On October 11, 2012 in cooperation with the Armenian Police and the “Family and Community” NGO in Metsamor, PH International opened the second CJC in Armavir region, with this extending the number of operating CJCs in Armenia to 11.
On Oct. 12, the English ACCESS MicroScholarship Program brought together 60 students and their teachers from Diljan, Nor Hachn, and Chambarak to participate in a networking event based in Dilijan’s High School. The event offered the students a chance to know their peers from other program sites, to meet alumni of U.S. government funded PH programs and, the representatives of the Public Affairs Section in the U.S. Embassy in Armenia.
In the towns of Dilijan, Nor Hachn and Chambarak, the three ACCESS Armenia sites, 54 students from socially vulnerable families are selected and ready to participate in the program.
The recruitment was conducted through 2 stages: review of submitted application forms and assessment of interviews. The applicant’s level of social need was also taken into consideration. Out of 86 students who had applied to the program, 18 students are selected in each site.
The students have already taken an English Language Competency diagnostic test which they will retry at the end of the 2-year intensive after-school English instruction to measure their language acquisition progress and success.
The ZANG Program continues to successfully establish links with new organizations and cooperate with them. One of the recent events was a good proof of collaboration between the ZANG Program, the Cross of Armenian Unity (CAU), an NGO hosting the Community Justice Center in Echmiadzin of Armavir region and the Alumni Council of Armenia of CABIR (Capacity Building in International Relations), an initiative sponsored by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by the Executive Education Department of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
A team of 15 alumni from the 2011 YouthLAB program, funded by the U.S. government and implemented by Project Harmony – International, has just launched an exciting mentoring program for their young peers across Armenia. The newly launched “PLAY – Promoting Leadership among Armenian Youth” Mentoring program , funded through a grant from U.S. Department of State, Alumni Engagement and Innovation Fund (AEIF), will be implemented throughout August 2012-March 2013.
The close and intensive cooperation between Georgian Legal Socialization Program (GLSP) and ZANG Armenian Legal Socialization Program (ALSP) strengthens and continues on daily bases.
Throughout June 6-8, 2012 a team of Armenian specialists from ZANG Armenian Legal Socialization Program, including the program staff and 1 representative from 10 CJCs (Community Justice Center) currently functioning in Armenia visited their counterparts working within the Legal Socialization Program in Georgia. The cross-country program aimed at introducing the Armenian group with the Diversion and Mediation state program implemented in Georgia for juvenile offenders. The program included meetings with different professionals from Georgia who were all ready and eager to share their experiences, methods and mechanisms employed, the successes and lessons learnt.
On May 17, 2012, the PH International within the ZANG Armenia Legal Socialization Program (ALSP) partnering with RA Police and UNICEF initiated the opening of the 10th Community Justice Center in Ejmiatsin. More details are available in the website of the Cross of Armenian Unity, the NGO, hosting the CJC.
The cooperation of ZANG program and UNICEF often brings exceptional and unexpected results. This time these two partners joint their efforts for making possible another unique project – creation of one-minute videos by juveniles.
During April 9-13 period sixteen teenagers from seven regions of Armenia have come together in Yerevan for one-week-workshop as part of the OneMinutesJr. This training is a part of wider project to end torture and ill treatment of children, supported by the European Union in partnership with UNICEF. The aim of the project was to write, film and produce movies that tell about the experiences the juveniles had while conflicting with the law. Though the assignment seemed simple, still it required not only creative approach and original ideas, but also accuracy and an ability to present everything in one minute only.
The cooperation of ZANG program and UNICEF often brings exceptional and unexpected results. This time these two partners joint their efforts for making possible another unique project – creation of one-minute videos by juveniles.
During April 9-13 period sixteen teenagers from seven regions of Armenia have come together in Yerevan for one-week-workshop as part of the OneMinutesJr. This training is a part of wider project to end torture and ill treatment of children, supported by the European Union in partnership with UNICEF. The aim of the project was to write, film and produce movies that tell about the experiences the juveniles had while conflicting with the law. Though the assignment seemed simple, still it required not only creative approach and original ideas, but also accuracy and an ability to present everything in one minute only.
