On March 15, 2024 The Armenian Multiparty Democracy Academy (ARMDA) was officially launched in Yerevan. The project is implemented in cooperation with the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) and…

On February 16,  a National Forum on "Observations and recommendations of CSOs on the draft strategy and action plan for  implementation of the RA gender policy for 2024-2028" was held…

The Armenian Multiparty Democracy Academy (ARMDA) held a Training of Trainers from December 7 to 10, 2023. The Academy's 8 trainers had the opportunity to learn about best international practices,…

OxYGen is an independent advocacy and development foundation driven by its vision of an Armenia free of poverty and suffering, in which women and men can exercise their rights and…

OxYGen is a Foundation, founded by Oxfam GB as an Oxfam spin-off local organization. OxYGen is operating since 2015. OxYGen positions itself as an alternative voice based on its grassroots…

OxYGen is an independent advocacy and development foundation driven by its vision of an Armenia free of poverty and suffering, in which women and men can exercise their rights and…

Today, on the  International Day for the Elimination of  Violence against Women, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign kicks off. Since 1991, initiated by the United Nations,…

On November 5 and 6, the second meeting of the Women’s Professional Development Network took place within the framework of the “Strengthening Women’s Participation in the Workforce” project.  Participating in…

In November 7, the findings of the research “Gender-Biased Sex Selection in the Republic of Armenia” was presented to the stakeholders and wider public. At the press conference held in Armenpress…

Last week, with the inception of policy dialogue events, we together with the UN Development Program launched the second phase of the “Women in Politics” project.  On October 25 online…

If you are: A young girl who graduated from or studies at a technical vocational college Have an idea that will strengthen women’s participation in the labor market, Have like-minded…

OxYGen Foundation is looking for a Communications and Social Media Officer, who will be responsible for the smooth implementation of the Organization’s communications activities and ensuring visibility, including through managing the…

Jointly with the United Nations Population Fund and National Institute of Health (NIH), we concluded the training course “Preventing Gender-Biased  #sex-selection through the health workers’ attitude change and advancement of the…

In July 21, a regular meeting of the National Assembly and the Civil Society Cooperation Platform took place with the key focus on addressing gender-based violence in Armenia, attended by…

On 27 May 2022, around 60 people, including stakeholders and beneficiaries took a part in the closing event of the “Early elections 2021: Early elections 2021 - domestic observations and…

On May 18, an expanded meeting of the National Assembly-Civil Society Cooperation Platform was held.  The goal of the meeting was to present the main achievements and challenges in the…

Applications are invited for the external evaluation of the “Early elections 2021 – domestic observations and citizens empowerment by civil society” project. See the details HERE.

In April 30 the small hall of Goris State Dramatic Theater was full. About 100 representatives from health care and educational institutions, civil society, and Police, and simply Gorisians, gathered…

In April 2, the founding meeting of the YOU NGO of “Youth Organizations Union” took place. During the meeting, the charter of the NGO was approved, and the members of…

The next stop of the campaign “Prominent Armenian Women for Women Empowerment” was Vanadzor. Stepan Zoryan House-Museum hosted MPs from the Parliament of the First Republic of Armenia Varvara-Varya Sahakyan,…

UNFPA Armenia and OxYGen Foundation announce a call for proposals for implementation of a research on GBSS and Related Harmful Practices in Armenia. The deadline for applications: 20 March 2022…

More than 60 attendees - representatives of the RA Government, international community, civil society organizations learnt about the results of the studies on situation of labour rights protection in Armenia,…

To strengthen protection of social and labor rights through empowering rights holders and promotion of trade unions several activities will be implemented in the frames of the subgrant contract signed…

Public Awareness Campaign for Voter Education During Local Elections    Key information:  Project: “Early Elections 2021 – Domestic Observations and Citizens Empowerment by Civil Society”  Expected grant duration: up to 6…

The “Civic Voice and Action” (CVA) is a newly formed network for labour rights protection that facilitates the national consultations for policy reforms and legislative changes to address the discrimination…

Labour rights multi-stakeholder open Platform - Civic Voice and Action (CVA) led by OxYGen Foundation launched the 3rd round of the learning event on the topic of Youth Engagement and…

Labour rights multi-stakeholder open Platform - Civic Voice and Action (CVA) led by OxYGen Foundation in partnership with EDUin from the Czech Republic held the 2nd workshop on the topic…

Labour rights multi-stakeholder open Platform - Civic Voice and Action (CVA) led by OxYGen Foundation has launches a series of workshops on labour and social rights protection best practices and…

Key information:  Project: “Elections4All-2021 - Domestic Observations and Citizens Empowerment by Civil Society” Expected grant duration: up to 7 months Maximum amount: 15 000 EUR Introduction Within the framework of the…

