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{{Short description|Armenian non-profit organization}}
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| headquarters = One Northern Avenue, Suite 30, Yerevan, Armenia
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{{coord|40.183701|44.515191|display=title|}}'''The Civilitas Foundation''' ({{lang-hy|Սիվիլիթաս հիմնադրամ}}) is an Armenian [[non-profit organization]] based in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contacts|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/contacts/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref> and established in October 2008<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.civilnet.am/մեր-մասին/?lang=en|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=CivilNet|language=en-US}}</ref> by Armenia's former [[Foreign minister|Minister of Foreign Affairs]], [[Vartan Oskanian]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2 July 2012|title=THE POLITICAL CONTEXT|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/archive/the-political-context/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref> It is a [[Aid agency|development agency]] and [[think tank]] currently directed by [[Apo Boghigian]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=5 August 2019|title=Boghigian Named Director of Civilitas/CivilNet|url=http://asbarez.com/183647/boghigian-named-director-of-civilitascivilnet/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807224356/http://asbarez.com/183647/boghigian-named-director-of-civilitascivilnet/|archive-date=2019-08-07|access-date=2019-08-07|newspaper=[[Asbarez]]}}</ref> that works to strengthen [[civil society]], promote [[democracy]], [[economic development]] and [[education]] in Armenia, and facilitate dialogue between Armenia and the [[international community]] on a number of pertinent political issues. In doing so, Civilitas has strengthened the ties between Armenia and the Armenian [[Diaspora]].
{{coord|40.183701|44.515191|display=title|}}'''The Civilitas Foundation''' ({{lang-hy|Սիվիլիթաս հիմնադրամ}}) is an [[Armenia|Armenian]] [[non-profit organization]] based in [[Yerevan]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contacts|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/contacts/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107050726/http://civilitasfoundation.org:80/v3/contacts/ |archive-date=2015-11-07 }}</ref> and established in October 2008 by Armenia's former [[Foreign minister|Minister of Foreign Affairs]], [[Vartan Oskanian]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.civilnet.am/մեր-մասին/?lang=en|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=CivilNet|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304065309/https://www.civilnet.am/%d5%b4%d5%a5%d6%80-%d5%b4%d5%a1%d5%bd%d5%ab%d5%b6/?lang=en |archive-date=2021-03-04 }}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2 July 2012|title=THE POLITICAL CONTEXT|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/archive/the-political-context/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325124327/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/archive/the-political-context/ |archive-date=2021-03-25 }}</ref> It is a [[Aid agency|development agency]] and [[think tank]] currently directed by [[Apo Boghigian]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=5 August 2019|title=Boghigian Named Director of Civilitas/CivilNet|url=http://asbarez.com/183647/boghigian-named-director-of-civilitascivilnet/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807224356/http://asbarez.com/183647/boghigian-named-director-of-civilitascivilnet/|archive-date=2019-08-07|access-date=2019-08-07|newspaper=[[Asbarez]]}}</ref> that works to strengthen [[civil society]], promote [[democracy]], [[economic development]] and [[education]] in Armenia, and facilitate dialogue between Armenia and the [[international community]] on a number of pertinent political issues. In doing so, Civilitas has strengthened the ties between Armenia and the [[Armenian Diaspora]].

The name was derived from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word ''Civilitas''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=WHO WE ARE|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/who-we-are/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107050746/http://civilitasfoundation.org:80/v3/who-we-are/ |archive-date=2015-11-07 }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=11 January 2009|title=Mission|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/archive/mission/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326122724/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/archive/mission/ |archive-date=2021-03-26 }}</ref>

