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frFirst Birthright. Then AVC 9 Years Later. Lilit’s Letter to Both Organizations20250418082259
First Birthright. Then AVC 9 Years Later. Lilit’s Letter to Both Organizations
Dear AVC and Birthright Armenia teams, It took me some time to organize all my thoughts and emotions before I could write down this email. It was a v...
Armenia Adventure: A Life-Changing Volunteer Experience with Armenia Volunteer Corps (AVC) (Senior Corps)20250403080125
Armenia Adventure: A Life-Changing Volunteer Experience with Armenia Volunteer Corps (AVC) (Senior Corps)
Armenia Adventure: A Life-Changing Volunteer Experience with Armenia Volunteer Corps (AVC) (Senior Corps)In June 2024, I embarked on a journey that wo...
Kids did Birthright Armenia. They did AVC.20250312104840
Kids did Birthright Armenia. They did AVC.
March 12, 2025Armenian by choice, Armenian diaspora, Community service, Education, Gyumri, Returning volunteers, volunteering, Youth engagement0 comments
We mostly read about how parents inspire their offspring, this is quite the opposite. In recent years, several parents of Birthright Armenia volunteer...
A Dream Turned Reality20241220132424
A Dream Turned Reality
December 20, 2024Armenian by choice, Community service, Discovering Armenia, Gyumri, Host family, Media / Marketing / PR, volunteering0 comments
Many of us, diasporan Armenians, when we approach retirement, we dream and talk amongst us about extended stay in Armenia or even living there. I had ...
Is there a word for punctuality in Armenian?20241022142519
Is there a word for punctuality in Armenian?
October 22, 2024Armenian culture, Gyumri, Host family, Learning Armenian, volunteering, Yerevan, Youth engagement0 comments
Stop thinking, start doing If you’ve had the slightest thought about volunteering with AVC, now is the time to do something about it. Take a look at...
Exploring Gyumri: A Cultural Journey20240327112745
Exploring Gyumri: A Cultural Journey
March 27, 2024Architecture, Armenian culture, Community development, Discovering Armenia, Gyumri, Learning Armenian, volunteering, Volunteering in the countryside0 comments
My name is Lise, and I spent six months on a Service Civique in Gyumri, Armenia through the Armenian Volunteer Corps. The adaptation upon arrival was ...
Health Concerns and Using Insurance as an AVC Volunteer20230613073813
Health Concerns and Using Insurance as an AVC Volunteer
June 13, 2023Community service, Discovering Armenia, Education, Gyumri, Host family, volunteering, Volunteering in the countryside0 comments
If you stay at home for the most part for 3 years during a pandemic, then get on a crowded airplane from Chicago to Europe, there’s a chance that yo...
Take the Plunge to Volunteer in Armenia20230530062944
Take the Plunge to Volunteer in Armenia
May 30, 2023armenia, Community service, Discovering Armenia, Gyumri, Internship aboard, Returning volunteers, Study aboard, volunteer in Armenia, volunteering, Yerevan0 comments
As the granddaughter of genocide survivors who later migrated to Uruguay (the first country to recognize the Armenian genocide), I’ve always been pr...
French student does his internship abroad with AVC20220912140129
French student does his internship abroad with AVC
September 12, 2022Armenian culture, Community development, Environment, Gyumri, Internship aboard, volunteering, Youth engagement0 comments
Without Armenian roots or knowledge of the language, Adrien Catry journeyed from Lille, France to volunteer with the Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC) in...
“I’ll be back” by Chad Bell20220812064510
“I’ll be back” by Chad Bell
August 12, 2022Community development, Discovering Armenia, Gyumri, Host family, Returning volunteers, volunteering0 comments
“I’ll be back.” That’s what I said as I gazed out the window towards the beautiful Armenian landscape and Mt. Ararat. I just finished my month...
2021 in Review: Let’s Sum up Some Numbers20211228155559
2021 in Review: Let’s Sum up Some Numbers
December 28, 2021Armenian diaspora, Community development, Community service, Discovering Armenia, Gyumri, volunteering0 comments
Each year we ensure that our volunteers get the experience they desire. We are so confident that we can meet their demands due to our long-lasting par...
Top 5 Excursions of 202120211221165512
Top 5 Excursions of 2021
December 21, 2021Architecture, Armenian culture, Discovering Armenia, Gyumri, Host family, Nature and Animals, Sport, volunteering0 comments
Excursions are a good way of discovering the beauty, tastes, and flavors of a country. But few of them can make us feel part of that country after all...
