged that funding with $18,570,514 in medical aid and in-kind materials and
equipment. UMCOR-Georgia’s distribution project incorporates outpatient clinics and
hospitals in its network. Non-medical commodities are distributed to orphanages,
hospitals and IDP Communal Centers.
Operation Provide Hope (OPH): In 2002 UMCOR-Georgia completed implementation of

a complementary DOS-funded medical distribution project “Operation Provide Hope:
Georgia 2001 (OPH).” A total of 42 medicines and 219 medical supplies donated by 16
US pharmaceutical companies were distributed to 195 targeted health facilities (77,884
beneficiaries) throughout Georgia by February 28, 2002.
USDA Monetization Proceeds: 1999-2000:
Medical Information & Public Awareness Program: The project aims at enhancing
professional knowledge in medicine through the establishment of a continuous
comprehensive educational program and the provision of health professionals with
contemporary published materials related to medicine. A 24-hour hotline provides the
population with information on medicine availability in the humanitarian and private
sectors.
A Woman's Health is in a Woman's Hand: The goal of the project is to support prevention
and efficient treatment of breast cancer in Georgian wo men through the introduction of
Breast Self Examination (BSE) techniques. The physicians in women's consultation
centers and outpatient clinics have been trained in using appropriate techniques for breast
examinations, and in teaching all women registered in these centers and clinics how to
perform periodic breast self-examinations. Within the scope of the project, a psychosocial
counseling service was set up providing free hotline counseling to women suffering from
breast diseases.

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Mobile Diagnostic Unit: In 2002 UMCOR-Georgia is implementing the project entitled
“Mobile Diagnostic Unit” under USDA–2000 Monetization Grant. The project addresses
the needs of communities located in remote rural areas by providing diagnostic services
and required pharmaceut icals.

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US Fund for UNICEF

Andrea Rausa Please contact home office.
Program Information/Donor Services Officer
US Fund for UNICEF
333 East 38th St.
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-686-5522
Fax: 212-779-1679
Email: Arausa@unicef.org
Introduction to US Fund for UNICEF

The US Fund for UNICEF works for the survival, protection and development of children
worldwide through education, advocacy and fund-raising.
US Fund for UNICEF in the South Caucasus

Armenia
UNICEF continues to build and expand alliances and partnerships for children. It works
closely with the public sector, civil society, the media, the private sector, United Nations
agencies and other international organizations to obtain resources and maximize program
impact. Special efforts are made to mobilize partners - both civil society structures and
prominent individuals - committed to changing the world for children as part of the
Global Movement for Children.
In the field of health and nutrition, UNICEF works jointly with the American University
of Armenia, with national NGOs such as the Scientific Association of Medical Students
(SAMSA) and For Family and Health. Similar partnerships have been forged in the field
of child protection with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE), Medecins Sans Frontieres-France and Medecins Sans Frontieres-Belgium,
World Vision, UNIMA and many other national NGOs and professional associations.
The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) contributed to the Life-Skills
project. Organizations like Internews, the National Centre for Democracy and Human
Rights, All Armenian Women's Union and Women's council and the local media network
have all become major UNICEF partners in the fields of advocacy and communication.
Azerbaijan
The primary partner for UNICEF in Azerbaijan is the government, represented by the
Cabinet of Ministers. Various national ministries, including those of Health, Education,
Youth, Sports and Tourism, Labor and Social Protection of Population, Foreign Affairs,
Internal Affairs, Economic Development, Finance, Justice, State Committee on Women's
Issues, the State Committee of Statistics and Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine
Actions (ANAMA) will be responsib le for the execution of programs and projects
supported by UNICEF. Participating district authorities will be directly responsible for
the implementation of activities at local level.

