Prisma is staying safe and carrying on! The USAID's "Research and Analysis Services for Rapid Assessments in 10 Consolidated Communities" is on its way. Mark your calendars for September to get updated on the results.

Local Works is a new initiative embarked by USAID Armenia that aims to strengthen locally-led development in consolidated communities in Armenia. The objective of Local Works is to empower communities to identify and address their own development challenges inclusively, engaging and empowering women and youth in decision-making and leadership to advance local development priorities. USAID envisions that as a result of Local Works, the communities will grow into organic systems that can envision, own, and lead community development processes and reduce dependence on the central government. The goal of the research to be conducted by Prisma is to assess the level of the local government’s openness and responsiveness to citizens’ needs and level of participation of the community residents in the decision-making process. This will support USAID in selecting pilot communities for Local Works initiative.