Wednesday, December 20 2023 10:16

ArmInfo. "PH International,  in cooperation with the Eurasia University, has announced the launch  of the Civic Education Center initiative at the university. 

The center has been founded with the sponsorship of the USAID  Inclusive Civic Education (ICE). 

The goal of the initiative is to create an enabling environment for  the development of civic knowledge, social and technical abilities of  youth, as well as their meaningful and sustainable participation in  government decision-making.

Rector of the Eurasian University Suren Ohanyan pointed out the  importance of the values and ideas of the civic education center  created under the roof of their university, which will contribute to  the building of civil society.

"Youth are the driving force of civil society, and the young people  gathered here, our students, will build a democratic, established and  educated civil society," Ohanyan said.

In turn, the director of the Armenian branch of PH International,  project manager Mariam Martirosyan noted that their key goal is to  equip young people with important skills, knowledge and information  in order to increase their participation in public decisions.

As part of the project, since last week, on December 12, similar  centers began to work at Shirak State University named after Mikael  Nalbandyan and Vanadzor State University named after Hovhannes  Tumanyan, and in the coming months three more centers will begin  their work at the Armenian State Pedagogical University named after  Khachatur Abovyan, and also in Vayots Dzor and Syunik.

The format and content of these centers are based on the experience  of a similar project launched in 2020 by PH International at the  Ijevan branch of YSU in close partnership with the university and  with financial support from the US government, which has so far  effectively served hundreds of young people.

The goal of the Civic Education and Participation program is to  improve the quality of formal and non- formal civic education in  Armenia to promote public participation and democratic processes  among youth in Armenia.

The Civic Education and Participation program is funded by the United  States Agency for International Development and implemented by PH  International and its subgrantees NGO International Center for Human  Development, NGO Armenian Center for Democratic Education - Civitas,  and SNCO National Center for Educational Technologies.