{{Wikitionary|Civilitas}}


== CivilNet Media ==
== CivilNet Media ==
CivilNet, an online [[Multilingualism|bilingual]] [[News media|media outlet]] of the Civilitas Foundation, was founded by Oskanian on September 21, 2011.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> Through CivilNet, the foundation produces content in [[Armenian language|Armenian]] and [[English language|English]] like [[Interview|interviews]], [[Article (publishing)|articles]] and weekly wrap-up [[Video|videos]], which focus on fundamental [[human rights]], Armenian democracy, regional [[peace]] and the Diaspora,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Increasing the role of the citizen by raising legal awareness|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/increasing-the-role-of-the-citizen-by-raising-legal-awareness/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref> as well as [[Politics|political]], [[Economy|economic]], [[social]] and [[Culture|cultural]] events in [[Turkey]] that are directly or indirectly related to [[Armenia–Turkey relations|Armenia-Turkey relations]], also providing contextual background to the topics.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=The Civilitas Foundation|url=http://www.armenia-turkey.net/en/1593098495|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process}}</ref>
CivilNet, an online [[Multilingualism|bilingual]] [[News media|media outlet]] of the Civilitas Foundation, was launched by Oskanian on September 21, 2011.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> Through CivilNet, the foundation produces content in [[Armenian language|Armenian]] and [[English language|English]] like [[Interview|interviews]], [[Article (publishing)|articles]] and weekly wrap-up [[Video|videos]], which focus on fundamental [[human rights]], Armenian democracy, regional [[peace]] and the Diaspora,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Increasing the role of the citizen by raising legal awareness|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/increasing-the-role-of-the-citizen-by-raising-legal-awareness/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827054505/http://civilitasfoundation.org:80/v3/increasing-the-role-of-the-citizen-by-raising-legal-awareness/ |archive-date=2017-08-27 }}</ref> as well as [[Politics|political]], [[Economy|economic]], [[social]] and [[Culture|cultural]] events in [[Turkey]] that are directly or indirectly related to [[Armenia–Turkey relations|Armenia-Turkey relations]], also providing contextual background to the topics.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=The Civilitas Foundation|url=http://www.armenia-turkey.net/en/1593098495|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924010832/https://armenia-turkey.net/en/1593098495 |archive-date=2020-09-24 }}</ref>


CivilNet would also produce three [[Film|films]] about the 1918 [[Treaty of Batum]], the 1920 [[Treaty of Alexandropol]], and the 1921 [[Treaty of Moscow (1921)|Treaty of Moscow]] and [[Treaty of Kars]] respectively.<ref name=":2" />
CivilNet produced three [[film]]s about the 1918 [[Treaty of Batum]], the 1920 [[Treaty of Alexandropol]], and the 1921 [[Treaty of Moscow (1921)|Treaty of Moscow]] and [[Treaty of Kars]] respectively.<ref name=":2" />


CivilNet also produced the 2017 [[documentary film]] ''Survival Songs: From West to East'', an ethnographic collage showcasing stories and folk music of various Armenian communities formed after the emigrations from Western to Eastern Armenia. Its screening on November 13 at the Armenian Embassy in [[Russia]] was organized by the initiative of Barev Cultural Club in [[Moscow]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 November 2017|title=CivilNet Documentary Screening in Moscow|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/uncategorized/civilnet-documentary-screening-in-moscow/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
CivilNet also produced the 2017 [[documentary film]] ''Survival Songs: From West to East'', an ethnographic collage showcasing stories and folk music of various Armenian communities formed after the [[emigration]]s from [[Western Armenia|Western]] to [[Eastern Armenia]]. Its [[Film screening|screening]] on November 13 at the Armenian Embassy in [[Russia]] was organized by the initiative of Barev Cultural Club in [[Moscow]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 November 2017|title=CivilNet Documentary Screening in Moscow|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/uncategorized/civilnet-documentary-screening-in-moscow/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211185140/http://civilitasfoundation.org:80/v3/uncategorized/civilnet-documentary-screening-in-moscow/ |archive-date=2018-02-11 }}</ref>


