WRCA Yerevan

The Women's Resource Center Armenia was founded in 2003. WRCA is the first resource center created in the post-soviet Armenia for young women. WRCA is working in the area of women's human right, reproductive and sexual rights, sexual violence and women's role in the conflict resolution and peace building. WRCA's main goal is to give women the necessary tools and empower them to become active citizens of the Armenian community, through education and support.

WRCA was originally located inside the Yerevan State University campus and served as a drop-in center for young female students. In 2006, WRCA moved to downtown Yerevan and is now open to women of all ages, education, sexual orientation and social backgrounds.

Our Center's model is based on the democratic participatory structure, run and governed by women. Volunteerism and participation is the essential part of the on-going functioning of the center's activities. WRCA is a friendly space for women and young girls with special needs and among out trainees and beneficiaries we have women with different physical disabilities. WRCA is the first NGO addressing the issue of sexual violence in Armenia against women and establishing a volunteer based hotline and crisis center since 2008 with a referral mechanism. The organization is very active in the region of South Caucasus and addresses the issue of GBV in refugee communities from Azerbaijan and Iraq.

The organization initiates "Women's Coalition for Peace" and "Young Women's Network of South Caucasus" and cooperates with similar women's organizations in Georgia, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan and South Ossetia.

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