On November 18, the premiere of the “Late Meeting” video, created by a group of people from Tavush, took place.
The author of the story about the late meeting is our compatriot poet Gevorg Zarents. His grandson, Vahe Shahents, reads his lines in the clip. The video was created by the initiative of AR Studio based in Ijevan, exclusively with Tavush personnel and potential.
“Civic Youth Center” community development NGO conducted an online survey among the residents of the community in the framework of the project aimed at improving intra-community public transport of the enlarged Ijevan community. The goal was to study the quality of intra-community transport services operating in the Ijevan community to raise the public opinion of the residents. About 600 residents of Ijevan city and settlements participated in the online survey.
On November 8, a roundtable discussion entitled “Problems of organizing intra-community transport in the context of community enlargement” was held. At the beginning of the discussion, the head of “Civic Youth Center” NGO, Arpine Yeritsyan presented the summary of the conducted survey and studies. According to her, intra-community transport is one of the priority challenges of the enlarged community.
The interested and concerned parties of the problem took part in the discussion: students, young people, the representatives of civic society, and the deputy head of the Ijevan Community were also present.
“Any war, any terrorism physically affects a specific number of people, but psychologically affects the entire population… And not dealing with the mental health of the whole society is as dangerous as not dealing with physical and mental problems of specific people.”
In our pavilion, we talk with psychologist Armen Bejanyan, psychiatrist Armen Soghoyan, and director of “The Pahapan Development Fund,” psychologist Inga Harutyunyan about war as stress, stress management, and the negative consequences of living under chronic stress, psycho-physical diseases, and we also discuss the consequences of war; the reality of dealing with grief, how to live after a loss, the role of a psychologist as a supporter, when a psychiatrist needs to intervene, and how people, relatives, or society can help or hinder the bereaved.
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This program is carried out under the “STRIVING for a better future. Community and Civil Society Resistance in Armenia” (STRIVE) program, which is co-financed by the European Union and implemented by NEF Belgium in partnership with “AGAT” Center for the Protection of Rights of Women with Disabilities NGO, “BLEJAN” Environmental, Social, Business Support NGO, “Dilijan Youth Cooperation Center” NGO and “Resource Center” Foundation for Women’s Development.
On November 12, the presentation of Gor Karapetyan’s book “The Hidden Side of Success” was held at Koghb Art School. At the presentation, the author told about his experience and presented the book.
The book is about personal growth and professional orientation. The book includes stories from the author’s life, scientific data, online tools, interactive materials, practical advice, many quotes, and methods drawn from global best practices.
At the end of the presentation, the attendees got the book with the author’s inscription.
From now on, one of the most famous vloggers of Tavush, Gohar Kosakyan, joins the team of our beloved partners. we are sure that her vlog “The Taste of Shamshadin” is a favorite of many of you.
Gohar, an accountant by profession and mother of two children, has been vlogging in her native Itsakar village for two years, trying to give new life to Tavush traditions and customs.
Gohar’s today’s video is about the love story of 60-year-old Hasmik Chilingaryan and 59-year-old Gagik Petrosyan.
Hasmik and Gagik have loved each other since school. their love has undergone many tests, but the heroes of the story continue to insist that the most important thing in life is love…
In our pavilion, we talk with psychiatrist Armen Soghoyan and psychologist Armen Bejanyan about the impact of the war situation, post-traumatic stress disorders, ways to overcome mental health problems, first psychological support, and other issues.
Since 2021, free psychological counseling has been available in Tavush region for all the people affected by the war.
The 1940 visits have already been carried out, about 100 psychologists have had about 250hours of training, 84 schoolchildren and 356 disabled children have received psychological support. Due to the project, reintegration into society and entry into the labor market has been facilitated for more than 200 direct beneficiaries.
FREE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC COUNSELING AND FIRST AID NUMBERS IN TAVUSH
Dilijan
Inga Vatinyan, psychologist
Mobile: 098 300 847
Zhanna Kocharyan, psychologist
Mobile: 094 624 122
Lilia Poghosyan, psychiatrist
Mobile: 094 747 778
Ijevan
Anush Maralchyan, psychologist
Mobile: 093 440 540
Ani Melkumyan, psychologist
Mobile: 093 745 818
Gayane Bablumyan, psychiatrist
Mobile: 094 686 262
Noyemberyan
Kristine Vardanyan, psychologist
Mobile: 094 443 747
Berd
Varduhi Mirozyan, psychologist
Mobile: 094 767 973
This program is carried out under the “STREAMING for a better future. Community and Civil Society Resistance in Armenia” (STRIVE) program, which is co-financed by the European Union and implemented by NEF Belgium, in partnership with “AGAT” Center for the Protection of Rights of Women with Disabilities NGO, “BLEJAN” Environmental, Social, Business Support NGO, “Dilijan Youth Cooperation Center” NGO, and “Resource Center” Foundation for Women’s Development.
The program was filmed within the framework of the “Support Program for the Neutralization of the Effects of COVID-19 for the Eastern Partnership Countries” project implemented by the “Man in Need” NGO; in cooperation with the “Pahapan” charitable foundation. The program was prepared with the financial support of the European Union.”Tavush” TV Company is responsible for the content, and it does not necessarily express the views of the European Union.
We talk about media literacy, information flows, misinformation and related topics with Gegham Vardanyan, editor-in-chief of the Media Initiatives Center’s Media.am website, and Armen Sargsyan, media expert of the “Project Harmony Armenia” organization.
#TavushMedia staff and young reporters have also participated in the discussion.
Autumn is the time to collect, store and enjoy the fruits of the whole year’s work in the village.
The only dream of a villager is to to enjoy the harvest in peaceful conditions…
Everyday life in fall of border Baghanis is presented in the video.
Author: Vera Sahakyan
A folk tale can undoubtedly become the best companion of the evening for both children and adults.
We invite our viewers to enjoy together another fairy tale in the Tavush dialect. this time, in Noyemberyan speech.
“The fair woman and the just child” reads Arthur Musayelyan.
The cooperation between the cities of Ijevan and Valence started in 1996. At that time, the city of Ijevan of Tavush region and the city of Valence of France were declared sister cities.
As a sign of many years of friendship and cooperation, on October 10, the Mayor of Valance, Nicolas Daragon, and his delegation were in Ijevan.
Greeting the governor of the region and the mayor of Ijevan, Nicolas Daragon, mentioned that after touring Ijevan, they also decided to visit the Ijevan Branch of Yerevan State University.
Emphasizing cultural cooperation, Levon Chatikyan, the founder of the Valence Song and Dance Academy, says that he has been cooperating with various conservatories and Music schools for more than ten years.
According to Valence Deputy Gevorg Rasklinyan, it is exciting to reach Ijevan and hear French at the state university.
Nicolas Daragon emphasized that they want to draw the world’s attention to the Republic of Armenia with this visit, to stand with Armenia in these difficult days, stating that France is always by the side of the Armenian people.