The teenagers for the community development. BootCamp of UPSHIFT project took place in YSU IB

On May 25 and 26, the second two-day meeting of BootCamp community youth programs was held within the framework of “UPSHIFT Gavar and Ijevan” Cultivating Adolescents Growth and Engagement in Community Development program at YSU Ijevan Branch.

Fifty teenagers from Ijevan and nearby villages worked on their project ideas and prepared presentations of their project ideas to solve community problems with innovative approaches.

On the second day of the BootCamp, ten teams presented their project ideas to the jury. The five teams that scored the highest points received 120.000 AMD funding within the framework of the project to make their ideas a reality.

The start of the project implementation phase has been given.

“UPSHIFT” Cultivating Adolescents Growth and Engagement in Community Development program is implemented by Gyumri Youth Initiative Center NGO in cooperation with the Armenian office of UNICEF and with the support of the European Union.