Humanitarian Assistance

Delivering nearly $38 million in humanitarian commodities since 2001, Counterpart International (Counterpart) has responded to the needs of orphans, veterans and their families, persons with disabilities, displaced persons and refugees and other vulnerable individuals in Armenia. Counterpart has provided medical supplies and pharmaceuticals to build the capacities of hospitals and clinics to better serve their patients; school supplies, furniture and hygiene supplies assist village schools and the children that attend these schools; and clothing to support individuals in the harsh winter months. Additionally, Counterpart serves the refugee population, which often suffers from unemployment and poverty.

Community and Humanitarian Assistance Program:
CHAP is a US State Department-funded, rapid response humanitarian commodity distribution program that addresses critical needs of vulnerable populations. Food, clothing, bedding, hospital equipment, hospital supplies and pharmaceuticals are donated to the target groups. 

Small Reconstruction Projects (SRPs) are short-term, small-scale renovations of facilities that serve a humanitarian purpose, such as orphanages, hospitals, and schools.  Counterpart works with local partners to plan and execute projects that make concrete, measurable improvements in the lives of those affected.

Counterpart's CHAP and SRP programs work in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (just CHAP), Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Small/Medium Transportation Program:
The Small/Medium Transportation Program (SMTP), funded by the US Department of State Office of the Coordinator for the US Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, supports small to medium-sized US nonprofit organizations with transportation assistance to deliver urgently-needed humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations of the former Soviet Union republics. This program, which strives to improve the quality of life of the orphaned, ill, disabled, elderly and poor, is a true "citizen-to-citizen" program that connects organizations in the United States to communities in the NIS countries.

Counterpart's SMTP program works in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.


Former Humanitarian Assistance Projects in Armenia:

Reconstruction of Bathroom Facilities at School for Mentally Disabled Children

Reconstruction of Bathroom Facilities at an Armenian Boarding School

Photo: © Kyla Springer/Counterpart International.