TITLE: Winds of change PLACE:  Bydgoszcz, Poland DURATION: April 2025 –April 2026 SENDING ORGANIZATION: “Youth Initiative Centre” (YIC) NGO HOSTING ORGANIZATION: Fundacja Wiatrak AIM:  The aim is to enhance education, promote cultural values, foster creative thinking through workshops, and support social integration by strengthening community connections. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: The program is for 18-30 years old, initiative, motivated young people with conversational level of English.  TO APPLY you need to send your CV and a motivation letter in English to evsyic@gmail.com  email address.   APPLICATION DEADLINE is February 17, 18:00...

“Youth Initiative Centre” (YIC) invites young individuals aged 13-25 to participate in “Online Leadership Schools” which is implemented within the framework of the long-term project “Youth in Action: Youth Empowerment and Leadership Development in Armenia”. “Online Leadership Schools” are scheduled starting from February 8th and will proceed through two flows as follows: First flow: February 8, 15, and 22 Second flow: February 9, 16, and 23   Duration: 3 weeks, one online meeting per week and up to two hours of in-person work. All sessions are scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM and will last 4-5 hours with breaks. Format: Online.�...

TITLE: ‘’Shades of volunteering” PLACE:  Szeged, Hungary DURATION: March 2025 – June 2025 SENDING ORGANIZATION: “Youth Initiative Centre” (YIC) NGO HOSTING ORGANIZATION: TALENTUM  FOUNDATION   AIM:  You will be invited to bring joy especially tokindergartens, schools, elderly people’s homes and disabledpeople’s houses. They appreciate your songs in your language, theywill enjoy dancing and playing with you or make handcraftworkshops with your leading. We are waiting for your proactivityand creative ideas as well. During your volunteering you would alsomake workshops, create funny outdoor activities and sportactivities. In conclus...

On July 13, the final event of the "UPSHIFT Syunik" cultivating adolescents' growth and engagement in community development project was held at "Impact Hub Syunik" in Goris. The event was attended by Silvia Mestroni, deputy representative of UNICEF Armenia, deputy head of Goris community Irina Yolyan, President of the "Youth Initiative Centre” NGO, monitoring and supervising specialist-advisory of the “UPSHIFT Syunik" project Artur Najaryan, representative of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of RA, representatives of local and regional authorities, local non-governmental organizations and members of the teams that participated in the "UPSHIFT ...

On May 14, within the framework of the "UPSHIFT Syunik" cultivating adolescents' growth and engagement in community development project “Presentation of community youth initiatives” meeting was held at "Impact Hub Syunik". In the beginning of the meeting, the teams briefly presented the current works and decided their teams' mottos. Therefore, the adolescents worked and prepared their projects presentations on innovative approaches to solving community problems. Arus Hayrapetyan, head of youth affairs department of the Goris municipality, Hasmik Aleksanyan, adolescent development officer of the UNICEF Armenia, and Artur Najaryan, chairman of the board of the ...

In the frames of “UPSHIFT Gavar and Ijevan” Cultivating Adolescents Growth and Engagement in Community Development programme a “Project Design” training course took place at 2 school in Gavar. 12-18 years old 50 adolescents from Gavar consolidated community participated in the training. 10 teams, who passed the competition of community development youth projects, selected their mentors by lot. Until May 15th with their mentors teams will work on their projects defining the aim, objectives, actions, responsible persons, existing and required recourses. During the final selection event which will take place in the end of May teams will present their ideas fr...

On June 19 in the frames of "UPSHIFT Spitak” Cultivating Adolescents Growth and Engagement in Community Development programme a “Project Design” training course took place at 8 school in Spitak. 12-18 years old 44 adolescents from Spitak and nearby communities participated in the training. 10 teams, who passed the competition of community development youth projects, selected their mentors by lot. Until July 10 with their mentors teams will work on their projects defining the aim, objectives, actions, responsible persons, existing and required recourses. During the final selection event which will take place in July 10 teams will present their ideas f...

On January 16, Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” NGO in the frames of the Info Centre for Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps Programmes in Armenia hosted a one day event of EU4Youth Alumni Network “Idea Lab”. In the frames of the event 120 young people from all 6 Eastern Partnership countries gathered online and offline to develop ideas for positive change in youth life in their communities. In Armenia 10 alumni with their team members from different regions (Charentsavan, Shirak, Masis, Mets Parni, Spitak and Oshakan) took part in the “Idea Lab” during which they generated ideas and worked together to better shape projects which will be the...

"UPSHIFT Armenia" Adolescents Development and Empowerment programme At the beginning of 2018, Gyumri "Youth Initiative Centre" NGO and UNICEF Armenia united their efforts to implement the UNICEF Global UPSHIFT programme in Armenia. AIM "UPSHIFT Armenia" Adolescents Development and Empowerment programme aims at empowering 12-18 years old adolescents in Armenia to be more proactive in practicing civic engagement and in advocating for their rights and positive changes at local and national levels, therefore investing in a more successful future for themselves their and their communities.   TARGET GROUP About 50 adolescents form Gyumri and Spitak will d...

September 11, in the frames of UNICEF “UPSHIFT Armenia” adolescent development and empowerment prօgramme firts graduation event took place in Gyumri Technological Center. Event launched with a photo expo of adolescents, after which 5 teams who won and financed competition of community development youth projects submitted results recorded during the six-month training path. In graduation event was also present governor of Shirak region Tigran Petrosyan, who importance of adolescent participation in community development and wished the program duration and new achievements. The day ended with a concert, that strengthened the impressions of those present. *"UPSHIFT Ar...