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Other partners include national and international non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), professional unions, civil society groups etc. These include:
• Academic institutions--Azerbaijan Medical University, Doctors' Postgraduate
Training Institute, Baku State University, Baku Teachers' Postgraduate Institute,
Republic Teachers' Postgraduate Institute, Republic Research Centre on Education,
Development Centre, Juridical Institute.
• International organizations & NGOs--USAID, KIWANIS International, Save the
Children, International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), Children's Aid Direct,
United Methodist Church Organization for Relief (UMCOR), Counterpart
International, Academy for Educational Development (AED), Open Society Institute.
• Local organizations and NGOs--The League on Protection of the Rights of the Child,
Azerbaijan Children`s Fund, Lawyers Association, Institute on Human Rights,
Independent Consumer Union, Family and Society Association, Azerbaijan Youth
Union, Azerbaijan Youth Assembly, Women and Development Centre.
• UN agencies, Bretton Woods Institutions and Organizations--Joint United Nations
Program on HIV/AIDS, United Nations Population Fund, World Health Organization,
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations Educational
Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations Development Program, UNDPI,
World Bank, Asian Development Bank. UNICEF's cooperation programs aim to
reverse recent increases in infant, under- five and maternal mortality rates by
providing essential drugs, vaccines and health equipment and by training health
personnel. UNICEF has also helped to establish children's rehabilitation centers at the
camps for the displaced in the district of Sabirabad and trains some of the displaced
women to run preschool classes in the camps.
Georgia
The State Chancellery, the highest level of authority in the country, coordinates the
Government of Georgia and UNICEF Program of Co-operation, 2001-2005. Together
with UNICEF and program partners, the State Chancellery has actively contributed in
defining the principles, objectives and strategies of the country's new program of
cooperation for children.
Partnerships with government organizations such as the Ministry of Labour, Health and
Social Affairs, Ministry of Education and the Parliament and civil society have resulted
in the creation of projects aimed at mitigating the plight of children. Laws aimed at
improving the well being of women and children have been adopted.
Close links have been established with the State Commission on Elaboration of the State
Policy on Women's Issues and with the Ombudsman's Office on Human Rights.
International and national NGOs remain major partners and allies. UNICEF continues its
close partnership with international organizations through information sharing,
coordination and implementation of joint programs in health, education and children's
rights. CRC promotion and advocacy activities are jointly carried out with Save the
Children.

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In the context of UN reforms, a process for the development of the Country Common
Assessment and UN Development Assistance Framework has been accomplished.
UNICEF actively participates in the UN theme groups.

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World Education

Dean Mahon Please contact home office.
Director of Microfinance and Small
Business Development
World Education, Inc.
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Tel: 617-482-9485
Fax: 617-482-0617
Email: dmahon@worlded.org
Introduction to World Education

Founded in 1951 to meet the needs of the educationally disadvantaged, World Education
provides training and technical assistance in non- formal education across a wide array of
sectors. A private voluntary organization dedicated to improving the lives of the poor
through economic and social development programs, World Education is well known for
its work around the globe in education for the workplace, environmental education,
community development, maternal and child health, school governance, integrated
literacy, small enterprise development, HIV/AIDS education and prevention and care,
and refugee training. In the past 50 years, World Education has worked in over 50
countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America as well as in the United States to strengthen
domestic literacy and adult basic education programs.
World Education contributes to individua l growth, strengthens the capacity of local

partner institutions, and catalyzes community and national development. World
Education's approach is characterized by a commitment to meaningful and equal
partnerships that are flexible and evolve over time, and are based on mutual interest and
trust. While playing the role of a catalyst, World Education strives to develop assets such
as good health, literacy, business and civic participation skills, and access to savings and
credit programs. World Education promotes local autonomy by partnering with
stakeholders to plan and implement their programs for social and economic change,
appropriate to the local context and the needs of grassroots constituents.
World Education in Georgia

Supervision of the Credit Union Component of the World Bank's Agricultural
Development Project: Through the World Bank's Agricultural Development Project in
Georgia, World Education assists the Credit Union Development Center (CUDC), which
is presently both the promoter and regulator of new savings and credit cooperatives.
While growth has been tremendous in a few short years, resulting in over 12,000
members in over 110 credit cooperatives, the resultant challenges must be identified and
addressed. Thus far emphasis has been placed on the development of prudential
standards, legislative review, training, materials development, and strategic planning.
Close cooperation with the CUDC ensures that issues continue to be dealt with on a
timely basis.

