International Development Grant
Parliamentary reform in Armenia
Project Number: CA-3-P008469001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $781,151.00
Start Date: November 05, 2019
End Date: June 30, 2024
Duration: 4.7 years
Project Description
The project aims to improve levels of democracy and equality for the citizenry of Armenia particularly for marginalized communities including diverse groups of women youth and persons living with disabilities in Armenia. Project activities include: (1) adopting a Corporate Strategic Plan and corresponding annual Operational Plans for the National Assembly administration to include specific commitments on gender equality and inclusion of youth and people with disabilities; (2) organizing parliamentary-civil society roundtables; (3) creating peer-to-peer knowledge exchanges between parliamentarians and parliamentary staff from Canada and Armenia; (4) supporting Armenia’s Office of the Human Rights Defender in formulating and promoting legislative amendments to advance the rights of people with disabilities; and (5) piloting a Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Internship Program.
Expected Results
The expected outcome of this project includes a more inclusive accountable and gender sensitive performance of parliamentarians in the delivery of their legislative oversight and representation roles.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of October 2023 include: (1) validation of a five-year (2022-2026) Corporate Strategic Plan and annual Operational Plans developed by Armenia's National Assembly administration and approved by Parliamentarians including specific commitments on gender equality and inclusion of youth and people with disabilities; (2) National Assembly senior staff capacity to promote institute and monitor the new governance strategy as well as to incorporate specific commitments related to youth gender and people with disabilities had increased to 4 out of 6 (compared to 1 out of 6 at the project's outset); (3) National Assembly capacity to implement organizational reforms including aspects related to gender equality and inclusion was significantly increased and culminated in a roundtable led by National Assembly Senior management to present the new Corporate Strategic Plan to international development partners and seek coordinated support to implement its various components; (4) The National Assembly successfully launched the Civil Society Organization (CSO) working group in which twelve CSOs participated in roundtable consultations to outline concrete areas and practical steps in meeting inclusivity commitments in the National Assembly’s Strategic and Operational Plans.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Parliamentary Centre
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs