Cooperation with NGOs and Civil Society

The directory of development organizations is a resource guide to development organizations in the Internet. The directory aims to promote interaction and active partnerships among governments, private sector and key civil society, including NGOs, trade unions, faith-based organizations, indigenous people’s movements, foundations and research centers. View directory of CSOs in Armenia.

E-Armenia Foundation applies information technologies for the promotion of collection of publicly useful information and its free dissemination, to help establish an open civil society in the country through the Internet and other ICTs. The Armenia Development Gateway presents profiles of civil society involved in development activities related to Armenia.

The Armenian Studies Program, of the California State University, presents a paper that discusses the challenges faced by Armenian NGOs. The challenges are common for non-profit organizations and other CSOs in Eastern Europe, which are mainly arising from difficulties of the transition period. It further recommends ways to develop the potentials of the Armenian civil society sector.

The NGO Center promotes democracy by initiating activities directed to build capacities of civil society players in armenia. View profiles of key CSOs in Armenia. 

UNEP's Capacity Development in Environmental Information Management aims to catalyze cooperative action between nations to address environment and development issues of international significance. UNEP presents a list of environmental CSOs in Armenia.

The Berkeley Program in Soviet and Port-Soviet Studies of the University of California released the 2003 study, Is the Personal Political? The Development of Armenia’s NGO Sector during the Post-Soviet Period. The paper examines the growth of the NGO sector in Armenia in 1990s and the impact of western aid on its development.