== The Council on International Relations ==
== The Council on International Relations ==
The Civilitas Council on International Relations advocates [[peace]] and stability in the [[Caucasus]] through multifaceted dialogue and open discourse. It hosts monthly discussion [[Forum (legal)|forums]] which inform Armenia's opinion and [[Policy|policymaking]] process and the international [[Academy|academic]], political and media communities about Armenia's [[Foreign policy|foreign]] and [[domestic policy]] choices, options and actions in the context of Armenia's [[national security]] challenges. Through public and private discussions, [[research]] and [[Publication|publications]], the Council promotes the Armenian perspective internationally and domestically.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Think Tank Young Professional Development Program For MA and PhD Graduates|url=http://www.qkss.org/repository/docs/Positions_Available_for_Young_Professionals.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Kosovar Centre for Security Studies|publisher=[[Open Society Foundations]]}}</ref><ref name=":3" />
The Civilitas Council on International Relations advocates [[peace]] and stability in the [[Caucasus]] through multifaceted dialogue and open discourse. It hosts monthly discussion [[Forum (legal)|forums]] which inform Armenia's opinion and [[Policy|policymaking]] process and the international [[Academy|academic]], political and media communities about Armenia's [[Foreign policy|foreign]] and [[domestic policy]] choices, options and actions in the context of Armenia's [[national security]] challenges. Through public and private discussions, [[research]] and [[Publication|publications]], the Council promotes the Armenian perspective internationally and domestically.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Think Tank Young Professional Development Program For MA and PhD Graduates|url=http://www.qkss.org/repository/docs/Positions_Available_for_Young_Professionals.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Kosovar Centre for Security Studies|publisher=[[Open Society Foundations]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911161314/http://www.qkss.org/repository/docs/Positions_Available_for_Young_Professionals.pdf |archive-date=2021-09-11 }}</ref><ref name=":3" />


Since its establishment, the Council has published annual reports on the state of Armenia up to 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Publications|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/category/publications/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref> providing the only in-depth analysis of Armenia's current political standing.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} Their first ever report, ''Armenia in 2008: Crisis and Opportunity'', was published in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 December 2008|title=Armenia in 2008: Crisis and Opportunity|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/publications/armenia-in-2008-crisis-and-opportunity/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.civilitasfoundation.org/cir/Armenia_in_2008_Crisis_and_opportunity_ENG.pdf|title=Armenia in 2008: Crisis and Opportunity|date=2008|publisher=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|isbn=978-99941-2-210-3|location=Yerevan, Armenia|oclc=492101366}}</ref>
Since its establishment, the Council has published annual reports on the state of Armenia up to 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Publications|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/category/publications/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105012051/http://civilitasfoundation.org:80/v3/category/publications/ |archive-date=2015-11-05 }}</ref> providing an in-depth analysis of Armenia's current political standing.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} Their first ever report, ''Armenia in 2008: Crisis and Opportunity'', was published in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 December 2008|title=Armenia in 2008: Crisis and Opportunity|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/publications/armenia-in-2008-crisis-and-opportunity/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218091140/http://civilitasfoundation.org:80/v3/publications/armenia-in-2008-crisis-and-opportunity/ |archive-date=2017-12-18 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.civilitasfoundation.org/cir/Armenia_in_2008_Crisis_and_opportunity_ENG.pdf|title=Armenia in 2008: Crisis and Opportunity|date=2008|publisher=Civilitas Foundation|isbn=978-99941-2-210-3|location=Yerevan, Armenia|oclc=492101366}}</ref>


