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journals and other information is available on TEDX website at www.tedx.org. IPEN Africa IPEN workshop about lead in paint in Africa: IPEN: Armenia/ EECCA/ Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE) NGO The project produced information materials (leaflets and brochures) in Armenian language using the materials by international organizations and NGO networks, the electronic versions are available on AWHHE website AWHHE conducted sampling analysis of breast-milk for residual concentrations of DDT and its metabolites, HCCH and its isomers, as well as for 2,4-D pesticide. The results were compared with a similar research by AWHHE in 2004. A significant decrease was noted (by 3 times) of the residues of DDT and HCCH and the metabolites from 0.09 mg/kg lipid to 1.01 mg/kg lipid. This decrease is largely due to AWHHE’s AWHHE is currently implementing the following EDCs related project: Project name: Protecting Women from Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (June 2015 – June 2017, ongoing) Goal: Contribute to protecting women’s health from endocrine chemicals in EECCA region. Dr. Elena Manvelyan, President, Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE) NGO; email: office@awhhe.am; tel.: +37410523604; website: www.awhhe.am; address: 24 B Baghramyan Avenue, Yerevan 0019, Armenia