Young Generation Development Project in Artsakh

On December 2nd and 3rd, 2014 ART Programme Officer Alla Sarkissova paid a monitoring visit to Artsakh – city of Shushi and v. of Khnushinak in the frames of the “Young generation Development Project in Artsakh” project.
The aim of the visit was to monitor the projects’ achievements and challenges.

Computer Center in Shushi was established in 2012, furnished and equipped with all necessary technology and the Internet connection giving opportunity to the youth in Artsakh to find their own way into the future, to take advantage of educational opportunities, solve social problems and to forge forward with their ideas and enthusiasm.

All the activities implemented in the frames of the project are directed towards the development goal of the youth and sustainability of the computer center. On December 3, 2014 the second in turn event named В«Computer Security and Safe InternetВ» took place in the computer center. Students and young people represented two secondary schools and a college in Shushi and the Youth Union of the Church and a Deacon from Church, are motivated to attend free computer basic courses and also participate in such informative/educational/community based events that expand their learning and knowledge, promote team work and self-confidence of the youth.

In the end, they actively discussed the event and participated in decision making on the context and organizational work of the next event that will be a competition devoted to Christmas, named В«Christmas in the Crossroads of the WorldВ» and will be implemented through 20-25 December, 2014.

Construction works on the В«Fencing the Playground of Knushinak villageВ» project are in process.
The playground was built (with the support of other sources) in 2013 and brought joy to the hearts of 165 children that are deprived of a kindergarten and normal conditions to play in the bordering and distant village.
The Artsakh Diocese of the AAC, the initiator of the project took over the responsibilities for keeping the playground clean, organized planting of 450 ornamental and fruit trees after the construction work, regularly waters and takes care of the trees.

In the first month, the project staff organized the preparation work, purchased the construction materials, carried out the digging and filling of the ground, built the stone part of wall and installed the metallic parts and hewn stone columns for setting the gates. The gates and a door (this is an additional work) for children are planned to be ready to install by the 20th of December and the most part of the work done by the end of the month. 100 square meters of flooring from stone and painting of the fence have to be done in spring as continuous rains since the beginning of October are a big constraint for construction work.