Our aim is to change Tavush region for the better, make it safer, more resilient, happier and more sustainably developing, improving the quality of life.
Resilient person-individual, family, community, organization, region and country, open and cooperative.
Being vigilant in Chinari is mandatory, as the village is right on the border. The people living here are farmers, keepers of the land, and also border guards. They demonstrate patriotism with their daily work and life. They love their native village and remain strong.
Author: Tavush Media correspondent Anahit Makyan.
How do the adults and children of the border village live and what do they think․
Despite a number of problems, people try not to leave their native village and try to make it so that they can visit and enjoy the nature of Artsvaberd from other places and get acquainted with the rich history of their village.
Tavush region after border demarcation: current issues are in the spotlight.
LIFE ON THE BORDER: During the public meeting on the topic of “Border demarcation, prospects, challenges, solutions”, issues of concern are clarified and current issues are raised.
“Emergency Channel” informative NGO and Tavush Media continue their work to increase the resilience of the population of border settlements in Tavush region. On November 14, within the framework of the “Life on the Border” program, a roundtable discussion was held in Noyemberyan on the topic “Border demarcation, prospects, challenges, solutions”.
The purpose of the discussion was to increase the resilience of border settlements in Tavush region by raising awareness among residents and raising awareness of existing problems and challenges.
The meeting was held based on the latest events in Tavush region, a summary analysis of our surveys, and residents’ observations, with the aim of informing the population and highlighting steps aimed at increasing the resilience of border settlements.
Representatives of local self-government bodies, community and non-governmental organizations, as well as representatives of state bodies, participated in the meeting. The main speaker, political scientist Samvel Meliksetyan, presented in detail the challenges, possible prospects, obstacles and ways to solve them related to the demarcation process.
During the discussion, the participants raised key issues related to the security of the border communities of Tavush region, the socio-economic conditions of the residents.
Border settlements, first of all, with their security and resilience issues, are among our priorities, and in the near future, expect programs on civil defense, disaster risk management, healthcare, education, employment, human rights, media literacy and other pressing topics. The one is informed, is protected.
The village of Ptghavan, famous for its sweet fruits, is located near the Armenian-Georgian border. The land of this village is as attractive as the sweetness of the harvest, providing a sense of security and safety to different generations who have been displaced from their homes and settled here over the past three decades as a result of the Karabakh conflict.
The village’s history, problems and challenges, as well as expectations for the future are presented in the multimedia story of Tavush Media.
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The project was implemented with the financial support of the Media Initiatives Center within the framework of the “Creation of Independent Media Content” grant program.
Author: Hrant Ghazumyan
Read the full story at this link.
“Emergency Channel” Information NGO and Tavush Media, together with Freedom House, are launching a new project aimed at combating disinformation and fake news in Tavush region, preventing media manipulation, spreading and improving media literacy, and creating a unified educational and advisory information platform. It will contribute to the dissemination of accurate, reliable, trustworthy information in the Tavush region, reducing the negative consequences of false and fake news.
As part of the project, on October 8, a training session was held at the “Vernatun” gallery in Ijevan on the topic of “Digital Security, Information Resilience, Security at the Border.” The training was conducted and experiences were shared by Tavush Media partners – information security specialist, media expert, co-founder of CyberHUB cybersecurity company, co-author and coordinator of Ditord.org Samvel Martirosyan, and Armenia program coordinator of the Multilateral Information Institute, media expert, CyberHUB team co-founder Artur Papyan.
The staff of Tavush Media, young correspondents, employees of partner organizations, students, representatives of state administration and local self-government bodies had the opportunity to learn about important topics: digital security, information resilience, and border security. During the meeting, the speakers answered questions from the participants.
The training and the launching project are important steps towards strengthening information security and media education in Tavush, providing the population with accurate and reliable information, strengthening the resilience of communities against disinformation.
Ptghavan: Our present, concerns, achievements, dreams, challenges.
In the video, the people of the village present their integration into community life and the history of Ptghavan. The village of Ptghavan in Noyemberyan was founded in the 1950s. Most of the village’s residents migrated here in the late 1980s from various Armenian-populated regions of Azerbaijan.
Tavush region, with its values, nature, historical heritage and modern ideas, has great potential in the tourism sector. We talk about the current problems, development trends and prospects in this sector at the TavushTV pavilion with Sos Khachikyan, Chairman of the Board of the Tavush Region Tourism Development Agency, and Ani Hovhannisyan, Head of the Tourism Component of “Go To Dili” Company.
We have brought our Tavush version to double the good summer mood.
Hrant Ghazumyan is back on our air, which means that we have brought you another dose of heartfelt conversations with a taste of Ijevan.