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AYF DONATES COMPUTERS TO ARTSAKH
asbarez
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
After packaging the computers at the AYF offices in Glendale
GLENDALE-Each year the Armenian Youth Federation administers its Youth
Corps program in Armenia and Artsakh, a 6-week initiative consisting
of Diaspora volunteers running free summer day-camps for children. The
impact of this year's program was recently extended beyond its summer
months, with the delivery of two brand new computers and a laptop
for the local AYF Youth Center in Stepanakert.
"The AYF is committed to educating and empowering Armenian youth
in both the Homeland and the Diaspora," stated AYF-Western Region
Chairman David Arakelyan. "Our programs in Armenia and Artsakh are
geared toward helping young men and women acquire the skills and
resources necessary to succeed in the 21st century."
This past summer, while working in Artsakh, Youth Corps volunteers
had the opportunity to visit and interact with fellow AYF members in
Stepanakert. They were quickly inspired by the level of commitment
and motivation they saw in the youth there, who were working on
important educational, cultural, and political programs. However,
despite having renovated offices provided by assistance from AYF
France, the Youth Center lacked any functioning computers-a luxury
we tend to take for granted here in the US.
The volunteers relayed this information back to the Central Executive
and requested support for their ungers in Stepanakert. Upon arriving
back home and participating in the AYF Alumni Camp Weekend in August,
it was decided that the proceeds from the event would be used to
purchase new computers for the Stepanakert Youth Center.
The three new computers were hand delivered to their new home two
weeks ago.
"We are hoping," says Arakelyan, "that this small donation will assist
the kids in Stepanakert in achieving their goals."
Through both its Youth Corps program in the summer and other proactive
initiatives throughout the year, the AYF strives to continue playing
a direct role in the nation-building process in Armenia.
Founded in 1933, the Armenian Youth Federation is the largest and
most influential Armenian-American youth organization in the United
States working to advance the social, political, educational, and
cultural awareness of Armenian-American youth.
asbarez
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
After packaging the computers at the AYF offices in Glendale
GLENDALE-Each year the Armenian Youth Federation administers its Youth
Corps program in Armenia and Artsakh, a 6-week initiative consisting
of Diaspora volunteers running free summer day-camps for children. The
impact of this year's program was recently extended beyond its summer
months, with the delivery of two brand new computers and a laptop
for the local AYF Youth Center in Stepanakert.
"The AYF is committed to educating and empowering Armenian youth
in both the Homeland and the Diaspora," stated AYF-Western Region
Chairman David Arakelyan. "Our programs in Armenia and Artsakh are
geared toward helping young men and women acquire the skills and
resources necessary to succeed in the 21st century."
This past summer, while working in Artsakh, Youth Corps volunteers
had the opportunity to visit and interact with fellow AYF members in
Stepanakert. They were quickly inspired by the level of commitment
and motivation they saw in the youth there, who were working on
important educational, cultural, and political programs. However,
despite having renovated offices provided by assistance from AYF
France, the Youth Center lacked any functioning computers-a luxury
we tend to take for granted here in the US.
The volunteers relayed this information back to the Central Executive
and requested support for their ungers in Stepanakert. Upon arriving
back home and participating in the AYF Alumni Camp Weekend in August,
it was decided that the proceeds from the event would be used to
purchase new computers for the Stepanakert Youth Center.
The three new computers were hand delivered to their new home two
weeks ago.
"We are hoping," says Arakelyan, "that this small donation will assist
the kids in Stepanakert in achieving their goals."
Through both its Youth Corps program in the summer and other proactive
initiatives throughout the year, the AYF strives to continue playing
a direct role in the nation-building process in Armenia.
Founded in 1933, the Armenian Youth Federation is the largest and
most influential Armenian-American youth organization in the United
States working to advance the social, political, educational, and
cultural awareness of Armenian-American youth.