On August 21, in Dilijan, a staff exercise was held on the topic “Organization of the protection of the population in case of landslide activation in the Haghartsin settlement of Tavush province of the Republic of Armenia.”

The purpose of the exercise was to test and improve the skills and capabilities of the responsible bodies in responding and implementing actions in case of a landslide, as well as to check the realism of the organization of response foreseen by the “Plan of protection of the population in emergency situations of Tavush province.”*

The exercise was attended by the Population protection and disaster risk reduction department of the Rescue Service of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Tavush Regional Rescue Department, and the staff of the Dilijan Municipality.

In the Republic of Armenia, 2,504 landslide sites with an area of 2 hectares and more have been identified, of which 525 are in Tavush Province. In 9 settlements of the province – Haghartsin, Lchkadzor, Getahovit, Hovk, Vazashen, Achajur, Nerkin Tsaghkavan, Gosh, and Dilijan – activation of landslide phenomena is observed, creating disaster-prone conditions for the population.

Photo by Dilijan Municipality.

Have you been able to sleep normally in the last few years? Do you have headaches, nausea that have occurred recently? These are some of the feelings that you can have during and after emergencies.

Psychologist Mery Azizyan explains how stress and fear arise under the influence of emergent situations, on the air of Tavush TV. Most importantly, she talks about how we can improve our mental health through self-regulation and self-care.

—

The  program is implemented within the framework of the “Striving for a better future. communities and civil society resilience in Armenia” program, co-financed by the European Union and implemented by NEF Belgium in partnership with “AGATE” Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities NGO, “Blejan” Ecological, Social, Business Support NGO, “YCCD” Youth Cooperation Center of Dilijan NGO, and Winner Goris Development Foundation.

On May 15, the working group of the Tavush Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia conducted an exercise on the topic “Organization of population alerting, sheltering and evacuation in case of an air alarm signal” in the Achajur settlement of the Ijevan community of Tavush region. The employees of the Tavush regional rescue department carried out awareness activities for the employees and residents of the Achajri administrative building, school, kindergarten, and other structures operating in the settlement on the rules of behavior and safety in emergencies.

Within the framework of the “Moral and Psychological Resistant Tavush” project implemented by Emergency Channel Information NGO and Tavush Media, on January 31, the last meeting was held with Emergency Channel Information NGO, Tavush Media and representatives of political society, local and state institutions operating in Berd community.

The purpose of the meeting was to highlight the main problems and needs of vulnerable groups with state, international, private and non-governmental organizations providing support to vulnerable groups of the population.t the beginning of the meeting, Nikolay Grigoryan, chairman of the Board of Tavush Media and Emergency Channel Information NGO, welcomed the attendees and spoke about the importance of the project.

The representatives of the public institutions presented their activities, talked about the work done and to be done.  The main problems and needs of vulnerable groups were also highlighted at the meeting.

The purpose of the “Moral and Psychological Resilient Tavush” program is to raise awareness of the organizations supporting the victims of the 2020 war and Covid-19, their activities, and target groups in Tavush region.

The “Moral and Psychological Resilient Tavush” program is implemented within the framework of the “Striving for a better future. communities and civil society resilience in Armenia” program, co-financed by the European Union and implemented by NEF Belgium in partnership with “AGATE” Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities NGO, “Blejan” Ecological, Social, Business Support NGO, “YCCD” Youth Cooperation Center of Dilijan NGO, and Women’s Development Resource Center Foundation.

Within the framework of “Risk awareness and safe behavior 2022” implemented by the Armenian Red Cross Society with the funding of the International Red Cross Committee, in April-May, in schools of 16 border communities of Tavush, Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor, Syunik regions of the Republic of Armenia, organized thematic puppet theatres and role-plays, for all the students of the 1-12th grade, teachers and parents.

Planned measures are intended to provide necessary knowledge on the general rules of self-conduct during mines, types of explosive remnants of war, their impact, and shelling helping to reduce accidents caused by the danger of explosive weapons.

As a result of the measures taken by the Armenian Red Cross Society, 3000 schoolchildren, 500 teachers, and 600 parents will be informed.

In parallel with the planned school events, awareness-raising community meetings, individual home visits, and awareness-raising briefings for the residents and more vulnerable groups will be continuously held.

Since September 2022. Relevant events will be held in 18 more schools in four regions of the RA.

As a result of the full implementation of the project, about 10000 schoolchildren, parents, residents, and representatives of the most vulnerable groups will be informed about the relevant risks and the rules for safe conduct to reduce their impact.