DonateWe are happy to present you some unforgettable moments of “Wheelchair basketball regional development camp” program organized by the National Paralympic Committee of Armenia with the financial support of “Toyota”. Follow the link below to watch the training of the Armenian and Georgian teams. Click on the link below Wheelchair basketball match between Armenia and… Read more »
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Inclusive stadium for everyone
It was an honor to host Managing Director of the Center for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE) Joanna Deagle from 25 to 27 of March, 2019. The purpose of her visit to Armenia was to assist the Armenian Association for Disabled “Pyunic” to assess the National Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, find the shortcomings and prepare a report… Read more »
Armenian athletes succeeded in Paris Marathon 2019
On April 14, 2019 Armenian athletes Stasik Nazaryan and Hayk Abgaryan took part in one of the most popular marathon’s of Europe. Paris Marathon that is also known as Schneider Electric Marathon, gathers people from all over the world for running and having fun. Among them are people with disabilities. The athletes of the Armenian… Read more »
Fundraising for “Pyunic”
We are excited to announce about the fund raising event that will take place on Friday, May 3, 2019 from 5pm- 8pm in the Topanga Plaza Mall in Woodland Hills, CA. The 15% of the evening’s sales of Alex & Ani jewelry will be donated to “Pyunic”, so we encourage everyone to support us. This… Read more »
European Union Project
With financial support provided by the European Union through the EIDHR, the Armenian Association for the Disabled Pyunic (Yerevan, Armenia), together with its international partner, the Advocacy Centre on the Council of Europe Standards (ACCESS, Strasbourg, France) has started the implementation of a two-year long project. The final goal of the project is to improve… Read more »
Promoting the Social Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Building the capacity of Armenian Civil Society Organizations to engage with Council of Europe Monitoring Mechanisms Pyunic has partnered with the Advocacy Centre on the Council of Europe Standards (ACCESS, Strasbourg, France) to work towards the mission. Capacity and awareness-raising events in Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor. Identify gaps in Armenia’s legislation with regard to the… Read more »
Free Wheelchair Mission (USA)
In 2009 Pyunic and the Free Wheelchair Mission (USA) signed an agreement to supply wheelchairs to people with disabilities in Armenia. Pyunic provided training to the beneficiaries of the wheelchairs techniques on how to assemble and repair the wheelchairs. Since the program’s inception, 1100 wheelchairs have been assembled and distributed to disabled individuals.
Training Session in Vanadzor
In April 5-6, 2018 Pyunic organized roundtable training in Vanadzor. Representatives of civil society organizations, local municipalities participated in the event. Invited national and international experts touched the topics like Rights of migrants with disabilities and elderly persons with disabilities, Persons with disabilities deprived of their liberty, Civil society participation in the CoE monitoring bodies… Read more »
Training Session in Gyumri
In November 30 –December 1, 2017, Pyunic organized a roundtable training in Gyumri. During the two days seminar representatives of 45 NGO that cooperate with Pyunic within the frameworks of the project “Promoting the Social Rights of Persons with Disabilities by Building the Capacities of Armenian Civil Society Organisations to Engage with Council of Europe… Read more »
Sport and Recreation
Sports are one method of rehabilitation and integration of people with disabilities into society. It gives the opportunity and the necessary space to people with disabilities to find new ways of dealing with the daily challenges of life. With this in mind, Pyunic has been offering sports for people with disabilities from the earliest days… Read more »