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World Learning

Bonnie Ricci, Director of Programs and Azerbaijan
Contract Manager Jeffrey Cornish, Country Director
1015 15th Street, Suite 750 #6 Uzeyir Hacibeyov Street, Apt. 26
World Learning Baku, Azerbaijan 370000
Washington, DC 20005 Tel/Fax: +994-12-93-89-86, 93-59-73
Tel: 202-408-5420 Email: jeff@wli.baku.az
Email: Bonnie.Ricci@worldlearning.org
Georgia
Kevin Carew, Country Director
5, Shevchenko Street, 1st Floor
Tel: +995-32-99-59-57, 98-25-20
Tel/Fax: +995-32-93-63-97
Email: kcarew@worldlearning.ge
Introduction to World Learning

Founded in 1932 as The U.S. Experiment in International Living, World Learning is the
only international organization with both academic and project capabilities dedicated to
promoting international education, social justice, and world peace. Through distinctive
educational methods based on experiential learning and the integration of theory and
practice, the programs of World Learning build knowledge, develop leaders in education
and management, contribute to global development, and effect change.
World Learning's Washington, D.C.-based field division manages worldwide projects in

international education, training and exchange, institutional capacity building, democracy
and governance, and societies in transition. World Learning specializes in developing the
skills and potential of individuals and institutions.
World Learning in the South Caucasus

Azerbaijan
The START-Caucasus training program has been managed by World Learning since
January 2002, and is funded by the USAID/Caucasus Mission. USAID has been
providing assistance to Azerbaijan since the early 1990s. In Azerbaijan USAID is
implementing a transition strategy, creating the foundation for reforms towards a market
economy and participatory democracy.
Training is an integral part of USAID’s assistance program, and training takes place in
the trainees’ home country, in another country (“Third Country Training”) and in the U.S.
Training is primarily short-term technical (averaging three weeks), though longer-term
higher education (generally Master’s degrees) has been provided.

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Training is in areas such as rural development, media, banking, law, anti-corruption, and
NGO management. World Learning is involved in all aspects of the training process,
from training planning, recruitment and selection, identification and procurement of
training to monitoring and evaluation. Post-training support, including small grants, is an
important component of all these programs.
Additionally World Learning supports the USAID Mission in conducting training needs
assessments and performance improvement analyses of local institutions – ministries,
universities, NGOs and professional associations.
World Learning established its office in Baku in February 2002, and since then has been
very active in planning and implementing a wide variety of training events, all of which
support the three principle USAID Strategic Objectives for Azerbaijan: A Better
Organized and Represented Civil Society (S.O. 2.1); Reduced Human Suffering in
Conflict-Affected Areas (S.O. 3.1); and Accelerated Development and Growth of Private
Enterprise (S.O. 1.3).
Georgia
The START-Caucasus training program has been managed by World Learning since
January 2002, and is funded by the USAID/Caucasus Mission. USAID has been
providing assistance to Georgia since the early 1990s. In Georgia USAID’s goal is to
support a stable more prosperous market-oriented democracy.
Training is an integral part of USAID’s assistance program, and training takes place in
the trainees’ home country, in another country (“Third Country Training”) and in the U.S.
Training is primarily short-term technical (averaging three weeks), though longer-term
higher education (generally Master’s degrees) has been provided.
Training is in areas such as rural development, media, banking, law, anti-corruption, and
NGO management. World Learning is involved in all aspects of the training process,
from training planning, recruitment and selection, identification and procurement of
training to monitoring and evaluation. Post-training support, including small grants, is an
important component of all these programs.
Additionally World Learning supports the USAID Mission in conducting training needs
assessments and performance improvement analyses of local institutions – ministries,
universities, NGOs and professional associations.
World Learning established its office in Tbilisi, in February 2002, and since then has
been very active in planning and implementing a wide variety of training events, all of
which support the six principle USAID Strategic Objectives for Georgia: Accelerated
Development and Growth of Private Enterprise (S.O. 1.3); A More Economically
Efficient and Environmentally Sustainable Energy Sector (S.O. 1.5); Legal Systems that
Better Support Implementation of Democratic Processes and Market Reforms (S.O. 2.2);
More Efficient and Responsive Local Government (S.O. 2.3); Reduced Human Suffering
in Targeted Communities (S.O. 3.1); Regional and Cross-Cutting Initiatives (S.O. 4.2).

