The goal of “Arpi” Non-Governmental Organization is to implement programs and events that will contribute to the solution of social, psychological and legal problems of women, children, and families, to the creation and dissemination of democratic mechanisms in the Republic of Armenia.
Within the framework of the "Immediate Emergency Response" (Emergency) component of the STRIVE project “Arpi” NGO provided lessons in cooking, hairdressing, manicure, and make-up to 12 people. Afterwards, the participants were given a chance to develop business proposals and apply for financing to create their own micro-businesses. The main target group of this project is the women and girls from the families affected by the conflict, including families of the casualties, families of the lost soldiers, families of servicemen who participated in the war, as well as families displaced from NK and living in Vanadzor.