Hayasa Tahmazyan, founder of the Armenia Corps Development Initiative, was recently featured on the Credo Voices Podcast by Credo Advisory, a Nigeria- and Washington, D.C.-based communications organization. Inspired by the Gates Foundation and the United Nations’ commitment to driving positive change, Credo Voices is hosted by Awele Okigbo, Founder of Credo Advisory. The podcast spotlights […]
Period: August 2022 – May 2023 Geography: 26 villages and Masis city, Ararat region, Armenia Co-creators of development: 54 local people Sub-awards Direct Recipients: 1500 Indirect Recipients: 4500+ In 2021, the Masis community, Ararat region, underwent a major transformation. Through a government-led consolidation, 26 villages and Masis City were unified into one administrative unit, home to over 92,623 people. While the […]
In the villages of Ghukasavan and Norabats, 40 rural teenagers gained free access to non-formal education in financial literacy, media literacy, career orientation, and personal development, thanks to the vision and collaboration of two local librarians: Hermine Martirosyan (Norabats) and Shoghik Melqonyan (Ghukasavan). This initiative grew out of their shared participation in community development workshops […]
Parenting is not just a responsibility—it is a continuous journey of learning. In response to growing community interest in effective communication within families, the “Solutions to Important Problems Around the Coffee Table” project organized a seminar on positive parenting in Khachpar and nearby villages. The session, led by Anush Hakobyan, director of the Hayanist village […]
As part of the “Good Governance for Local Development in the South Caucasus” program, ArmeniaCorps Development Initiative head Hayasa Tahmazyan and ArmeniaCorps participants were invited to a strategic meeting hosted in Vagharshapat, Armavir region, showcasing effective models of locally-led, participatory development in Armenia. Organized by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH), the session brought […]