On July 12, 2018 the official opening event of the first Open Youth Center in Armenia, “Youth House”, took place in Gyumri. During the event International Aid / Cooperation Officer of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Armenia Line Urban, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs Kristine Asatryan, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Arman Udumyan, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education and Science Lusine Arakelyan, Deputy Governor of Shirak Marz Sofia Hovsepyan, Mayor of Gyumri Samvel Balasanyan, President of Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” NGO Artur Najaryan made welcoming speeches. The goals of the ...

NAME: “3-4-Adventures” PLACE: Bydgoszcz, Poland DURATION:  September 2018 - September 2019 HOSTING ORGANIZATION: The University of Economy in Bydgoszcz AIM: To develop local youth’s cultural sensitivity, increase self-esteem and improve language skills. 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 Europass CV and a motivation letter in English to evs.sending@yic.am email address.   APPLICATION DEADLINE is July 14th, 12։00.   More details about the project can be found in the info pack.   In case of ...

On June 25, 2018 the farewell event for  Amalie-Charlotte Reddi (Estonia) took place. Amalie used to do volunteering in Gyumri within the framework of European Voluntary Project (EVS) programme, has been a volunteer at Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” for a year organizing activities within the framework of "Friday’s Café" and various events, holding the Handicraft Club at the “Mush” Development Center, teaching English at the “ASTER” Child Development Center and assuming the responsibilities of the administrative assistant in the “Youth House” Open Youth Centre. During the event, EVS Coordinator Mariam Gharagyozyan awarded the volunteer with a Certif...

On June 22nd regular “Friday’s Café’’ of Gyumri "Youth Initiatives Center" took place in “Youth House”. This time football and World Cap was in the center of attention. In teams the participants competed with each other playing different games and sport quizzes. They also enjoyed the food prepared by EVS volunteers. At the end the team with higher scores won World Cup. ?⚽       ...

TITLE: ALLin PLACE: Pilismarot, Hungary DATES: August 26 – September 2, 2018 Main objectives of the Project: to understand the importance of Human Rights and diversity in our societies to provide opportunity for young people to experience intercultural learning to understand our role in the creation of social inclusion by respecting values as tolerance, equity, freedom and diversity to initiate a campaign in our local reality aiming to promote inclusive society and critical response to online/offline hate speech WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: Participants should be 18-24 years old young people and youth workers who are eager to expand their knowledge on ...

NAME: ALIVE- Act, Learn, Improve, Volunteer, Empower PLACE: Ozalj, Croatia DURATION: September 10, 2018 - June 10, 2019 HOSTING ORGANIZATION: Lokalna akcijska grupa (LAG) Vallis Colapis AIM: To boost active participation of young people and professional development of youth and partner organisations linked to Erasmus+ programme. 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 evs.sending@yic.am email address.   More details about the project can be found in the info pack.   APPLI...

On behalf of Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” NGO and every youngster attending the “Youth House” we would like to thank all the donors for their commitment to the “Youth House” Project. Their valuable support made the establishment оf the “Youth House: Open Youth Centre in Gyumri” possible and they have all become part of the “Youth House” family. Through the Generosity.com crowdfunding platform we have managed to raise $2,645.00 of which Generosity’s payment fees ($91.35) and international bank transfer fee ($25.00) are subtracted, thus coming to a total amount of $2,528.65 backed by 40 donors for the Youth House. Seven other donors have su...

Gyumri "Youth Initiative Centre" NGO organized a series of surprises for children of "Lilit" kindergarten dedicated to International Children's Day. YIC international volunteers and staff members made their day bright and colourful with their interesting games, rhythmic music and dances. ??? ...

When: May 2018 – February 2019 Aim: To promote volunteerism and link art and intercultural learning for the empowerment and self-development of young people. Volunteer’s Tasks: To plan and run the “Handicraft” Club twice a month for the young people aged 13-30 from Gyumri and Shirak region, to support in organizational activities of “Intercultural Club” and “Friday’s Cafe”, to plan, prepare and run promotional activities about volunteering called “Volunteering Month with YIC”, to organize a photo exhibition, an open air movie screenings and presentation of their culture, food, dances and so on, to design YIC’s monthly newsletter.  ...

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