The Council on International Relations organized{{When|date=March 2021}} the Neighbors About Each Other project with support from [[USAID]], Eurasia Partnership Foundation and the [[Hrant Dink Foundation|Hrank Dink Foundation]]. The project offered translations of articles from both the [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and Armenian press. Turkish articles about Armenia and [[Armenians]] were translated into the Armenian language and made available to Armenian publications, while Armenian articles about [[Turkey]] and the [[Turkish people]] were translated into the Turkish language and made available to Turkish publications. All articles were also translated into English for the benefit of the international community. The various translations were archived on the project's now-defunct website.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NEIGHBORS ABOUT EACH OTHER|url=http://www.caucasusneighbors.com/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911224157/http://www.caucasusneighbors.com/|archive-date=11 September 2011|website=Neighbors About Each Other}}</ref>
The Council on International Relations organized{{When|date=March 2021}} the Neighbors About Each Other project with support from [[USAID]], Eurasia Partnership Foundation and the [[Hrant Dink Foundation]]. The project offered translations of articles from both the [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and Armenian press. Turkish articles about Armenia and [[Armenians]] were translated into the Armenian language and made available to Armenian publications, while Armenian articles about Turkey and the [[Turkish people]] were translated into the Turkish language and made available to Turkish publications. All articles were also translated into English for the benefit of the international community. The various translations were archived on the project's now-defunct website.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NEIGHBORS ABOUT EACH OTHER|url=http://www.caucasusneighbors.com/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911224157/http://www.caucasusneighbors.com/|archive-date=11 September 2011|website=Neighbors About Each Other}}</ref>


== Democracy and Development ==
== Democracy and Development ==
The Democracy and Development Initiative of the Civilitas Foundation supports and promotes [[democratization]] in Armenia. Currently the initiative is focusing on [[rural development]] and [[education]] projects.<ref name=":3" />{{Update inline|date=March 2021}}
The Democracy and Development Initiative of the Civilitas Foundation supports and promotes [[democratization]] in Armenia. Currently the initiative is focusing on [[rural development]] and education projects.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Democracy and Development|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-26| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105012057/http://civilitasfoundation.org:80/v3/democracy-and-development/ |archive-date=2015-11-05 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/517718140|title=Armenia in 2009: Promise and Reality|date=2009|publisher=Civilitas Foundation|isbn=978-99941-2-324-7|location=Yerevan, Armenia|pages=4|oclc=517718140}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=March 2021}}


=== Rural Economic Facilitation Program ===
=== Rural Economic Facilitation Program ===
The Civilitas Foundation initiates, executes and backs projects which facilitate, support sustainable, comprehensive and even development in Armenia's [[Village|villages]], enabling villagers to live a self-reliant, dignified life in Armenia's [[Border area|border areas]]. From small social and [[Economy|economic]] undertakings to larger [[infrastructure]] projects, the Foundation works with [[donors]] and implementers to assure an inclusive, comprehensive approach.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=13 September 2008|title=Economic Facilitation|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/economic-support-to-dairy-farmers/economic-facilitation/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
The Civilitas Foundation initiates, executes and backs projects which facilitate, support sustainable, comprehensive and even development in Armenia's [[Village|villages]], enabling villagers to live a self-reliant, dignified life in Armenia's [[border area]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 October 2008|title=Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation at Civilitas|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/archive/swiss-agency-for-development-and-cooperation-at-civilitas/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-26| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325085921/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/archive/swiss-agency-for-development-and-cooperation-at-civilitas/ |archive-date=2021-03-25 }}</ref> From small social and economic undertakings to larger [[infrastructure]] projects, the Foundation works with [[donors]] and implementers to assure an inclusive, comprehensive approach.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=13 September 2008|title=Economic Facilitation|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/economic-support-to-dairy-farmers/economic-facilitation/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325085934/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/economic-support-to-dairy-farmers/economic-facilitation/ |archive-date=2021-03-25 }}</ref>