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World Vision

Armenia programs Armenia
Greg Kearns David Thompson, National Director
World Vision, United States—D.C. Heather Welder, Senior Program Officer
220 I Street, NE Suite 270 World Vision Armenia
Washington, D.C. 20002 1 Romanos Melikyan
Tel: 202-572-6350 375065 Yerevan, Armenia
Email: gkearns@worldvision.org Tel: +374-1-77-71-18; 77-71-19
Fax: +374-1-544-348
Azerbaijani programs Email: www.wvarmenia.am
Philip Denino
World Vision, United States—D.C. Azerbaijan
220 I Street, NE Suite 270 Laura Peer, Program Officer
Washington, D.C. 20002 Caspian Business Center
Tel: 202-547-3743 40 Jafar Jabbarli Street
Email: pdenino@worldvision.org Baku, Azerbaijan
Tel: +994-12-8-33-60
Georgian programs Fax: +994-12-97-33-61
Mike McIntyre Email: laura_peer@worldvision.org
World Vision, United States—D.C.
220 I Street, NE Georgia
Suite 270 Rebecca Lyman, Communication Officer
Washington, D.C. 20002 World Vision Georgia
Tel: 202-608-1874 11 Janashia Street
Email: mmcintyr@worldvision.org Tbilisi, 380008
Republic of Georgia
Tel: +995-32-91-23-26
Introduction to World Vision

World Vision International is a Christian relief and development organization working
for the well being of all people, especially children. Through emergency relief,
education, health care, economic development and promotion of justice, World Vision
helps communities help themselves.
World Vision in the South Caucasus

Armenia
World Vision’s Vision for Armenia is a reconciled country at peace, where children,
families, and communities live with hope, justice and dignity in a society transformed by
Christian values. We choose to participate with communities in their spiritual and
physical transformation, empowering them to build a sustainable future for their children
and themselves. We are committed to Christian values that contribute to peace and
reconciliation. We are determined to promote justice and to advocate on behalf of the
disenfranchised, ensuring them access to their basic rights.

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World Vision Armenia’s strategies include eight basic components:
• Agriculture (Agricultural Group Lending)
• Business development, cooperatives and credit (MED)
• Disaster and emergency relief
• Education/ training
• Gender issues/Women in development
• Health care (HIV/AIDS, Nutrition)
• Rural development
• Urban Development
Agricultural Group Lending: In February 2000, World Vision helped establish a local
micro-enterprise program with Small Enterprise Fund International (SEF) in the villages
of Syunik Marz, Armenia’s largest rural region involved in agricultural production. The
program provides access to credit for farmers and local micro-entrepreneurs who cannot
provide the necessary physical collateral required by commercial banks or most other
credit programs. As part of its agricultural program, World Vision Armenia has partnered
with the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture to distribute seeds to farmers.
Community Development: World Vision Armenia’s civil society development programs

offer assistance in the areas of community-based income-generation projects, education
reforms, sanitation and potable water projects, primary health care and other projects.
The Syunik Civic Initiatives Project empowers rural and urban communities in Syunik to
take responsibility for improving their social and economic well being, boost their role in
community decision- making, and provide people with information, knowledge and skills
that increase their participation in social and economic development. Fifteen villages and
three urban communities with a total population of app. 20,000 people are being targeted
in Sisian, Goris and Kapan regions and their administrative centers for the project
interventions. The projects will directly impact 5,000 poor rural and urban residents.
Gifts-in-Kind: Since 1988, World Vision International has provided over $50 million in
privately donated gifts- in-kind (GIK) to Armenia. The goal of the GIK program is to
provide direct immediate assistance to the poor, elderly, disabled and refugees throughout
Armenia. In the past four years the number of beneficiaries have significantly increased
to over 90,000 children and their families throughout Armenia. The program has recently
expanded to involve significant corporate sponsorship as well.
Children’s Inclusive Education Project: More than 10,000 poor and special needs
children (comprising more than 1% of Armenia’s child population) are institutionalized
as a result of former Soviet programs highlighting educational segregation. In 1999,
World Vision Armenia began its Children’s Inclusive Education Project (CIEDP) to
facilitate the introduction of inclusive education in Armenia. World Vision Armenia
became the official partner of the Ministry of Education to promote inclusive education in
Armenia. With funding provided by the Irish government through World Vision Ireland,
the CIEDP developed and piloted inclusive curriculum. In July 2000, the UNICEF
mission in Armenia highly praised the project and provided additional funding for
CIEDP’s development into its second phase. Generous funding from American and

