July 15, 2011

Vanadzor: city of green wind

After 3 wonderful days in Gyumri we arrived to Vanadzor, placed between mountains and forests. All what we wanted to feel during this hot summer we found there, light wind, that was blowing from the green mountains, bringing freshness and smell of the forests.

Beside the beauty of the nature of Lori region we also noticed that people are very nice. It was such a great experience for us to communicate with youth from Lori region.

Our training took place at NGO Center Vanadzor office and we are very thankful for their support and involvement in organizing it.

Participants were students, activists and just people who were interested in youth activism, human rights, gender issues and more.

Our impressions from training were that young citizens are willing to raise problems and find solutions for them, make a change and empower city for development.

Vanadzor is a city where you can find well known youth organizations. But the most important for us is that famous and respected human rights defender Artur Sakunts has a powerful organization there, and his team works to promote democracy, peace, freedom and to protect human rights in all Armenia.

This was not our first work trip to Vanadzor and not the last. Vanadzor and its activists are one of good examples for Armenia that others should follow and learn.



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