The project seeks to address these challenges by strengthening democratic processes and encouraging citizen engagement in Armenia’s rural regions. The initiative focuses on building the capacity of administrative heads from Lori and Tavush regions, drawing on the expertise and best practices of V4 countries—Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia—in participatory governance.

The project will deepen already established cooperation with policy experts in both Armenia and V4 states, let to develop the policy dialogue with Armenian state agencies, educational institutions and civil society organisations, and to collect information for adjusting future courses’ curricula to different state agencies’ specific needs.