About MeI am Ani from Yerevan, Armenia and I want to share with you my experience from different international trainings and study sessions. In my blog you can find all the trainings I was involved As a Participant and my feelings and opinion on them.
Why I want to share with you? Well, as for me, every young person needs to know the world we live in and the people living in it in different countries with different culture and habits. I want to encourage people who do not believe they CAN DO IT because every young person has a chance to be a member of international youth family. The first step to start is to study English language although there are trainings in Russian language as well or both English and Russian languages at the same time with simultaneous translation. And of course you need to be doing something, eg. have an employment, be a student or volunteer in an organization. |
When you feel ready to take the next step you can look for a training opportunity which is more relevant to what you do or even you are planning to do. In this step I can help you by posting information about upcoming trainings in my blog in the page NEW OPPORTUNITIES. And if you need help on filling in your application you can send me a message with your questions and I would love to do my best to help you.
And some more information about me (as this section is called ABOUT ME), I graduated Linguistic University in Armenia and have a bachelor's degree. I have been working at a DPO for 8 years already as a Coordinator. Below you can find all the Projects I was involved in and developed (several of them).
And some more information about me (as this section is called ABOUT ME), I graduated Linguistic University in Armenia and have a bachelor's degree. I have been working at a DPO for 8 years already as a Coordinator. Below you can find all the Projects I was involved in and developed (several of them).
The Projects I Coordinated
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"LOVE between a child with disability and his/her family members"
Funded by Ministry of Culture of Armenia In the scope of the Project Photo Exhibition "LOVE" was organized at Yerevan State Puppet Theatre with an aim to introduce the warm atmosphere that exists in any family with a child with or without disability. The pictures were taken in real families of children with disabilities by a professional photographer. This was the 4th year we organized the annual Photo Project. |
"Employment of People with Disabilities" Funded by USAID (through Save the Children's LIFE project) The aim of the Photo Project was to reveal the specialties people with disabilities have in Armenia nowadays. In the pictures you see people with disabilities in their real workplaces. The Project also aimed to brake the stereotype that people with disabilities are not able to work. The Exhibition of the photos was organized at Naregatsi Art Institute. |
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“Giving Disability a Voice: Empowering the Disability Rights Movement in Armenia”
in cooperation with Mission East and Bridge of Hope Funded by Civil Society in Development Project Duration - 2 years The Project aimed to strengthen the disability rights movement in Armenia in order to promote equal rights and equal opportunities for people with disabilities in independent living, employment, education and freedom to make their own choices. |
"Equal Education-Equal Opportunities" Funded by USAID (through Save the Children's LIFE project) Project Duration - 1 year The project aimed to tackle with employment issues of people with disabilities living in Ararat region through inclusive vocational education. Due to the project Ararat State College became inclusive and 60 people with disabilities passed computer training courses and 15 of them entered the College to get vocational education. |
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"Human Rights and Disability” Funded by Open Society Foundation-Armenia Project Duration - 1 year The project goal was to build the legal capacities of the Organization from the Human Rights based approach. During the project the Organization had 2 professional and specialized Lawyers who were providing legal assistance to people with disabilities whose rights had been violated. |
“Accessible community”
in cooperation with Coalition for Independent Living Funded by Black Sea Trust Project Duration - 1 year The project goal was to ensure a completely accessible and wheelchair-friendly enviroment for people with disabilities in one of Tbilisi's and one of Yerevan's districts through implementation of the Law on Social Protection of People with Disabilities thus promoting inclusion of PWD in social, political, cultural and economic life of Armenia and Georgia. |
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"Social Legacy Program"
Funded by USAID (through Education Development Center in Boston) Project Duration - 2 years The project aimed to develop "Disability Advocacy Coalition of Armenia" which consisted of 20 NGO from different parts of the country. The project had an objective to raise awareness about disability in Armenia in order to increase knowledge about disability, reduce stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities and decrease the frequency with which people with disabilities are institutionalized. |