ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia will implement the Diaspora Youth Ambassador program (Training for Diaspora Armenian Youth Leaders). The program aims to enable Diaspora Armenian youth to expand their views on Armenia’s political, social, economic and other issues, support their greater involvement in community life, and increase the efficiency of their activities, through the transfer of new knowledge, skills, exchange of experiences, and networking. As well as, contribute to the formation and development of cooperation between youth from various Diaspora communities, Armenia and Artsakh.

The program is for one year and covers the period from September 2023 to August 2024, of which 2-weeks will be spent in Armenia, from September 24 to October 7, 2023. Throughout the rest of the year participants will carry out activities planned during the program in their communities.

The program will be conducted in Armenian. It will be a blend of theoretical and practical work and include a number of lectures, workshops and meetings. Participants will visit state, scientific-educational, cultural and technological institutions and memorials.

In the communities, the participants will carry out informational and community meetings, inter-community experience exchange activities, and work with the media.

Those who successfully complete the program will receive certificates.

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION

Participants will be responsible for their transportation costs to and from Armenia for the two week in country portion of the program, and will obtain travel insurance at their own expense.

The organizers will provide:

• accommodation and meals in Armenia,
• entrance to museums, cultural and public places/institutions,
• transportation within Armenia, during the two week in country portion of the program.

The program is funded by the Government of the Republic of Armenia with the support of the “Jinishian’’ Memorial Foundation.

PARTICIPATION CRITERIA

Participants will be selected based on the following selection criteria:

• be 22-35 years old of Armenian origin;
• have lived in the Diaspora for at least 5 years;
• working knowledge of Armenian (ability to understand and communicate);
• be actively involved in community life, leader or member of Diaspora youth organizations; representative of community and/or religious organization, etc.;
• have experience in organizing community programs/events;
• ready to invest the knowledge gained during the program to make their activities more effective in the community and contribute to the strengthening of Armenia-Diaspora relations;
• have experience working with social media platforms or media (preferable).

Selected participants will have the opportunity to become partners of the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs in the communities, and to expand the network of Diaspora Youth Ambassadors through their involvement.

HOW TO APPLY?

The application process for the 2023-2024 «Diaspora Youth Ambassador» program has been completed. 13 countries applied for the program: France, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, USA, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia. For the first time, the applications were received from Poland and Mexico.

After the end of the interview phase, 20 applicants will be invited to Armenia to undergo a two-week course, after which each participant will carry out activities planned by the program in their community for one year.

2021 PARTICIPANTS

In 2021, 104 Diaspora Armenians from 24 countries applied to the program. 20 were selected from 16 countries around the world. To meet this year’s Diaspora Youth Ambassadors, click here.

2022 PARTICIPANTS

20 Diaspora Youth Ambassadors from 12 countries will participate in the 2022 program. They are from the USA, India, UAE, Germany, Belgium, Syria, Spain, France, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. To meet this year’s Diaspora Youth Ambassadors, click here.

CONTACTS

If you have any questions, please contact us:

Email: diaspora.youthambassador@gov.am

 

VIDEO SUMMARIES

Please see below the video summaries of 2021-2022, 2022-2023 Diaspora Youth Ambassador programs.