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ARMENIAN NGOs WIN 1.5 MILLION EURO GRANTS FROM EIDHR
YEREVAN, MARCH 23, ARMENPRESS: Twenty programs,
designed by 19 Armenian non-governmental
organizations, have won the grants of the European
Initiative for Defense of Human Rights (EIDHR).
Per Eklund, head of the European Union's Delegation
to Armenia, said today EIDHR was started in 1994 at
the suggestion of the European Parliament to fund NGOs
outside the EU which deal with promotion and defense
of basic human rights and freedoms.
The annual budget of EIDHR is about 100 million
euros. Armenian NGOs will receive 1.5 million euros.
Monika Papian, program coordinator of the European
Commission's Delegation, said these 20 programs were
selected from a total of 60 ones submitted for
consideration.
ARMENIAN NGOs WIN 1.5 MILLION EURO GRANTS FROM EIDHR
YEREVAN, MARCH 23, ARMENPRESS: Twenty programs,
designed by 19 Armenian non-governmental
organizations, have won the grants of the European
Initiative for Defense of Human Rights (EIDHR).
Per Eklund, head of the European Union's Delegation
to Armenia, said today EIDHR was started in 1994 at
the suggestion of the European Parliament to fund NGOs
outside the EU which deal with promotion and defense
of basic human rights and freedoms.
The annual budget of EIDHR is about 100 million
euros. Armenian NGOs will receive 1.5 million euros.
Monika Papian, program coordinator of the European
Commission's Delegation, said these 20 programs were
selected from a total of 60 ones submitted for
consideration.