ArmeniaCorps Begins New Program in Masis Community

Masis Community, Ararat region: On November 8, 2024, ArmeniaCorps officially launched the Rapid Social Inclusion through Asset-Based Community Development program in the Masis Consolidated Community.

The event opened with Davit Hambardzumyan, Head of the Masis Community, who welcomed participants and commended their commitment to strengthening local capacity and advancing social inclusion.

Supportive remarks also came from Tigran Babakhanyan, Head of Education, Sports, Culture, Youth, and Health, and Alik Ohanyan, Director of the Masis IT Development Fund—reinforcing the community’s shared investment in development.

“We recognize the unique insights you bring. Your contributions will strengthen the vision of social inclusion in Masis,” noted Hayasa Tahmazyan, Founding President of ArmeniaCorps.

 

Adding momentum, alumni from the first ArmeniaCorps program joined the event to welcome the new cohort and share their experiences—building a bridge of mentorship and encouragement.

This launch marks not just the beginning of a program, but a deepening of localized, people-centered development in Armenia—driven by community engagement and the power of shared purpose.

Armenia Corps Development Initiative designed the Rapid Social Inclusion through Asset-Based Community Development Program to promote social inclusion in the Masis community, which includes 26 villages and Masis city. The program brings together 36 local and displaced youth to create localized solutions that foster social inclusion and generate community-level recommendations for better integration.

The program is funded through a Department of State Public Diplomacy Section grant, and supported by the Masis Community Administration. The opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed herein are those of the ArmeniaCorps and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of State.