Oxfam works in Armenia since 1994, with the main mission to end the injustice of poverty.

1. OXFAM PROGRAM IN ARMENIA
A FUTURE FREE FROM
THE INJUSTICE OF
POVERTY

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Oxfam and its partners are thought leaders, bringing hope and
positive change, inspiring women and youth change agents, and
achieving impact at scale in the lives of poor people.
Programme at scale
Promotion of replicable/ sustainable
models
Quality of Program and Partnerships
Stress on advocacy and policy work
Oxfam as a broker/facilitator,
working with multi- stakeholders
Increase in shared ownership, engaging
and contributing to Oxfam’s global
campaign work
Access to greater resources, influence and
building on our profile
Stronger
identity
Increased
quality
Greater
impact
What country programme is going to be and do

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 Oxfam will influence to activate
increased investment in pro-poor rural
economy through alternative public
policy propositions leading to policy and
practice change,
HOW?
Oxfam’s country change objectives in Armenia
Leverage the expertise and experience of key players
Lead and convene multi-stakeholder engagement via Agriculture Alliance,
progressive networks
Foster gender economic empowerment, promote rural women role models
Promote models of collaborative working via agriculture cooperatives, gender
enterprise and marketing, Women only cooperatives
Foster strategic synergies between DRR, livelihoods, crop resilience, and other
themes
Full policy analysis; alternative public policy propositions on pro-poor rural
development

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ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
 Informed, aware, and organised youth and
active women who are willing and able to
hold government accountable to address
inequality, civic apathy, and social injustice.
HOW?
Oxfam’s country change objectives in Armenia
Support women and youth to participate /exercise their voice in decision
making, become self organized though social movements , social media etc.
Organize multi-stakeholder networks with strong accent on women and youth
Influence the government for more transparency and accountability about the
decisions they take affecting women and youth,
Women and youth as agents of change
To foster women and youth movements for the social and economic change,
linking with Diaspora active youth and movements
Improved skills and increased awareness of women and youth leaving in
poverty to access to relevant information/ new technologies – social media,
mobile/, - to clam their rights

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ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE
 Increased transparency in
government with participatory
decision making/budgeting, with
human rights protection, equitable
distribution of resources and
proper social services.
HOW?
Oxfam’s country change objectives in Armenia
Promote participatory state budgeting in the fields of agriculture, health and
gender via active active groups at community and CSOs/ movements at the
national levels
 Monitor and influence donor and state investments for greater social and
gender focus via alliances, experts, think tanks ,
Our research, campaigning, advocacy work will aim for more investment in
social sector, equal distribution of economic growth and improvement of
legislation
Facilitate people’s awareness and skills for active participation in public policy
development via CSOs and civic centers

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Steps to be implemented to make this change happen
INTEGRATED communication
•joint country narrative embedded within
every person in the team
•Innovations as a core for communication
• joined up local-to-global campaigning
• Increased visibility and profile of Oxfam
as a one organization
•Innovation, hope, and inspiration
•Influence on donors and government
MULTI-STAKEHOLDER
engagement
REVISION of Human Resources
• staff capacity/ competence
development
• staff development plans
• revision of staff job profiles
• recruitment of new staff
-from 8 up to 19
• aim for more strategic teamwork
• engaging with Diaspora
• increased collaboration with
business sector
• working with alliances and
networks
•strengthening accountability
• partner capacity and
competence building
• making new partnership
FINANCIAL Resources
• on going fundraising
-secured ₤ 678 507
-possible ₤3 230 047
• working with non traditional donors
• strengthening Oxfam leveraging
and brokering role - to make other
stakeholders to invest in Oxfam
developed models/ communities
where Oxfam is working

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Oxfam Programme Innovations in Armenia
Oxfam is committed to four innovative projects in Armenia corresponding
to the change objectives that will be initiated in the next 18 months.
 Employing computing technologies, -SMS, social media, e-petition, blogging, to raise
awareness amongst rural people and local governing bodies about the rights of rural
populations.
 Organising events in rural communities in order to engage and activate the youth and
show they can take action, bring change, etc. Local women will attend training on how
to blog. There will be a blogging day. Everything from the events will be uploaded onto
blogs from different communities.
 Blogging competition to solicit stories and ideas from young women in their
communities. They will be given pink phones and video cameras to upload media to
the Internet. Stories may relate to jobs, cartoons, intergenerational discussion, or
music.
 Establishing a Rural Enterprise for Women in the Community of Ayrum, Tavush
Region