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USAID AND ARMENIAN MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS SIGN TWO GRANT AGREEMENTS
Targeted News Service
April 16, 2012 Monday 10:50 AM EST
The U.S. Embassy issued the following news release:
On April 16, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern, USAID Armenia
Mission Director Jatinder Cheema, and Minister of Labor and Social
Affairs Arthur Grigoryan signed two grant agreements for USAID
assistance to the Ministry to increase public awareness of the new
pension system and enhance the quality of services to women victims
of domestic violence in Armenia. Representatives of the Armenian
government and the U.S. Mission also attended the ceremony.
The goal of the first program is to strengthen the capacity of the
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, through the recently established
Pension System Awareness Center Foundation, to conduct public awareness
campaigns and to implement effective financial literacy projects in
2012 related to pension system reform.
With the second agreement, USAID will support the Ministry to assess
the availability and accessibility of services to victims of domestic
violence, identify existing gaps, and develop plans to ensure better
coordination and efficiency.
Both of the grants are part of the Health and Social Reform Assistance
Agreement that USAID signed with the Armenian government in August
2010.
Targeted News Service
April 16, 2012 Monday 10:50 AM EST
The U.S. Embassy issued the following news release:
On April 16, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern, USAID Armenia
Mission Director Jatinder Cheema, and Minister of Labor and Social
Affairs Arthur Grigoryan signed two grant agreements for USAID
assistance to the Ministry to increase public awareness of the new
pension system and enhance the quality of services to women victims
of domestic violence in Armenia. Representatives of the Armenian
government and the U.S. Mission also attended the ceremony.
The goal of the first program is to strengthen the capacity of the
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, through the recently established
Pension System Awareness Center Foundation, to conduct public awareness
campaigns and to implement effective financial literacy projects in
2012 related to pension system reform.
With the second agreement, USAID will support the Ministry to assess
the availability and accessibility of services to victims of domestic
violence, identify existing gaps, and develop plans to ensure better
coordination and efficiency.
Both of the grants are part of the Health and Social Reform Assistance
Agreement that USAID signed with the Armenian government in August
2010.