The Rural Economic Facilitation Program's main initiative is the '''Dairy Production Assistance Program''', which sells [[Cattle|cows]] and [[Dairy|milking machines]] to Armenian [[Farmer|farmers]] on a [[microfinance]] loan basis, with 0% [[interest rate]]. The farmers pay back in full the price of the cow or milking machine within ten months, and that money is used to buy a new one for another farmer, thereby increasing the number of beneficiaries.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 June 2014|title=Economic Support to Dairy Farmers|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/economic-support-to-dairy-farmers/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 June 2014|title=Visitors at Civilitas|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/archive/visitors-at-civilitas-2/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=9 November 2009|title=Success Breeds Success|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/water-security-in-border-villages/success-breeds-success/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
The Rural Economic Facilitation Program's main initiative is the '''Dairy Production Assistance Program''', which sells [[Cattle|cows]] and [[Dairy|milking machines]] to Armenian [[Farmer|farmers]] on a [[microfinance]] loan basis, with 0% [[interest rate]]. The farmers pay back in full the price of the cow or milking machine within ten months, and that money is used to buy a new one for another farmer, thereby increasing the number of beneficiaries.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 June 2014|title=Economic Support to Dairy Farmers|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/economic-support-to-dairy-farmers/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325091024/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/economic-support-to-dairy-farmers/ |archive-date=2021-03-25 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 June 2014|title=Visitors at Civilitas|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/archive/visitors-at-civilitas-2/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325091039/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/archive/visitors-at-civilitas-2/ |archive-date=2021-03-25 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=9 November 2009|title=Success Breeds Success|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/water-security-in-border-villages/success-breeds-success/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325091040/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/water-security-in-border-villages/success-breeds-success/ |archive-date=2021-03-25 }}</ref>


=== Libraries as Centers of Civil Society ===
=== Libraries as Centers of Civil Society ===
The Libraries as Centers of Civil Society project supports and strengthens [[Public library|public libraries]] in a number of [[Rural area|rural]] and [[Urban area|urban]] communities throughout Armenia, in order to transform them into true centers of community life providing a number of services to the population. With funds from the [[US Embassy]], the Civilitas Foundation is currently rebuilding 10 libraries in the Armenian [[Province|provinces]] and stocking them with new [[Book|books]] in both Armenian and English.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 February 2010|title=Libraries: real, accessible, and free centers of civil society|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/libraries-as-centers-of-civil-society/libraries-real-accessible-and-free-centers-of-civil-society/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hakobyan|first=Tatul|date=9 February 2010|title=Libraries: real, accessible, and free centers of civil society|url=http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/news/1112-libraries-real-accessible-and-free-centers-of-civil-society.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303230440/http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/news/1112-libraries-real-accessible-and-free-centers-of-civil-society.html|archive-date=3 March 2012|newspaper=Armenia Diaspora}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=18 May 2010|title=Rebuilding the Libraries of Armenia, One Step at a Time|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/libraries-as-centers-of-civil-society/rebuilding-the-libraries-of-armenia-one-step-at-a-time/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 October 2010|title=One Library at a Time: Supporting Communities, Opening Minds|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/council-for-public-policy/public-discussions/one-library-at-a-time-supporting-communities-opening-minds/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=21 March 2011|title=Armenian libraries embrace the digital age to expand community outreach|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/council-for-public-policy/public-discussions/armenian-libraries-embrace-the-digital-age-to-expand-community-outreach/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25|website=[[Civilitas Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=March 2021}}
The Libraries as Centers of Civil Society project supports and strengthens [[Public library|public libraries]] in a number of [[Rural area|rural]] and [[Urban area|urban]] communities throughout Armenia, in order to transform them into true centers of community life providing a number of services to the population. With funds from the [[US Embassy]], the Civilitas Foundation is currently rebuilding 10 libraries in the Armenian [[Province|provinces]] and stocking them with new [[Book|books]] in both Armenian and English.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 February 2010|title=Libraries: real, accessible, and free centers of civil society|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/libraries-as-centers-of-civil-society/libraries-real-accessible-and-free-centers-of-civil-society/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325054406/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/libraries-as-centers-of-civil-society/libraries-real-accessible-and-free-centers-of-civil-society/ |archive-date=2021-03-25 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hakobyan|first=Tatul|date=9 February 2010|title=Libraries: real, accessible, and free centers of civil society|url=http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/news/1112-libraries-real-accessible-and-free-centers-of-civil-society.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303230440/http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/news/1112-libraries-real-accessible-and-free-centers-of-civil-society.html|archive-date=3 March 2012|newspaper=Armenia Diaspora}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=18 May 2010|title=Rebuilding the Libraries of Armenia, One Step at a Time|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/libraries-as-centers-of-civil-society/rebuilding-the-libraries-of-armenia-one-step-at-a-time/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325054421/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/democracy-and-development/libraries-as-centers-of-civil-society/rebuilding-the-libraries-of-armenia-one-step-at-a-time/ |archive-date=2021-03-25 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 October 2010|title=One Library at a Time: Supporting Communities, Opening Minds|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/council-for-public-policy/public-discussions/one-library-at-a-time-supporting-communities-opening-minds/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325135315/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/council-for-public-policy/public-discussions/one-library-at-a-time-supporting-communities-opening-minds/ |archive-date=2021-03-25 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=21 March 2011|title=Armenian libraries embrace the digital age to expand community outreach|url=http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/council-for-public-policy/public-discussions/armenian-libraries-embrace-the-digital-age-to-expand-community-outreach/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-25| website=Civilitas Foundation|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325135329/http://civilitasfoundation.org/v3/council-for-public-policy/public-discussions/armenian-libraries-embrace-the-digital-age-to-expand-community-outreach/ |archive-date=2021-03-25 }}</ref>{{Update inline|date=March 2021}}


