When. July 16, 2010 Description. “Volunteering in Armenia: reality and perspectives” On July 16, 2010 YIC NGO organized a round-table discussion on the subject “Volunteering in Armenia. reality and perspectives”. The discussion was held at Journalists’ Club “Asparez”. During the round-table, studies on volunteering in Armenia, opportunities of “Youth in Action” program and European Voluntary Service (EVS), volunteering services offered by United Nations Volunteers were introduced. Later on, there was a presentation about the “National Volunteer Involving Organizations’ (VIO) Network in Armenia” and the legislative process of law about volu...

When: September 20 – 25, 2014 Where: Gyumri, Shirak region Aim: To promote young and elder generation representatives from EU and EECA countries involvement in youth and volunteer work through experience exchange and forming cooperation. Description: Youth Initiative Centre NGO in cooperation with Dynamiques Plurielles NGO hosted an international study visit in Gyumri in the framework of Erasmus + programme. During the study tour visits to state and non-governmental organizations were held in Gyumri, Vanadzor and Yerevan. Participants of the study visit also met with representatives of various departments of ministry Sport and Youth Affairs of RA, with Cultu...

When. April – November, 2013 Aim. Raising the value of the voluntary work among the population and recognize its impact on personal and community levels. Objectives. To raise the spirit and culture of voluntary work, to demonstrate the impact of voluntary work and to develop a positive perception by means of involving different layers of the society in short-term public voluntary initiatives, organizing photo/video exhibitions, essay contests, talks shows on TV, conferences and round table discussions and developing volunteering-promoting audiovisual materials for public use; To introduce the young people of 10 regions of Armenia to the local and...

When.  July 01-30, 2013 Aim. Promotion of volunteerism as a mechanism for youth participation. Description. “Volunteering Month with YIC” was the promotion of the voluntary initiatives which was carried out through the following activities;T-shirt painting, Parent’s day, Hugging day, Armenian Constitution Day, Outdoor painting with children, European Voluntary Service Action day, Youth In Action info day, Flying Kites, Birthright Armenia info and action day, Retirement Home visit, Peace Corps Action and Info day, Closing Ceremony. See more  Link 1, Link 2, Link 3, Link 4, Link 5, Link 6, Link 7, Link 8, Link 9    ...

When. September -Dcember, 2011 Aim. To reveal Armenian EVS volunteers’ understanding of Europe that they had gained through their volunteering, focusing on European values such as participation and multiculturalism. The exhibition also underlined the local impact of EVS projects and simultaneously promoted EVS. Description. The exhibition was a joint multiplying/EVS promotional activity that was developed by YIC and has already found much support among most Armenian multipliers of the European Commission’s Youth in Action Programme and among other organizations which have experience with EVS and YiA in general. Gyumri’s Youth Initiative Centre NGO, in ...

When. December 2010 – March 2011 Aim. To focus the attention of the local Armenian population on the country’s poverty and poverty reduction from the perspective of foreigners- particularly those of EVS volunteers hosted in Armenia. It was further aimed at underlining the local impact of EVS projects and promoting the involvement of Armenian youth in EVS. Description.  The photos were displayed through a touring photo exhibition throughout several cities, including Gyumri, Yerevan, Vanadzor, Stepanavan, Dilijan, and Goris (approximately a week-long stop in each city). The touring photo exhibition “Poverty Through the Eyes of EVS” was held in cooperation...

When. August 2011 - February 2012 Aim. To promote the voluntary work locally and internationally and to raise its recognition among the local community. Description. The group of ten young people were selected based on their application forms and had professional media workshop at the local Tsayg TV Station and later on prepared and broadcasted 10 reports on the following topics: the civic activism of youth, including the opportunities and challenges; the essence of volunteering, and volunteering as a mechanism for promoting youth participation; the perception of volunteering in the local community and youth in particular; the socio-cultural...

When. June - August, 2010 Aim. To promote volunteering as a means for citizens to participate in development, and to promote the use of media as an innovative means of public expression. Description.  The project challenged Armenian individuals and organizations to get inspired and show what they can do to give each other a hand for the future of the nation. The way we saw these issues addressed was through an online video contest focusing on youth volunteerism and entitled “Volunteerism in Videos.” The competition aimed to award one amateur video about volunteerism made by a young person or featuring youth in action. It also aimed to acknowledge voluntee...