12/02/2011

2010-2011 – Scaling Up Experience in Improvement of Chemical Safety to Contribute to Poverty Reduction in Rural Armenia

YEREVAN – Help the rural communities to implement sustainable agriculture and eliminate the danger of chemical pollution in Ararat and Armavir regions. That is the main goal of the new project launched by Czech not-for profit organization Arnika and Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE). Project is focused on finding of technical solutions to eliminate several hot spots […]

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09/07/2009

2009-2010 – Awareness raising on POPs and toxic chemicals for risk reduction in Hayanist, Khachpar, Fantan, Kaghsi, Solak and Dzoraghbyur communities

Country: ARMENIA Grantee: Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment – AWHHE (Non-government Organization) Focal Area: Persistent Organic Pollutants , Land Degradation Op. Program: OP15 – Operational Program on Sustainable Land Management Project Type: Full Operational Phase:   OP4 – Y3 (Jul 09 – Jun 10) Dates: 9/2009 – 8/2010 Grant Amount: 23 960,00 USD Project Status: Currently under execution Project Types: […]

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01/03/2007

2007 – Towards Toxic Free Future – stage 4

    Funded by: CDPF and CPI/CASP within the framework of the Civil Advocacy Support Program (CASP) in Armenia supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Project Start Date: March 2007Project Duration: 10 monthsProject Implementation: Area Ararat marz, Yerevan Goal The decision (resolution) on ensuring of the pesticide burial safety has been adopted by state bodies for the […]

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12/09/2004

2004 – 2005 – For a toxic free future – stage 3

   Location: 10 villages of Artashat region Duration: September 2004 – May 2005 Project supported by: USAID & NGOC Goal Reduce the risk exposure of pesticides on human health and environment in Artashat region Results Awareness about pesticides harmful health impacts among rural population increased more then by 50%. Pre and post surveys data, STATA package, laboratory findings. 26% of rural population […]

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01/08/2004

2004 – Environmental security for residents of settlements near to obsolete pesticide burial in Ararat region

 Project supported by IPEN PWG Duration: August 2004 -October 2004 Location: Ararat region Activities/Deliverables • Monitoring of obsolete pesticide burial, visits to region: villages and burial• Lab. investigation of breast milk in 3 villages located below burial; water• Survey assessment of health and environment in 3 villages located below burial of pesticides• Advocacy activities, meetings with local officials• Media activities, p- releases, newspaper articles, radio• Publishing […]

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11/02/2004

2004 – Environmental security for residents of Ararat region

   Project supported by UNIDO and UNEP  Location: Armenia, Ararat region, Artashat district Duration: 6 months Project is aimed at raising awareness of local residents of Ararat region of risks associated with application of banned pesticides in agriculture and the damaged burial site of banned and obsolete pesticides. Introduction Ararat region is an agricultural region of Armenia with intensive application of […]

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10/09/2003

2003 – Towards toxic free future – stage 2

Funded by:    Problem  The last few decades have seen a dramatic growth in chemicals manufacturing and other human activities that result in the release of toxic pollutants which can pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. Particularly challenging is a group of chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants or POPs. Some of these highly stable compounds are […]

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01/05/2003

2003 – Towards toxic free future – stage 1

Funded by USAID & CRS Problem Tens of thousands of tons of obsolete pesticides are stored throughout the developing world, usually in inadequate or even dangerous conditions. Preliminary estimates show that POPs comprise about 30 percent of these stocks. It has been shown that some of the POPs are able to mimic hormonal activity and so disrupt animal reproductive systems, […]

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