Founder | Vartan Oskanian |
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Founded at | Armenia |
Type | Nonprofit |
Legal status | Foundation |
Headquarters | One Northern Avenue, Suite 30, Yerevan, Armenia |
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Official language | Armenian, English |
Website | civilitasfoundation |
40°11′01″N 44°30′55″E / 40.183701°N 44.515191°EThe Civilitas Foundation (Armenian: Սիվիլիթաս հիմնադրամ) is an Armenian non-profit organization based in Yerevan,[1] and established in October 2008 by Armenia's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vartan Oskanian.[2][3][4] It is a development agency and think tank currently directed by Apo Boghigian[3] that works to strengthen civil society, promote democracy, economic development and education in Armenia, and facilitate dialogue between Armenia and the international community on a number of pertinent political issues. In doing so, Civilitas has strengthened the ties between Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora.
The name was derived from the Latin word Civilitas.[5][6]