With financial support from the European Union, the Project will contribute to gender equality in Armenia - for women, men, girls and boys in all their diversity.
EQUAL – EU 4 Women Empowerment in Armenia (EQUAL) aims to elevate and empower women in Armenia to bring about societal change in Armenia with the specific focus on Ararat, Vayots Dzor, Kotayk, Armavir, Syunik, Shirak, Lori and Tavush marzes. To do so EQUAL provides women duly support to exercise their political, economic and socio-cultural rights, targeting specifically those from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.

State and non-state actors take meaningful actions to address and prevent all forms of gender-based violence and discrimination and contribute to gender equality in Armenia- for women, men, girls, and boys in all their diversity.
EQUAL – EU 4 Women Empowerment in Armenia (EQUAL) aims to elevate and empower women in Armenia to bring about societal change in Armenia with the specific focus on Ararat, Vayots Dzor, Kotayk, Armavir, Syunik, Shirak, Lori and Tavush marzes. To do so EQUAL provides women duly support to exercise their political, economic and socio-cultural rights, targeting specifically those from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
The action meets and contributes to the objectives and priorities of this project as it:
(i) Mobilizes joint efforts of civil society organization and activists in promoting gender equality and combatting gender-based violence and discrimination in Armenia.
(ii)Promotes comprehensive policy dialogue delving into policy implementation for addressing all forms of gender- based violence and discrimination in society.
(iii) Stimulates survivor-centered approach and sharing of international best practices for ensuring freedom from all forms of gender-based violence.
(iv) Mobilizes multiparty efforts to institutionalize the best practices and learning from successful initiatives for strengthening economic and social rights of women.
(v) Develops multidimensional campaigning for empowering girls and women and advancing equal participation and leadership.
(vi) Reflects the Rights-Based Approach Principles by ensuring the inclusion, participation of and providing a voice to youth, women and girls in a vulnerable situation, minorities, women with disabilities, victims of domestic violence, poor, elderly women etc. and particularly to those facing such situations in the marzes of Armenia.

Civil society organizations, including women’s rights organizations, empower girls and women through capacity development, networking, innovative programming, and policy work.