== Civilitas Generation Center ==
== Civilitas Generation Center ==
The Civilitas Generation Center was designed to support new approaches and solutions to Armenia's [[geographic]], [[economic]] and experiential limitations. In keeping with its mission, the Generation Center has developed a [[database]] of existing [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]] in Armenia in the now-defunct website '''Civil.am''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.civil.am/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306081840/http://www.civil.am/|archive-date=6 March 2015|website=Civil.am}}</ref> which was updated with the aid of participating NGOs. The database served to introduce projects to people, help NGOs identify alternative sources of support, and link new [[Initiative|initiatives]] with existing experience.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hakobyan|first=Tatul|date=4 October 2008|title=Civilitas Foundation opens in Yerevan|url=http://armenianreporter.am/index.cfm?objectid=DBD0CD6C-3FF3-752C-2CE15AEFC8AFB36F|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706072358/http://armenianreporter.am/index.cfm?objectid=DBD0CD6C-3FF3-752C-2CE15AEFC8AFB36F|archive-date=2011-07-06|access-date=2010-02-26|newspaper=[[The Armenian Reporter]]|location=Yerevan}}</ref>
The Civilitas Generation Center was designed to support new approaches and solutions to Armenia's [[geographic]], [[economic]] and experiential limitations. In keeping with its mission, the Generation Center has developed a [[database]] of existing [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]] in Armenia in the now-defunct website '''Civil.am''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.civil.am/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306081840/http://www.civil.am/|archive-date=6 March 2015|website=Civil.am}}</ref> which was updated with the aid of participating NGOs. The database served to introduce projects to people, help NGOs identify alternative sources of support, and link new [[Popular initiative|initiatives]] with existing experience.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hakobyan|first=Tatul|date=4 October 2008|title=Civilitas Foundation opens in Yerevan|url=http://armenianreporter.am/index.cfm?objectid=DBD0CD6C-3FF3-752C-2CE15AEFC8AFB36F|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706072358/http://armenianreporter.am/index.cfm?objectid=DBD0CD6C-3FF3-752C-2CE15AEFC8AFB36F|archive-date=2011-07-06|access-date=2010-02-26|newspaper=[[The Armenian Reporter]]|location=Yerevan}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Economy of Armenia]]
* [[Education in Armenia]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.civilitasfoundation.org}}
* {{Official website|http://www.civilitasfoundation.org}}
*[https://www.civilnet.am/ CivilNet]
* [https://www.civilnet.am/ CivilNet]


