Beneficiaries Description: Direct beneficiaries are around 2,000 school students from 100 secondary schools. Indirect beneficiaries include secondary school students, teachers, and school administrations of 100 schools
Project Areas: Yerevan and eleven towns of Armenia (Echmiadzin, Armavir, Gavar, Sevan, Masis, Artashat, Ashtarak, Abovyan, Hrazdan, Gyumri,Vanadzor)
Project Goal: promote the development of civil society by creation and development of Debate Clubs for secondary school students of Armenia.
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, today and later in their adult lives, in the development of Armenian society,
- adding value to the education system and increase enthusiasm of young Armenians for learning through participatory methods.
| Project Type: | Partnership |
| Start date: | March 1, 2009 |
| End date: | April 30, 2011 |
| Coordinator / Responsible Person: | Ruben Krrikyan |
| Partner Organization: | Counterpart International and EU Delegation of the Commission of European Communities |
| Project Cost by Counterpart International: | AMD: 4,980,040 USD: 16,328 |
| Project Cost by EU Delegation of the Commission of European Communities: | AMD: 81,417,310 USD: 266,942 EURO: 207,168 |
| Implementer: | JMF / YFA |
| Project Cost by JMF: | AMD: 20,670,460 USD: 67,772 |
| Beneficiaries Number: | 2,000 |
