ICT as a Tool for Young Voices

Dear donors,

We train young, motivated journalists to cover issues in their communities. By knowing and understanding journalistic and media skills, the young experts of the new generation will be able to identify and solve existing problems.

The mission of this program is to encourage the young generation to be actively involved in the development of communities. This process is not easy and requires a lot of effort. Having mastered modern media skills and journalistic abilities, they will be able to respond freely to every problem. They are regularly being trained and updated on contemporary technologies as well as the rules of civic journalism. As young people are the main part of the community, we aim to help them gain the necessary knowledge and skills through interactive meetings.

These beneficiaries often call themselves "new generation young experts" and regularly seek out up-to-date solutions for their community problems. This is why they attend our informal classes, to supplement their existing knowledge.

In the picture, we present to you Irina, who is ready to contribute to the sustainable development of her community. She draws a key on the poster that is magical and can solve community problems. The aim of the work is to develop creative skills and self-expression qualities among the beneficiaries. Creativity is one of the steps that encourages the beneficiaries to get more involved in this program.

We are ready to share with you all the news and successes that will be recorded in the near future, and we thank you for your support. We are grateful.

Dear donors,

In order to have a stable and strong society and community, the contribution and abilities of young people are important. During interactive meetings, we try to encourage active beneficiaries who strive to support their communities as much as possible. Most of the young people in the distant regions of RA, being in socially vulnerable conditions and having a noticeable lack of knowledge and skills in journalism, mass media, and IT, cannot inform the society and share their problems. Some of them get disappointed and leave their communities. As a result, these young people become more passive, and the community's problems become hidden.

The following paragraph is Masha's feelings about the project and a message addressed to all of our donors:

Hello. I'm Masha. For me, the influence of young people in the process of community development is very important and primary. Within the framework of this program, we have the opportunity to develop our research and journalistic skills. During the meetings, I can express myself freely. In school, we receive education. This newfound knowledge, however, needs to be invested in the strengthening of communities. I hope that this program will continue and that the talents and abilities of young people will be revealed. Thank you so much for that opportunity. We can do this together. I am sure of it.

Dear donors, your donations were directed towards the implementation of training a new generation of young journalists.