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[[Category:Philanthropic organizations based in Armenia]]
[[Category:Free Media Awards winners]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Armenia]]

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Civilitas Foundation
FounderVartan Oskanian
Founded atArmenia
TypeNonprofit
Legal statusFoundation
HeadquartersOne Northern Avenue, Suite 30, Yerevan, Armenia
Location
  • Armenia
Official language
Armenian, English
Websitecivilitasfoundation.org

40°11′01″N 44°30′55″E / 40.183701°N 44.515191°E / 40.183701; 44.515191The Civilitas Foundation (Armenian: Սիվիլիթաս հիմնադրամ) is an Armenian non-profit organization based in Yerevan,[1] and established in October 2008 by Armenia's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vartan Oskanian.[2][3][4] It is a development agency and think tank currently directed by Apo Boghigian[3] that works to strengthen civil society, promote democracy, economic development and education in Armenia, and facilitate dialogue between Armenia and the international community on a number of pertinent political issues. In doing so, Civilitas has strengthened the ties between Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora.

The name was derived from the Latin word Civilitas.[5][6]

Look up Civilitas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

CivilNet Media[edit]

CivilNet, an online bilingual media outlet of the Civilitas Foundation, was launched by Oskanian on September 21, 2011.[3][4] Through CivilNet, the foundation produces content in Armenian and English like interviews, articles and weekly wrap-up videos, which focus on fundamental human rights, Armenian democracy, regional peace and the Diaspora,[2][7] as well as political, economic, social and cultural events in Turkey that are directly or indirectly related to Armenia-Turkey relations, also providing contextual background to the topics.[8]

CivilNet produced three films about the 1918 Treaty of Batum, the 1920 Treaty of Alexandropol, and the 1921 Treaty of Moscow and Treaty of Kars respectively.[8]

CivilNet also produced the 2017 documentary film Survival Songs: From West to East, an ethnographic collage showcasing stories and folk music of various Armenian communities formed after the emigrations from Western to Eastern Armenia. Its screening on November 13 at the Armenian Embassy in Russia was organized by the initiative of Barev Cultural Club in Moscow.[9]

The Council on International Relations[edit]

The Civilitas Council on International Relations advocates peace and stability in the Caucasus through multifaceted dialogue and open discourse. It hosts monthly discussion forums which inform Armenia's opinion and policymaking process and the international academic, political and media communities about Armenia's foreign and domestic policy choices, options and actions in the context of Armenia's national security challenges. Through public and private discussions, research and publications, the Council promotes the Armenian perspective internationally and domestically.[5][6][10][11]

Since its establishment, the Council has published annual reports on the state of Armenia up to 2013,[12] providing an in-depth analysis of Armenia's current political standing.[citation needed] Their first ever report, Armenia in 2008: Crisis and Opportunity, was published in 2008.[13][14]

The Council on International Relations organized[when?] the Neighbors About Each Other project with support from USAID, Eurasia Partnership Foundation and the Hrant Dink Foundation. The project offered translations of articles from both the Turkish and Armenian press. Turkish articles about Armenia and Armenians were translated into the Armenian language and made available to Armenian publications, while Armenian articles about Turkey and the Turkish people were translated into the Turkish language and made available to Turkish publications. All articles were also translated into English for the benefit of the international community. The various translations were archived on the project's now-defunct website.[15]

Democracy and Development[edit]

The Democracy and Development Initiative of the Civilitas Foundation supports and promotes democratization in Armenia. Currently the initiative is focusing on rural development and education projects.[5][6][11][16][17][needs update]

Rural Economic Facilitation Program[edit]

The Civilitas Foundation initiates, executes and backs projects which facilitate, support sustainable, comprehensive and even development in Armenia's villages, enabling villagers to live a self-reliant, dignified life in Armenia's border areas.[18] From small social and economic undertakings to larger infrastructure projects, the Foundation works with donors and implementers to assure an inclusive, comprehensive approach.[11]