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British private donors helped support the project in 2000-2001. Since the program’s
inception, more than 700 children have participated in the program and more than 250
parents have taken parenting skills training.
Christian Outreach: In partnership with the Armenian Apostolic Church and other local
churches, World Vision Armenia has initiated a number of spiritual nourishment
programs including:
• Bible classes for more than 1,500 children
• Christmas and Easter celebrations for more than 2,000 children
• Summer Christian Camps for more than 2,500 children
• And other child- focused programs
During 2002, World Vision Armenia initiated the Christ to the Children project, a project
implemented in post-Soviet states to bring bible study and Orthodox Christian curriculum
to children and families.
HIV/AIDS Initiative: On World AIDS Day, December 1, 2002, World Vision Armenia
opened its first voluntary counseling and testing service center in Syunik Marz. Training
for media and for clergy on how to address the issue of infection will occur in January as
part of a yearlong awareness drive to prevent further infections and to reduce the stigma
attached to the disease.
Nutrition Initiative: Prevalence of unhealthy eating behaviors, a lack of nutritional

awareness, and limited community health and nutrition education significant ly impairs
the health of Armenian children and adults. World Vision Armenia provides the
following interventions to improve the overall nutritional health of the communities it
serves:
• Baseline nutritional status assessments
• Food provision in public schools in the Armenia Gjumri area development program
• Educational seminars and materials as well as educational advertisements on local
TV/Radio channels
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Public advocacy for developing national nutrition guidelines and bringing RDAs
inherited from Soviet era in line with international RDAs.
World Vision Armenia runs programs in the following areas:

• Yerevan, the capital of Armenia
• Syunik Region, southern Armenia
• Gyumri Region, northwestern Armenia
• Tavush Region, northeastern Armenia
Contributions to World Vision Armenia are raised from individual private donors,
corporations and foundations, child sponsorship and governments, including the
following:
• The Lincy Foundation
• The Besom Foundation
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• British Airways
• UNICEF
• UNHCR
• UMCOR
• Shorebank Advisory Services
• World Vision offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia,
Ireland, Austria and Germany
• The Governments of USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Austria, and Ireland.
World Vision Armenia’s annual budget in 2001 equaled approximately $2.5 million
dollars.
World Vision Armenia partners with the following agencies in addition to its funding
partners listed above:
• The Armenian Ministry of Agriculture
• The Armenian Ministry of Education
• The Armenian Apostolic Church
Azerbaijan
World Vision’s work in Azerbaijan is focused on providing integrated relief and
development to internally displaced people and other citizens of Azerbaijan in a responsive
and cost-effective manner.
World Vision’s initial programs included distribution of supplementary food rations

provided by the World Food Program; rehabilitation of schools, clinics and homes;
latrine construction; provisions of clothes, water filtration systems, livestock, and other
in-kind items; and quick impact income generation work assisting in the development of
employment opportunities.
As IDP and refugee communities mobilized, World Vision programs shifted towards
rehabilitation and development. While many programs still operate in IDP and refugee
communities, focus has broadened to include the wider population of vulnerable groups
affected by the 1989 conflict with Armenia, including host communities and those that
have been neglected due to the focus on IDPs and refugees. Current programs include
community developme nt in rural and urban settings; micro-finance; Mainstream of
Economic Life house construction project; and food distribution.
World Vision Azerbaijan’s strategies include eight basic components:

• Business development, cooperatives and credit
• Education/training
• Human rights/peace/conflict resolution
• Refugee and migration services
• Rural development
• Food security and nutrition
• Infrastructure and construction

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• Community development
Food Distribution: Starting in 1996, World Vision has provided supplemental food in
camps for IDPs to fulfill their normal daily calorie requirements.
Community Development: Started August 2000, the community development projects

aim to mobilize communities of IDPs and refugees so they can work together to address
their needs, and once mobilized, cluster and integrate them so they can do more together
than if they were not linked, making clusters sustainable beyond the horizon of current
funding.
Microenterprise Development: World Vision's microenterprise development project helps

individuals and groups to establish and increase enterprise by giving individual lenders
and group lenders access to funds, according to their means and potential. The project
equips entrepreneurs such as market vendors, retail or wholesale traders and small
manufacturers through access to finance, technology, markets, know- how and training.
Started in 1996, World Visioon’s microfinance program in Azerbaijan is now in its
seventh year of operation both in cities and villages.
Mainstream of Economic Life Project: The ABD-JFPR Integration of IDPs in

Mingechivir project began in November 2002 to build 412 houses for IDPs and
rehabilitate schools. It was designed to be a model and basis for future area development
programs in Azerbaijan.
World Vision Azerbaijan works in 14 districts in Central, Southern and Western

Azerbaijan including the following:
• Baku • Ganja
• Sangachal • Gazakh
• Sumgayit • Horadiz
• Beylagan • Imishi
• Goranboy • Mingechevi
Contributions to World Vision Azerbaijan are raised from individual private donors,
corporations and foundation, child sponsorship and governments including the following:
• World Food Program • UNDP
• World Vision Australia • British Petroleum
• World Vision U.S. • CIDA
• World Vision Canada • Azerbaijan Reconstruction and
• World Vision Middle East- Rehabilitation Agency
Eastern Europe Regional Office • UMCOR
• World Vision International • Asia Development Bank-Japan
Partnership Office Fund for Poverty Reduction
• USAID • Government of Azerbaijan
More than 217,000 people benefit from current programs valued at $7.1 million

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In addition to the funding partners listed above, World Vision in Azerbaijan works with
the following organizations:
• Pathfinder International
• CHF
• International Bank of Azerbaijan
• ACDI/VOCA
• IRC
• Land O’Lakes
Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, passed by US Congress in 1992, banned direct
aid to the Azeri government and restricts the type of work USG-funded INGOs can carry
out in Azerbaijan to non-governmental groups. For ten years it has prevented INGOs
from providing aid to, and therefore building the capacity of, local and national
governmental structures, negatively affecting possibilities for sustainable programming.
In January 2002, Section 907 was temporarily lifted in return for US use of Azerbaijan
airspace in the war on terror. While permanent cancellation of Section 907 seems
imminent, World Vision and the INGO community are now facing the challenges of
building relationships with local and national authorities – “new” stakeholders – and
including their interests in existing and future activities.
The ADB-JFPR Integration of IDPs in Mingechivir Project involves several stakeholders

that are new to the development and donor environment. ADB is a new donor to
Azerbaijan, and the government of Azerbaijan (GOA) has never before participated as a
donor in this type of project.
Funds for programs are provided by BP and other oil companies as part of a social
investment activity. The resources are a welcome addition to the development resources.
The links between different resource streams will produce challenges and rewards alike.
The Food Distribution program’s ability to supply free supplemental food depends on a
regular basis on the flow of food commodities to the Extended Destination Points.
Supply can be affected by a number of factors beyond the control of WV AZ. Pipeline
issues have emerged.
Georgia
World Vision in Georgia envisions a country that nurtures healthy, educated and
spiritually alive children who live in caring and unified families and communities with
stable economies, a sense of ownership and hope for the future.
World Vision Georgia’s strategies include five basic components:

• Business development, cooperatives and credit – microenterprise development
• Disaster and emergency relief – earthquake response, drought relief
• Human rights/peace/conflict resolution – child rights: prevention of infant
abandonment and deinstitutionalization.
• Rural development – infrastructure development and rehabilitation, rural lending

