Hayk Abrahamyan Email & Phone Number

Topics: Narrative change, Messaging & framing, Target audience analysis & testing, Strategic communication, Participatory advocacy, Community organizing & base-building, Campaigning Clients: Freedom House, United Nations Development Program, Austrian Development Agency, SALAR International, Solidarity Center, Near East Foundation, Human Rights House, Open Society Foundations, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility, etc.

Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia

Supporting international donors, government agencies and large NGOs in designing and implementing campaigns, developing strategies for communication, and fostering public engagement.

• Conducting workshops on community organizing for grassroots groups in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, empowering local leaders.• Establishing a network of community organizers and trainers in the Eastern Europe region, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.• Collaborated with Leading Change Network to develop innovative strategies for effective community engagement and advocacy.

Yerevan, Armenia

• Developed and implemented an organizational development plan to strengthen advocacy efforts, enhance fundraising capabilities, and expand membership.• Managed day-to-day operations for a $50K annual budget with oversight from the Board of Directors.• Led collective advocacy efforts to improve Armenia's legal and policy framework against discrimination.

Yerevan, Armenia

• Built a network of around 30 Early Warning System partners in the South Caucasus and Central Asia through regularly sharing accessible information on proposed investments by international financial institutions and conducting online and in-person outreach sessions.• Supported 5 community-led responses to development projects in the region by facilitating advocacy trainings and producing externally published media to further community-led campaign goals.• As an Advisory Committee Member, provided advice and support to the Coalition for Human Rights in Development in the implementation of the Community Resource Exchange program and the Defenders in Development campaign.

Yerevan, Armenia

• Conducted legal and policy analysis, prepared policy reports and briefs on human rights and anti-discrimination; conducted advocacy on national and international levels, including advocacy visits to Brussels (EU) and Geneva (UN).• Developed and implemented capacity development programs for grassroots civil society groups in coalition building, advocacy, communication, and community organizing.• Oversaw the Foundation’s grant-making portfolio in anti-discrimination and youth engagement with an annual budget of $200K+ that supported around 10 organizations yearly.

Yerevan, Armenia

• Developed training materials on children rights, human trafficking, gender equality, civic participation, and human rights education.• Led training courses on human rights topics with dozens of beneficiaries across Armenia.• Facilitated the participation of Armenian participants in regional confidence-building events, counseling on grant making and project management.

Budapest, Hungary

• Conducted research on child rights and education, focusing on European Court of Human Rights case law• Supported NGO's strategic litigation on Roma segregation in education• Collaborated with teams to analyze and present findings• Developed strong research and analytical skills

Yerevan, Armenia

• Conducted comparative analysis of international human rights practices to inform policy decisions.• Drafted cooperation agreements with international bodies to enhance partnerships for strengthening human rights protection internationally.• Contributed to the development of projects aimed at promoting human rights in Armenia.

Master'S Degree, Human Rights

Activities and Societies: Received CEU Fellowship for Master’s StudentsNotable courses: Freedom of Expression: Comparative Law.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Member of the Students’ Scientific CouncilNotable courses: Fundamentals of Political Studies, Fundamentals.