376.

Armenian Botanical Society

To research and collect information about Armenian plants To preserve rare vanishing plants of Armenia To contribute to the preservation and efficient use of natural resources of the country

377.

Ecological Monitoring

To promote environmental protection and increase public awareness of environmental protection monitoring issues. To promote the concept of sustainable human development in Armenia. To improve environmental education and awareness of the public by strengthening ties with other organizations.

378.

National Association of Consumers

To promote formation of consumer consciousness among people. To promote formation of healthy generation. To facilitate the adoption of the Law on the Protection of Consumers Rights. To provide women consumers with appropriate information through mass media.

379.

Women's Rights Center (WRC)

To contribute to the adoption/amendment laws and regulations pertaining to the protection of children and women's rights in Armenia. To protect women's and children's rights. To address gender issues and increase awareness of women and children of their rights.

380.

PYUNIK Union of the Disabled

To protect the rights and legal interests of the disabled. To assist solution of medical, social, physical and psychological reabilitation issues for handicapped people. To promote sports for disabled. Provision of financial, moral, and other assistance to the needy and disabled.

381.

Armenian Refugee Supporting League

Legal and social protection of refugees and migrants Moral-psychological adaptation, integration and naturalization of refugees in Armenia Legal environment Prevention of migration and population displacement Provision of medical and humanitarian assistance to vulnerable groups Community development Gender studies Programs for economic development of Armenia

382.

Greens' Union of Armenia

To protect the environment and promote rational use of available natural resources. To improve the legislation in the field of environmental protection To promote use of alternative and safer sources of energy.

383.

HOPE - WORK Benevolent Organization

Creation of employment opportunities; Preservation and dissemination of cultural and national traditions; Development of handicraft.

384.

SHOGHER UNION NGO

Development of sciences, education, and civil society. Assistance to women and children. Increase women's role in education, protection of rights, culture, socio-economic and other sectors.

385.

Against Violation of Law

Development of democracy and institutions of civil society; Legislative reform in Armenia; Enforcement of international treaties and norms in Armenia; Human Rights protection and promotion; Conflict resolution;

386.

UNION OF REFUGEES Benevolent NGO

Assistance in the solution of refugees' problems and other displaced population; To assist most vulnerable layers of population (sole pensioners, single mothers, disabled, orphans). To protect human and social rights of the above-mentioned groups of the population through providing them material and financial assistance, healthcare, educational and advocacy services.

387.

GITELIK Scientific and Educational Association of Armenia

- Organization of scientific educational activity in the RA; - Inform the public on scientific and technical achievements, the advanced technologies; - Participation in activities related to the public continuous education, awareness, legal upbringing of the society; - Collaboration with the Diaspora and foreign countries; - Knowledge is in close cooperation with NGOs, scientific, cultural and other organizations operating in the RA.

388.

Yerevan Center for Democracy and Peace

Promotion of peace and democracy; Promotion of the ideas of peace and democracy, human rights and information on conflict issues.

389.

League of Women Voters

To promote economic and political development in Armenia. To promote the rule of law, free and fair elections. To involve women into the life of the society.

390.

Collaboration for Democracy

To promote the development of democracy; To defend the human rights and free media; To study women issues

391.

AUGUST 23 NATIONAL PACT Right Protective Union

Human rights protection, organization of seminars Development of civil society and increase of media participation as the fourth power

392.

Organization of Women named after Virgin St. Sandukht

To support poor, vulnerable people, orphanages, hospitals, schools and so on. Organization of women-related activity -- conferences, seminars, training.

393.

HOUSHAMATYAN Right Protective, Historical-Educational Charitable Association

The NGO was registered in 1999. Protection of the rights of repressed people. Provision of legal consulting, re-establishment of their good name and rights. Investigation about repressed people. Public awareness campaign regarding human rights.

394.

YANUS Legal NGO

a) Human rights protection programs b) To protect the rights of women and promotion their social and public activity c) To assist legal education of teenagers and protect their rights d) To provide free legal service and assistance e) To facilitate the interaction between the government, the state and the individual involving mass media f) To participate in the elaboration, drafting and discussion of legislation and the draft laws g) To implement social projects for the needy women, children and pensioners h) To assist to the formation of a civil society

395.

Children's Health Care Association

To advocate for the solution of childcare issues. To address the child health issues in Armenia.

396.