Labour rights multi-stakeholder open Platform - Civic Voice and Action (CVA) led by #OxYGen Foundation initiated the 4th round of the workshops on the topic of open governance and participatory…

Labour rights multi-stakeholder open Platform - Civic Voice and Action (CVA) led by OxYGen Foundation in partnership with EDUin civil society organization from the Czech Republic held the experience sharing…

Research on Women’s Electoral behavior during the parliamentary and local elections in Armenia “Women Voice” online media campaign  Key information:  Project: Elections4All2021 – Domestic Observations and Citizens Empowerment by Civil Society…

Local initiatives for promoting inclusiveness of electoral processes and practices. Key information:  Project: Elections4All2021 – Domestic Observations and Citizens Empowerment by Civil Society Expected grant duration: up to 9 months Maximum…

Key information:   Project: Early elections 2021 - domestic observations and citizens empowerment by civil society Expected grant duration: up to 7 months Maximum amount: 20 000 EUR.   Introduction…

On June 11 2021, an event took place in Yerevan officially launching three new EU-supported projects on enhancing labour rights protection in Armenia. Three consortia, bringing 14 civil society organisations,…

A female member of the First Armenian Parliament (1919-1920), physician. In 1919, when in many countries of the world women were still fighting for the right to vote, there were…

Public and cultural activist, philanthropist and organizer of charities, a friend of Armenian intellectuals Ishkhanuhi Mariam Tumanyan considered the fight against injustice and social inequality to be the mission of…

The First female diplomat in the world, Armenian writer, author and activist.     Diana Abgar (Anahit Aghabekyan) became the first female ambassador in the world after being appointed as…

Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia organized public discussion on state employment programs in Shirak region with the support of the OxYGen Foundation within the…

On July 16, 2019, within the framework of the NA-CSO Cooperation Platform, the MPs and CSO representatives summed up the results of the Platform discussions on the policy reforms for…

The “Equal” campaign was launched on 2015 December. We want to extend our gratitude to people who, at different times, in various positions, in different spike stood up with “Equal”,…

The public discussion on the amendments to the Labor Code with participation of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of RA and CSO representatives was held. The purpose of…

We talked with “Universal skills development”course participants about what changed the course in their working environment, what new skills they started to use in daily activities, whether they started to…

Together with our partners, we have summed up the results of the “Elections for All” project founded by the European Union. PArtner organizations presented the basic findings of the research…

We are happy to host Olga Ghazaryan, the president of the Board of Trustees of OxYGen Foundation  and Thomas Winslow Board Member . Our guests have arrived from Great Britain…

 Ahead of local government elections on the 7th of June in Vanadzor Municipality, the Oxygen Foundation jointly with its partners the United Nations Development Program in Armenia and the Ministry…

On May 31, the Farmers Congress was held. More than 100 farmers, members of cooperatives, representatives from local and international organizations involved in sector development and experts participated in the…

Women in Politics project was launched. We are happy to be a part of the Project team and join our efforts to strengthen the role of women in Armenian society,…

The first working meeting within the framework of the NA-CSO cooperation platform was held on the “Women in the Labor Market, Problems and Solutions.” The purpose of the meeting was…

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We launched the second phase of Transversal Skills training involving 40 young people from Ararat, Aragatsotn, and Armavir marzes. The training is implemented within the framework of the regional Project:…

The Armenian Redwood Project (ARP) and OxYGen Foundation announced about the successful completion of the last phase of the emergency housing-assistance program in Armenia for Syrian-Armenian refugees. The Diaspora intervention via…

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Our project beneficiary fruits and berries processing plant in Sevqar community of Tavush marz successfully passed ISO 22000 certification audit. During last year ISO 22000 food safety management system was…

On September 5, 2017, the Minister of Agriculture of RA Ignati Arakelyan held a meeting with the Agriculture Alliance of Armenia to discuss the new program of the Ministry and…

 On July 08 OXFAM organized the first Food Security Regional Working Group meeting at Syunik culture center within the framework of “Improving Regional Food Security in South Caucasus through National…

On July 08 OXFAM organized the first Food Security Regional Working Group meeting at Armavir marzpetaran within the framework of “Improving Regional Food Security in South Caucasus through National Strategies…

On April 29 Oxfam Armenian brunch organized a meeting in Tavush marzpetaran which aims to present  “Improving Regional Food Security in South Caucasus through National Strategies and Smallholder Production” regional…

Oxfam in Armenia and One Armenia is nearing the end of a wonderful initiative which we think may interest you. We are working in cooperation http://onearmenia.org/ to build four greenhouses in border villages…

April 1, 2015. Yerevan, Armenia. Oxfam in Armenia jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture of RA initiated the public discussion on the present process of the development of the Strategy…