- Young people aged from 13 to 30

- Non-formal youth groups

- Youth organizations

- Public authorities working on youth issues.

“Youth Initiative Centre” (YIC) NGO was founded in 2008 in Gyumri, based on the idea of increasing youth civic activism and community development by promoting youth initiatives and active participation.

Since 2008, through its outreach and center-based activities, YIC has promoted young people’s development to reach their fullest potential through meaningful non-formal and informal educational, social and cultural activities. Every year, more than 4000 local and newcomer youth, learn how to participate in local decision-making processes on matters that directly affect them, receive significant volunteering opportunities that promote social cohesion and solidarity, and engage in activities that prepare them for meaningful employment opportunities.

Based on principles of equality and equity, youth activities of YIC are open to any young person living in Armenia. Youth can participate in language clubs, workshops, local and international exchange programs, camps, training courses, study visits, internship opportunities, research studies and advocacy campaigns for adolescents and youth.
The directions of the Activities of YIC are:

 

- To support the mental and physical health of the young person.

- To expand the opportunities for self-expression and self-realization of young person.

- To promote intercultural education and dialogue among young people.
2. To contribute to the improvement of the social-economic conditions for the youth:

- To promote volunteering culture among youth,

- To increase the competitiveness of the young people in the labour market,

- To support the development and realization of youth entrepreneurial skills,

- To support youth initiatives.
3. To contribute to increasing the role of young people in the society:

- To promote youth involvement in local and global social processes,

- To support youth advocacy,

- To develop the institute of youth work,

- To improve the quality of youth services.

Since May of 2018 YIC has established “Gyumri Youth House” Open Youth Centre in the frames of “Open youth work: Empowering young people in Gyumri” project co-funded by the European Union and since May of 2020 “Spitak Youth House” Open Youth Centre in cooperation with UNICEF Armenia. During 2022 the organization, in cooperation with UNICEF and municipalities of Armavir, Ejmiatsin and Gavar cities, established 3 more such open youth centres in different regions of RA in Armavir marz in Armavir and Ejmiatsin, in Gegharkunik marz in Gavar. It is planned to establish one more youth centre starting from January 2023 in Shirak region in the city of Artik.

The 5 centres offer young people aged 13 to 18 in Gyumri, Spitak, Armavir, Ejmiatsin and Gavar a wide range of services, including competence building for life and for competitiveness in the job market, individual or group counseling, non-formal and informal education, which will help young people to enhance their self-esteem, achieve more control over their lives, and improve their chances for gaining employment in the future.

YIC has also been involved in former European Voluntary Service (EVS) within the framework of the previous Youth in Action, Erasmus+ programme and current European Solidarity Corps financed by the European Commission providing opportunity to European and Armenian youth to do voluntary work in EU member countries and in Armenia. The organization has also Quality Label till 2027 in Humanitarian Aid Volunteering project of ESC and already had the chance to host two Humanitarian Aid volunteers during 2022.

Since 2017 YIC is coordinating the activities of the Info Centre for Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps programmes in Armenia.

Mariam Gharagyozyan, Coordinator of the Info Centre in Armenia
mariam.gharagyozyan@yic.am

website: www.yic.am
Facebook: YIC Gyumri - Youth Initiative Centre NGO 

MilleniuM is currently seen as a reference point at national level in terms of quality non-formal education and youth work in the Republic of Moldova. In its activity MilleniuM pays a particular attention to activities with young people, as they represent the potential and resources that will help to solve all the existing problems.

Contact details:
Vitalie Cîrhană
cirhana@gmail.com
info@millenium.md
www.millenium.md
www.fb.com/millenium.md

DRONI is actively involved in the youth field and is one of the first youth NGOs which is promoting volunteering, non-formal education, youth participation, and active citizenship, as well as cross-sectoral cooperation in Georgia. Since its existence the organization has implemented many innovative international, national, and local projects what can be seen on www.droni.org and www.facebook.com/droniorg. These activities on local and international level focused on the above mentioned topics. On local level DRONI organizes workshops at its office, movie screenings and discussions, Human Libraries, workshops at IDP settlements, outside clean-up events and awareness raising about the environment, Street Music Day, Sustainable Day and furhter public events on various topics. It cooperated closely with the Tbilisi City Hall, municipalities in the regions, different civil society organizations and other relevant external actors.

DRONI hosts and coordinates up to 15 short and long term volunteers per year and sends the same amount of ESC volunteers abroad.


https://www.facebook.com/droniorg
www.droni.org
Email: contact@droni.org, ana.katsiashvili@droni.org

Sevinj Gasimova (Chairperson) chairperson@csyo-az.org
Ramiz Aliyev (Coordinator) ramiz@csyo-az.org

M: +994558237290

W: www.csyo-az.org 
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