Women’s Resource Center of Armenia

The Women’s Resource Center of Armenia (Կանանց ռեսուրսային կենտրոն) is an Armenian feminist non-governmental organisation and civil-society brand operating under the web identity womenofarmenia.org. Its public-facing mission, as stated on its official site, is to work toward a fairer and freer future for all, and it presents itself as a feminist activist centre that seeks to strengthen the feminist movement and challenge patriarchal systems in Armenia. The organisation’s work is organised around several primary areas. One is a feminist safe space and the empowerment of women and girls. Another is sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), a programme the site says has operated since 2008, aimed at protecting the sexual and reproductive rights of different groups of women through awareness raising and addressing problems in the field. A third area is advocacy for women’s rights, grounded in feminist values and approaches and informed by work with diverse groups of women, including women with disabilities, women living with HIV, rural women, LGBTIQ+ women, Yezidi women, and women subjected to domestic and sexual violence. The centre communicates through Armenian-language news and announcements on its website, covering training courses, volunteer opportunities, feminist empowerment camps, statements on hate speech and violence, and joint declarations by women’s NGOs. It also invites volunteering and engagement from supporters. As a brand, it represents a trusted local reference point for feminist organising, rights education, and community support in Armenia.

The Women’s Resource Center of Armenia is an Armenian feminist non-governmental organisation whose public identity is built around women’s rights activism, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and safe spaces for women and girls. Its official website, womenofarmenia.org, presents the organisation as a feminist activist centre working toward a fairer and freer future for all and seeking to contribute to the growth of the feminist movement and the dismantling of patriarchal systems in Armenia. A key dated marker in its programme history is the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programme, which the organisation states has been running since 2008. That programme is described as aiming to protect the sexual and reproductive rights of different groups of women through awareness raising and by addressing existing problems in the field. Over time the centre’s advocacy work has been grounded in feminist values and approaches and has drawn on experience with diverse groups of women, including women with disabilities, women living with HIV, rural women, LGBTIQ+ women, Yezidi women, and women subjected to domestic and sexual violence. This intersectional focus is reflected in the organisation’s public statements and joint declarations with other women’s NGOs. The centre maintains an active public communications stream in Armenian, publishing news items, training announcements, volunteer calls, and statements on current events. Recent items on its site include a three-day course on women’s rights, a call for a lawyer to join its advocacy team, the Feminist Empowerment Camp ’26, a two-day course for midwifery and gynaecology students, statements against hate speech toward Artsakh women during a pre-election period, a joint statement by women’s NGOs on hostile discourse, a piece on the blockade from inside the home as seen by Artsakh women, a social media volunteering opportunity, and a statement on a sexual violence case in Vedi. These activities illustrate the organisation’s role as a continuing platform for feminist organising, rights education, and solidarity in Armenia.

• 2008

  Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programme begins operating.

• Statement published on the sexual violence case in Vedi.

• Social media volunteering opportunity announced at the Women’s Resource Center.

• Publication on the blockade from inside the home: the view of Artsakh women.

• Joint statement by women’s NGOs on discourse discrediting and hostile to women’s organisations.

• Statement against hate speech toward Artsakh women during the pre-election period.

• Two-day course held for students in midwifery and gynaecology.

• Feminist Empowerment Camp ’26 announced.

• Call for a lawyer to join the advocacy team.

• Three-day course on women’s rights announced.

Feminist activist centre and NGO brand focused on women’s rights, SRHR, and safe spaces in Armenia.

• Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programme

  Programme operating since 2008 to protect the sexual and reproductive rights of different groups of women through awareness raising and addressing problems in the field.

• Women’s rights advocacy

  Advocacy work based on feminist values and approaches, informed by work with diverse groups of women.

• Feminist safe space and empowerment of women and girls

  Primary area focused on creating a feminist safe space and empowering women and girls.

1. 1Գլխավոր - Women's Resource Centerwomenofarmenia.org
2. 2Women’s Resource Center of Armeniawikidata.org