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Exciting News: Travel Updates20200913131222

Exciting News: Travel Updates

taniaSeptember 13, 20200 comments

Exciting news! As of September 12, 2020, Armenia’s air borders have reopened and now not only Armenia citizens but also foreigners can finally t...

Welcome to Armenia… Virtually20200910050837

Welcome to Armenia… Virtually

taniaSeptember 10, 20200 comments

When people choose Armenia as their volunteer destination, out of all the possible locations around the world they can go to gain experience and make ...

Empowering Women & the Next Generation20191125151321

Empowering Women & the Next Generation

hasmikNovember 25, 2019Professional Corps0 comments

Are you thinking about bringing your professional skills to Armenia but not quite sure how to do it? AVC participant, Dzovig Harkian, from Lebanon, ...

Art Internships in Armenia20191003120033

Art Internships in Armenia

Noor VarjabedianOctober 3, 20190 comments

In the last recent years Armenia has been transforming into a significant center of technology and innovation. However, as any ancient country ...

When thoughts come true. Volunteering services in Armenia20190830155254

When thoughts come true. Volunteering services in Armenia

hasmikAugust 30, 2019Professional Corps0 comments

I hadn’t heard the name “Armenia”. Neither did I know it existed on the world map until I had an Armenian student attending my yoga ...

Working with the Armenian Volunteer Corps20190729151831

Working with the Armenian Volunteer Corps

hasmikJuly 29, 20190 comments

As a trainee healthcare scientist on the National School of Healthcare and Science (NSH) my training includes an elective, where I can go and experien...

The voice of my ancestors20190423102306

The voice of my ancestors

avcApril 23, 20190 comments

The Voice of my Ancestors “I hear the voice of my ancestors calling my name. The voice of my ancestors is within me. I am the voice of my ancestors....

No, You Don’t Have To Be A Teenager To Volunteer Abroad!20190417120430

No, You Don’t Have To Be A Teenager To Volunteer Abroad!

avcApril 17, 2019Professional Corps0 comments

No, You Don’t Have To Be A Teenager To Volunteer Abroad! By Eric Biglari That whole “Volunteering is only for youngsters” thi...

The Ultimate Guide To Tech Internship Opportunities in Armenia20190319142510

The Ultimate Guide To Tech Internship Opportunities in Armenia

avcMarch 19, 20190 comments

The Ultimate Guide To Tech Internship Opportunities in Armenia The fact is, although not every internship will give you sacks of cash, it will pay off...

My Experience with Armenian Volunteer Corps20181130140416

My Experience with Armenian Volunteer Corps

hasmikNovember 30, 20180 comments

Here I am back after one of the most enriching and rewarding volunteer experiences I ever had…. It all started with an article in the local bi-lingu...

AVC volunteer Juane (2014, Spain) travelled to Armenia by motorcycle:20180901143701

AVC volunteer Juane (2014, Spain) travelled to Armenia by motorcycle:

naneSeptember 1, 20180 comments

I did not think of volunteering in Armenia and then planned how to get there, it was rather the other way around. I was on a return motorbike trip to ...

AVC volunteer Garo (2015, Canada) cycled to Armenia from England:20180901143311

AVC volunteer Garo (2015, Canada) cycled to Armenia from England:

naneSeptember 1, 20180 comments

I cycled from London to Yerevan. It took approximately a month and a half. I set out on 1st August and arrived on or about the third week of September...

Volunteer In Armenia20180812150130

Volunteer In Armenia

hasmikAugust 12, 20180 comments

This summer I accomplished my dream by being a volunteer in Armenia with the Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC). After following AVC’s well-defined ...

Getting back to his roots with Mother Nature20180706113340

Getting back to his roots with Mother Nature

naneJuly 6, 20180 comments

With a lifelong goal of exploring Armenia, John Bollinger left his job in the U.S. and longtime home of Alaska to come back to his roots. An ...

Adventures of Ines in Artsakh20180706112104

Adventures of Ines in Artsakh

naneJuly 6, 20180 comments

Like every year, and this, three times a year, Birthright Armenia and AVC organize a big 4 days excursion to Artsakh, better known to Europeans as Hau...

What Lies Within?20171219152000

What Lies Within?

naneDecember 19, 20170 comments

Armenian Volunteers Corps (AVC) offers myriad opportunities in connecting volunteers from all over the world with various organizations, associations ...

Of marshrutkas, slippery floors and lovely host families…musings of an Englishman in Armenia—a country with a big heart.20171113151000

Of marshrutkas, slippery floors and lovely host families…musings of an Englishman in Armenia—a country with a big heart.

naneNovember 13, 20170 comments

Stephen Brittain (United Kingdom) I recently completed a couple of months volunteering with AVC and was asked to write about my adventure. Naturally...

Remniscences: Nareg Seferian20170622134600

Remniscences: Nareg Seferian

naneJune 22, 20170 comments

The Imprint of Tpagrichneri Street on My Life Nareg Seferian (2002) I remember when I first heard about the Armenian Volunteer Corps. It was on TV...

Reminiscences: Sarah Ludwig20170210111400

Reminiscences: Sarah Ludwig

naneFebruary 10, 20170 comments

Sarah Ludwig (USA, 2002) My group and I had a fantastic year in 2002-2003. We were thirteen volunteers, mostly serving in Yerevan, and we came at ...

Why I am a volunteer20161205081300

Why I am a volunteer

naneDecember 5, 20160 comments

Herb Schiff (74, USA) December 5 is International Volunteer Day. Since I have taken more than my fair share of both gentle ribbing and congratulat...

Off the beaten path ~ a memorable journey20161202144900

Off the beaten path ~ a memorable journey

naneDecember 2, 20160 comments

Mario Bou Rouphael (Beirut, Lebanon, 2016) It has been around one year since I first contacted Armenian Volunteer Corps in late summer 2015 with my in...

Reminiscences: Arina Zorhabian20160429073300

Reminiscences: Arina Zorhabian

naneApril 29, 20160 comments

Arina Zohrabian (2002) Today I sat celebrating the birthday of a very close friend of mine. One I met and volunteered with 14 years ago when I first m...

Reminiscences: Antoine Terjanian20160318080700

Reminiscences: Antoine Terjanian

naneMarch 18, 20160 comments

Antoine S. Terjanian (Canada, 2002) Several times during my lifetime, opportunities opened up to me and in some cases I followed my intuition, someti...

Volunteer in Armenia: Garo Avakian20151207145700