06/08/2023

March – September 2023 – Youth for a Toxics-Free Future Campaign

Objective: Contribute to the global Youth for a Toxics-Free Future Campaign   Activities: A group of 20 volunteers among students is set up to implement the following activities: An open Facebook group is created: https://m.facebook.com/groups/865974701166533/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT A webinar will be organized to discuss the role of youth in solving the problem of lead in paint. A flyer is created: (https://www.facebook.com/groups/865974701166533/permalink/927414381689231/?mibextid=Nif5oz); https://www.facebook.com/groups/865974701166533/permalink/881442322953104/?mibextid=Nif5oz. A…

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17/04/2023

UN 2023 Water Conference

The Netherlands and Tajikistan, as co-hosts of the UN 2023 Water Conference (https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/water2023), strived to make the Conference a watershed moment for the world. Their vision for the Conference is that all fundamentally understand, value and manage water better and take concerted action to achieve the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, including those contained in the 2030 Agenda for…

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17/07/2020

2019 – August-October – Extending Awareness Raising Campaign on Lead in Paints in Armenia to Ararat and Armavir provinces.

In 4 communities of two regions AWHHE did a special presentation in Armenian language  highlighting health and environmental risks particularly for children and women of child-bearing age, informing about available alternatives and urging to demand safe paint at retailer shops; During the presentation lead in paint posters were distributed among retailers and other interested stakeholders

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14/07/2020

2020 – An information campaign on chemical safety in the provinces of Armenia in the frame of the implementation of the Stockholm and Minamata conventions

Workshops on the impact of POPs (Pesticides, PCBs) and mercury on human health and the environment and prevention of their harmful effects in the frame of the implementation of the Stockholm and Minamata conventions   From March 2 to June 30, 2020, the “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” (AWHHE) NGO conducted online workshops on the impact of POPs…

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30/10/2018

Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, 21-27 October 2018

The 6th annual International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action took place from October 21-27, 2018.  The “Armenian Women  for Health and Healthy Environment” (AWHHE) NGO joined the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and other organizations around the world to promote banning lead paint and to raise awareness of the activities of the Global Alliance…

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16/09/2016

2016 – Paint Study in Armenia, as part of IPEN´s Lead Paint Elimination Campaign

Project time-frame: April – September 2016 (6 months) In 2016 AWHHE participated in the IPEN’s Lead Paint Elimination initiative by contributing to the IPEN global survey of the brands of household paints on sale. AWHHE surveyed 16 sales points in Armenia, including specialized shops, paint stores and private shops and prepared a record sheet of 47 brand paints in five…

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14/01/2015

Improving capacities to eliminate and prevent recurrence of obsolete pesticides as a model for tackling unused hazardous chemicals in the former Soviet Union

The project is funded by the European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). Working with international and local partner organisations, and the Secretariat to the Rotterdam Convention, the project is seeking to cover twelve countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, The Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan….

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21/11/2014

2013 – 2014 – Community-based monitoring of storages of highly hazardous pesticides

Implemented by: Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE)Duration: 2013-2014, 12 months General InformationAccording to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia, there are some 200-280 tons of obsolete pesticides in the territory of the republic. These data are incomplete. There is a need to conduct inventory of obsolete and banned pesticides with the aim of their…

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