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• Children with disabilities – integration into public schools and family/community-
based care
Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances Program (CEDC): The CEDC program

focuses on developing and helping children in institutions, including homes for children
with disabilities, boarding schools and orphanages. Within this program, the ‘Prevention
of Infant Abandonment and Deinstitutionalization’ project aims to help vulnerable
expectant mothers in order to prevent infant abandonment, as well as provide alternatives
to institutionalization.
The project seeks to create an opportunity for infants in the state institution system to be
brought up in a family environment. The project will seek adoptive parents and foster
care families for those infants without parents or without the possibility of adoption. The
project proposes to facilitate the development of community-based child welfare and
protection policies that serve the best interests of the child. This will be a crucial step in
changing the culture of institutionalization into one of family-based care for children.
• The current project budget is approximately US$200,000 for implementation in 2003
and 2004.
• World Vision is partnering with Everychild and UNICEF as well as the government
ministries of labor, health, social affairs and education.
Microenterprise Development: World Vision's microenterprise development project helps

individuals and groups to establish and increase enterprise by giving individual lenders
and group lenders access to funds, according to their means and potential. The project
equips entrepreneurs such as market vendors, retail or wholesale traders and small
manufacturers through access to finance, technology, markets, know- how and training.
The outstanding portfolio stands at approximately US$750,000. World Vision especially
targets women entrepreneurs, as it has shown that helping entrepreneurial women to earn
more income is the best way to raise the quality of life for children. The current client
base consists of approximately 70% of women. Almost 2,000 loans have been provided
to small-businesses in Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Batumi and Tskaltubo. The project aims
to serve 3,500 annually and increase loan capital to US$1.8 million by 2005.
World Vision Georgia runs projects in the following areas:

• Tibilisi • Kutaisi
• Batumi • Tskaltubo
• Rustavi
Contributions to World Vision Georgia are raised from individual private donors,
corporations and foundation, child sponsorship and governments.
In 2001, more than 100,000 people benefited from programs valued at $2.9 million.
Locally, World Vision International in Georgia works with the following organizations:

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• Ministry of Labor, Health & Social Affairs
• Ministry of Education
• The First Step
• EveryChild UK
• The Soros Foundation
• UNFPA
• UN World Food Program
• The Georgian Orthodox Church
International partners include the following:

• World Vision United States
• World Vision Hong Kong
• The Canadian government
• The German government
• The British government
• The Swiss government
The legislative environment for Non-Governmental Orgnisations, which import goods

supporting humanitarian development in Georgia, is incredibly complex and prohibitive.
Some of these goods include ‘Gifts- in-Kind’ and may include pharmaceutical products
and agricultural goods, such as seeds. Likewise, the tax regime with its bureaucratic ‘red
tape’ and unwritten rules make taxation processes difficult to decipher.
Another concern, which is common to neighboring Caucasus countries, is security.

There have been increasing cases of kidnap involving foreign business people, as well as
heightened car theft and other minor crimes.

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The shaky political situation in Georgia is compounded by a struggling economy. In Azerbaijan,

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Agriculture and Food Production Education and Training

Human Rights, Peace & Conf. Res.

Refugee and IDP Assistance

Water and Sanitation

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US Contact Field Contacts

Matthew Weber, Central Economic

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The Central Economic Revitalization Project empowers conflict-affected communities to

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US Contact Field Contact

Introduction to Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger in the South Caucasus

Since 1996-1997, food distribution activities have been progressively replaced by

In 2001, AAH implemented activities in Abkhazia and Samegrelo (Western Georgia),

Therefore, AAH’s current intervention profile can be defined as development, transitional

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AAH participates in several coordination meetings to support the collaboration and

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US Contact Field Contact

Introduction to Adventist Development and Relief Agency International

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International in the South

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US Contact Field Contact

Introduction to American Red Cross International Services

American Red Cross in Armenia

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US Contact Field Contact

Introduction to Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services in the South Caucasus

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CRS programs fall into the following sectors:

Azerbaijan (and Nagorno-Karabakh)

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US Contact Field Contact

CARE in the South Caucasus

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