MILLENIUM Educational Research Association

To contribute to the establishment of democracy and civil society in Armenia.

397.

VOSTAN Ethno-Cultural Research Center

- To elaborate ethno-cultural projects with scientific and practical value, which will touch the most important issues of economic and cultural development of the republic: - To collaborate with the national and foreign scientific institutions, enrich the national ethnological science in accordance with the modern standards and analysis with the theoretical and methodological value. - To assist to the research of the national ethnic history, culture, traditions and the heritage of Armenian people. To conduct the research in the regions in terms of the movement of the populations and socio-cultural peculiarities. - To study various layers of the Diaspora which constitute the genetic majority, revealing their ethno-cultural features and factors that helped preserve the national identity. To study the most effective ways of Armenia-Diaspora relationship as well as focus on ethnic minorities, living in Armenia, their ethnic and cultural interrelation with Armenians. - Make the public familiar with the achievements of the national ethnological science using the support of the mass media. - To contribute to the problems of practical ethnology and invest the results of the research into different areas of public life. To pay attention to the preservation of national values. - To fulfill its goals, the NGO conducts seminars and conferences and publishes scientific articles.

398.

Civil Society Institute

The Civil Society Institute (CSI) is a non-governmental organization that aims to assist and promote the establishment of a free and democratic society in Armenia. Established in 1998 and formerly known as Civil Society Development Union, CSI has implemented a series of programs, research and publications surrounding the principles of democracy and human rights. Since its founding, CSI has worked on and continues to carry out programs revolving around the following initiatives: civil society development, penal system reform, human rights advocacy and awareness, peacebuilding and conflict resolution, freedom of information and anti-corruption, youth empowerment, secondary education reform, advocacy and lobbying. The activities of CSI are geared towards increasing the efficacy of governmental bodies as well as non-governmental organizations while simultaneously supporting the development of civil society. CSI’s Penal System Reform division promotes the reform process of the penitentiary system in Armenia. CSI aims to ensure and secure the protection of citizens’ human rights when they are in deprivation of their liberty. Furthermore, it seeks to encourage transparency and improvement of the penal system through monitoring of prisons, conducting research, publications, public awareness campaigns, lectures and conferences. Other goals include increasing citizens’ awareness of their rights and liberties when they are under arrest or in detention. CSI also works to inform citizens who have already been deprived of their liberty about their human rights as well as their friends and family. Moreover, CSI works to provide recommendations and suggestions to governmental institutions about Armenia’s legislation compliance with these laws. CSI conducted conferences and training programs for those ministries of Armenia that govern the closed institutions, which are the Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health. CSI staff conducted initial monitoring as well as visitations to these closed institutions. The closed institutions visited thus far have included the Abovyan youth penal colony, orphanages, special schools, elderly homes and psychiatric clinics. Civil Society Institute has worked for fostering democratic principles, respect for human rights and civil society development in Armenia. It led campaigns for adoption of Freedom of Information Law, and ratification of the Optional Protocol to UN Convention against Torture Prevention, which included informing citizens, relevant governmental institutions, NGOs on the topics of the campaigns, training state and non-state actors, law drafting. CSI contributed in raising public awareness and professional preparedness of different stakeholders on the issues of human rights by production, broadcast and distribution of documentary films and video clips, through monitoring prisons, police and army and organizing public discussions, through printing various books, brochures and leaflets and training state and non-state actors on human rights issues. A web portal Human Rights in Armenia www.hra.am was launched by CSI in 2001 and for seven years it is updated every day, placing news, reports, case studies, interviews, blog postings, and other materials on human rights issues in Armenia. Throughout the implementation of various projects and programs, CSI has established linkages with the following governmental structures and international organizations: the Police of Republic of Armenia, Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, the Ombudsman, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Penal Reform International (PRI), and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT). CSI also has representatives on the monitoring boards of the Ministry of Justice and the Police.

399.

HAVAT Social Union of Mothers of Hard Hearing Children

To help children with listening problems, to promote their education and physical development. To support materially families of children with hearing problems.

400.

Association for TV and Radio Development

- Assist in the establishment of a free, independent, democratic TV and Radio in Armenia, with the view of making these the pledge of the inseparable right to information collection and dissemination; - Support for the formation of new information fields relevant to the establishment of market economy, lawful state, democratic and political society, new mass media and first of all TV and Radio Companies and new generation of journalists.