On June 1, on the occasion of International Day of the Protection of Children’s rights, the Children and Youth Theatrical group of Bridge of Hope NGO came to congratulate the elders and children of the enlarged community of Ijevan. Derenik Demirchyan’s “Nazar the Brave” story was presented at the Ijevan Culture House.

The spectators of the theatrical performance were children and parents of the Child Development and Social Inclusion Center of the Bridge of Hope NGO Ijevan, students, teachers of public schools, and community residents. 

At the end of the performance, the staff and volunteers of the Bridge of Hope joined the city event and colored the children outside, maintaining the festive mood.

According to Hasmik Khacheyan, the leader of the theater group, “Children with and without disabilities perform on the stage. This is a great benefit first of all for the children, who take the stage, and another proof for the spectators that people with disabilities can do everything; we just need to create equal conditions for them.”

Considering the peculiarities of the dialect of Tavush region, we want to warn that to understand the whole meaning of the expressions used in the video and the below-mentioned text, you need to get acquainted with the culture of Tavush.

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We have brought you the answers to these “whats” with our Tbilisi edition of “Our dialect and customs” program.

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Physical education as an integral part of general education, aims at the multifaceted development of the person, physical improvement, and the establishment of a healthy lifestyle.

On May 22, the festival held in Ijevan with the efforts of the Restart scientific-educational foundation included more than 30 NGOs and the presentation of entrepreneurs’ works, motivational speeches, a concert, and even more.

Restart Foundation for Science and Education

Restart Ijevan Scientific-Educational NGO

Ijevan Branch of the European University of Armenia hosted a workshop on the “Security problems of north-eastern borders of the RA in current conditions “dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the European University of Armenia.

Deputy Director for Education, EUA Ijevan Branch, Ph.D. Kamo Ayvazyan and university lecturers made reports at the workshop.

Complex security issues of the RA Tavush region, including community enlargement issues, water resources, socio-economic, financial, democratic, and other directions, were presented and discussed at the meeting.

At the end of the workshop, a decision was made to complete the results obtained during the discussions in order to transfer them to the responsible bodies.

On May 6, within the framework of the EU4Youth “Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development for Green Progress” project, Green Lane NGO, in cooperation with YSU Ijevan Branch, organized a job fair in Ijevan.

About 40 organizations participated in the job fair. They offered different jobs to the youth of Tavush region, offered various employment opportunities, short-term and long-term employment, internships, seasonal work, etc. More than 300 young people from different cities and communities of Tavush region had the chance to participate in the job fair. 

The purpose of the job fair is to connect the organizations operating and the youth living in Tavush region and enable the youth to leave their CVs with the preferred employers and participate in the interviews. 

The project implemented by Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (Georgia) and Green Lane NGO (Armenia) aims at identifying entrepreneurial potential in the most vulnerable communities and promoting entrepreneurship opportunities among young people. 

 

On April 30, 2022, within the framework of the activities of the American Library and Training Center, the “Vital talks of hope, determination, and action” community event was organized in the hall of the Faculty of Applied Arts of YSU Ijevan Branch, with the participation of the invited speakers

The speakers were Cultural Attache of the US Embassy in Armenia, Marsha Outlaw, Founder of Tmm Soft ‘Autism” LLC, Lena Harutyunyan, Head of the rheumatology and immunology service at Nairi Medical Center, Vahan Mukuchyan, Head of the Department of Rescue and Sports Tourism of the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture, President of the Armenian Mountaineering and Hiking Federation, Suren Danielyan, journalist, editor, public speaker, public figure, Ani Qochar, the Founder of “Arpi” NGO

for work with mothers, wives, and children of killed soldiers and people displaced from Artsakh during the Artsakh war, Sofik Minasyan. 

The speakers of the event touched upon two topics during their speeches: 

– The importance of social inclusion and equality,

– The importance of the individual initiative. 

At the end of the event, the participants of the 44-day Artsakh war performed.