Jinishian Memorial Foundation

Community Development
JMF has supported community development projects and activities since its establishment, having applied different approaches to community development and supported communities and community based organizations through grants and direct initiatives.

In 2005, JMF developed a unique Community Mobilization Initiative (CMI) Model designed to empower Armenian communities to find solutions to socio-economic problems within their communities through the mobilization of internal and external human and financial resources.  The CMI model continues to outline JMF’s strategies and mechanisms for Community Based Development Programs.

Within the CMI Model, JMF has set the following strategic objectives to meet the demand of program beneficiaries:
  • Communities are mobilized and empowered to find solutions to local community based problems.
  • Community Active Groups (CAG) are empowered to operate sustainable.
  • Links and collaboration between CAG and government bodies at all levels are strengthened.
  • Communities are empowered to define and solve their problems using internal and external resources.
  • A network of synergy between communities at the regional and national level is facilitated.
Meanwhile, JMF will keep up to date with international and national best practices on community development, and continue to collaborate with International and Local organizations acting in the Community Development sector.
Vardenis Development Initiative Project

Beneficiaries Description: 20 rural communities of Vardenis region (approximately 14,000 community inhabitants)
 
Christmas Performances for Disadvantaged Children 2013

Beneficiaries Description: 92 children and teenagers
 
Puppet Festival Extends to Communities

Beneficiaries Description: 5,000 children and teenagers
 
Christmas Performances for Disadvantaged Children

Beneficiaries Description: 95 children and teenagers
 
Tribute to Historical Values

Beneficiaries Description: Direct beneficiaries of the project are about 1,122 residents of Lorut community of Lori marz.
 
“Toumanyan Fairy Tale Day” International Festival of Puppet Theaters 2011

Beneficiaries Description: 5,000 children and teenagers
 
Summer Camp for Pupils with Oligophrenia

Beneficiaries description: 36 pupil of special school #2 in Yerevan 
 
Volunteer Initiative

Beneficiaries description: About 150 pupil and Lorut village inhabitants (around 1100 people )

 
“Toumanyan Fairy Tale Day” International Festival of Puppet Theaters 2010

Beneficiaries description: 5,000 children and teenagers
 
Poverty Alleviation in the Regions of Armenia – An Integrated Approach to Provide Sustainable Community Needs Based Social Assistance to All Community Needy

Beneficiaries Description: 25-30% of the population of the selected 10 communities. Final beneficiaries are social vulnerable people living in the regions of Armenia
 
Youth Bank Program in Armenia

 Beneficiaries Description: Primary beneficiaries of the project  are about  320 youths – contained of  70  Youth Bank members and around 250 young people involved in implementing small community initiatives. Secondary  beneficiaries - affected  by all  50 projects implementation will be around 2500 people. Totally, the project implying to have  around 2820 beneficiaries
 
Reconstruction of Drinking Water Pipeline for Jrashen Community

Beneficiaries description: Over 239 families of the community, around 777 people
 
Playground Construction with Verishen & Akner Communities Active Participation

Beneficiaries description: About 250 pre-school and school age children of Verishen and Akner communities (70 are attending the kindergarten)

 
Community Mobilization Initiative Program - 2 in Lori marz

Beneficiaries Description: Population of 14 rural communities of Lori marz
 


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Private Donors

Marie Haratunian   J. George Mamourian
Vartkes Kassounie   Lucy Janjigian
Arline Lomazzo   Serge Tomassian
Elmer R. Frimoth   CBA Staff
Peter Goorjian   Lucy Hovsepian
Ronald Ojakian   Clayton Carlisle
Lois Aroian   Lucy Missirian
Mission Team    Varoujan Avedikian 
 Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church   David & Claudia Nelson
     
     

 

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