Power to the people

ABCD Innovation Center

This measure is implemented by ABCD Innovation Center within the framework of the Women Empowerment for Wellbeing (WoW) project commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.”

Project Duration: October 2025 – September 2026
Donor: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) 
Target Area: 8 consolidated communities across 4 regions of Armenia

About the Project

WE: Connect – Connect. Empower. Transform. aims to strengthen community resilience and cooperation by bringing together diverse local actors — including youth, women, civil society groups, and municipal representatives — to identify shared challenges and design joint solutions.

The project applies the “Do No Harm” and gender-transformative approaches to ensure inclusion, equality, and social cohesion at the community level. Through capacity building, participatory needs assessments, and community-led micro-initiatives, the project helps local actors move from dialogue to action.

​What We Do

​☑ Conduct participatory community needs and connectors/dividers assessments

☑ Build capacities of local change agents through tailored training programs

☑ Facilitate mentorship and coaching to support project design and implementation

☑ Promote inclusive and gender-sensitive community initiatives

☑ Strengthen collaboration between citizens and municipalities to address local priorities

Expected Results

☑ Local actors empowered to design and implement inclusive, community-based initiatives

☑ Strengthened networks of cooperation and trust within and between communities

☑ Increased local ownership of development processes and community-led decision-making

☑ Enhanced awareness and application of “Do No Harm” and gender-transformative principles

Why It Matters

By investing in people and partnerships, WE: Connect transforms community engagement from dialogue into meaningful, lasting action. The project helps ensure that communities are not just recipients of development, but active creators of their own future.

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🌍 WE: Connect – Connect. Empower. Transform.