Disability rights defense organizations in Armenia, Georgia, Iran to launch cooperation

July 29, 2010 - 15:05 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian Embassy in Armenia jointly with Unison NGO has announced a contest of disability issue-related compositions, essays and articles.

The contest aims at increase of the disabled awareness, with results to be summed up on December 3 the International Day of Disabled Persons.

Any Armenian citizen regardless of age and profession can apply for participation. Application deadline is November 15.

As the head of Unison NGO Armen Alaverdyan stated at July 29 news conference, a new project, sponsored by Norwegian government will soon be launched. The project aims at experience exchange and cooperation strengthening between disability rights defense organizations in Armenia, Georgia and Iran.

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