The Rural Economic Facilitation Program's main initiative is the Dairy Production Assistance Program, which sells cows and milking machines to Armenian farmers on a microfinance loan basis, with 0% interest rate. The farmers pay back in full the price of the cow or milking machine within ten months, and that money is used to buy a new one for another farmer, thereby increasing the number of beneficiaries.[19][20][21]

Libraries as Centers of Civil Society[edit]

The Libraries as Centers of Civil Society project supports and strengthens public libraries in a number of rural and urban communities throughout Armenia, in order to transform them into true centers of community life providing a number of services to the population. With funds from the US Embassy, the Civilitas Foundation is currently rebuilding 10 libraries in the Armenian provinces and stocking them with new books in both Armenian and English.[22][23][24][25][26][needs update]

Civilitas Generation Center[edit]

The Civilitas Generation Center was designed to support new approaches and solutions to Armenia's geographic, economic and experiential limitations. In keeping with its mission, the Generation Center has developed a database of existing NGOs in Armenia in the now-defunct website Civil.am,[27] which was updated with the aid of participating NGOs. The database served to introduce projects to people, help NGOs identify alternative sources of support, and link new initiatives with existing experience.[28]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Contacts". Civilitas Foundation. Archived from the original on 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  2. ^ a b "About Us". CivilNet. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  3. ^ a b c "Boghigian Named Director of Civilitas/CivilNet". Asbarez. 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  4. ^ a b "THE POLITICAL CONTEXT". Civilitas Foundation. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  5. ^ a b c "WHO WE ARE". Civilitas Foundation. Archived from the original on 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  6. ^ a b c "Mission". Civilitas Foundation. 11 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  7. ^ "Increasing the role of the citizen by raising legal awareness". Civilitas Foundation. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  8. ^ a b "The Civilitas Foundation". Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  9. ^ "CivilNet Documentary Screening in Moscow". Civilitas Foundation. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  10. ^ "Think Tank Young Professional Development Program For MA and PhD Graduates" (PDF). Kosovar Centre for Security Studies. Open Society Foundations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Economic Facilitation". Civilitas Foundation. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  12. ^ "Publications". Civilitas Foundation. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  13. ^ "Armenia in 2008: Crisis and Opportunity". Civilitas Foundation. 27 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  14. ^ Armenia in 2008: Crisis and Opportunity (PDF). Yerevan, Armenia: Civilitas Foundation. 2008. ISBN 978-99941-2-210-3. OCLC 492101366.
  15. ^ "NEIGHBORS ABOUT EACH OTHER". Neighbors About Each Other. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011.
  16. ^ "Democracy and Development". Civilitas Foundation. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  17. ^ Armenia in 2009: Promise and Reality. Yerevan, Armenia: Civilitas Foundation. 2009. p. 4. ISBN 978-99941-2-324-7. OCLC 517718140.
  18. ^ "Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation at Civilitas". Civilitas Foundation. 18 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  19. ^ "Economic Support to Dairy Farmers". Civilitas Foundation. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  20. ^ "Visitors at Civilitas". Civilitas Foundation. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  21. ^ "Success Breeds Success". Civilitas Foundation. 9 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  22. ^ "Libraries: real, accessible, and free centers of civil society". Civilitas Foundation. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  23. ^ Hakobyan, Tatul (9 February 2010). "Libraries: real, accessible, and free centers of civil society". Armenia Diaspora. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
  24. ^ "Rebuilding the Libraries of Armenia, One Step at a Time". Civilitas Foundation. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  25. ^ "One Library at a Time: Supporting Communities, Opening Minds". Civilitas Foundation. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  26. ^ "Armenian libraries embrace the digital age to expand community outreach". Civilitas Foundation. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  27. ^ "Home". Civil.am. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
  28. ^ Hakobyan, Tatul (4 October 2008). "Civilitas Foundation opens in Yerevan". The Armenian Reporter. Yerevan. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-02-26.

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