Youth Engaged in Society (YES) 2018-2019

Beneficiaries Description: Direct beneficiaries are 1,800 - 14-17 years old students from 99 schools of Armenia

Project Areas: Yerevan and 7 marzes of Armenia

Project Goal: to promote the further development of civil society by organizing structured debate clubs in the schools

Project Objectives:

  • increasing the knowledge and interest of young Armenians in key issues related to the development of civil society, democracy, and human rights,
  • building communication and analytical thinking skills that will permit young Armenians to more actively participate in the development of Armenian society, today and later in their adult lives, 
  • adding value to the education system and increasing enthusiasm of young Armenians for learning through participatory methods.
Project Type: Self-developed
Start Date: September 3, 2018
End Date:June 30, 2019
Coordinator / Responsible Person:Ruben Krrikyan
Donor Organization:World Vision Armenia
Project Cost by Donor Organization:AMD: 17,807,477  USD: 36,717 
Implementer: JMF
Project Cost by JMF:AMD: 34,110,323  USD: 70,330
Beneficiaries Number:1,800