My stay in Gyumri | Stefano Tononi20210601131719
My stay in Gyumri | Stefano Tononi
My stay in Gyumri was wonderful. It was a very enriching experience for me. The Birthright and Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC) teams gave me a warm wel...
Making An Impact… With Family!20210525121634
Making An Impact… With Family!
May 25, 2021Armenian diaspora, Community service, Education, Gyumri, Internship aboard, volunteering0 comments
“I would like to come and do Birthright Armenia but my father also wants to be useful in Armenia, is it possible?” Yes, it’s possibl...
It is Always a Good Idea to Volunteer | Tatev Antonyan20210118085900
It is Always a Good Idea to Volunteer | Tatev Antonyan
January 18, 2021Community service, Copywriting/ Editing, Gyumri, Human rights, volunteering0 comments
My name is Tatev Antonyan, I am 23 years old, and I am a local volunteer from Gyumri. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, and now I am studyin...
Meet Four Professional Corps Volunteers in Armenia20210114124051
Meet Four Professional Corps Volunteers in Armenia
January 14, 2021armenia, Armenian diaspora, Community service, Engineering, Environment, Gyumri, Internship aboard, professional, volunteer in Armenia, volunteering0 comments
Recently, more and more professionals over age 32 are choosing to join AVC’s Professional Corps, through which they can mutually share work expe...
Insights from a local’s perspective | Melanya Khachatryan20210112124417
Insights from a local’s perspective | Melanya Khachatryan
January 12, 2021Armenian culture, Community development, Community service, Gyumri, volunteering0 comments
Whenever I think about Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC) or Birthright Armenia (BR) or my friends ask me to tell them about it, a whole bunch of emotions...
Welcoming “a first” from Zimbabwe | Lucia Mawoko20200925153737
Welcoming “a first” from Zimbabwe | Lucia Mawoko
September 25, 2020Community service, Education, Gyumri, Human rights, Internship aboard, volunteering, Youth engagement0 comments
“When I saw Armenia on the map, I became curious to know more about it and what happens there, hence I decided to travel to this country which ...
Volunteer in Armenia. Contribute to the Advancement of the Health/Medical Sector20200717090435
Volunteer in Armenia. Contribute to the Advancement of the Health/Medical Sector
The health/medical industry is growing faster than ever. Here in Armenia, we have several partner organizations that are happy to welcome volunteers a...
A Journey in Armenia: Vanadzor, Gyumri & Yerevan | Sacha Torikian20200513101840
A Journey in Armenia: Vanadzor, Gyumri & Yerevan | Sacha Torikian
May 13, 2020Armenian diaspora, Gyumri, Host family, Internship aboard, Vanadzor, volunteering, Yerevan0 comments
In which city should I volunteer in Armenia? What should I expect? Congratulations! You took the plunge and are about to leave to Armenia for an unfor...
Invest in the Future of Armenia20200318125442
Invest in the Future of Armenia
March 18, 2020Community development, Education, Gyumri, Tech, volunteering, Youth engagement0 comments
The children and the youth are the future of a country. So what better investment can you think of, than contributing with your knowledge and skills f...
My Experience in Gyumri | Coline Guyot20200226142320
My Experience in Gyumri | Coline Guyot
February 26, 2020Armenian culture, Community service, Gyumri, Host family, volunteering, Youth engagement0 comments
“Would you be interested in starting your experience in Gyumri?” It is a pretty town in the north of Armenia, its people are very hospitab...
Teaching English through AVC | Clark Long20200207075439
Teaching English through AVC | Clark Long
February 7, 2020Education, Gyumri, Host family, Internship aboard, volunteering, Yerevan, Youth engagement0 comments
Just graduated from university? Looking for a chance to go abroad but don’t want to want to commit to two years in the Peace Corps or a whole...
Educational Internships in Armenia20200116064007
Educational Internships in Armenia
January 16, 2020Community development, Education, Gyumri, Internship aboard, Tech, Volunteer Corps, volunteering, Youth engagement0 comments
It doesn’t really matter where in Armenia you are, there is an exciting internship waiting for you. From Gyumri and Vanadzor to Yerevan there are ma...
Saying Thank You to 2019 and Hello to 202020191230134010
Saying Thank You to 2019 and Hello to 2020
December 30, 2019Armenian culture, Community service, Discovering Armenia, Gyumri, Internship aboard, volunteering0 comments
Looking back on a whole year can bring a mix of emotions; excitement for what’s ahead, but satisfaction and nostalgia for all that was accomplished ...
Empowering Women & the Next Generation20191125151321
Empowering Women & the Next Generation
November 25, 2019Armenian diaspora, Community service, Education, Gyumri, Human rights, Professional Corps, volunteering, Youth engagement0 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, ...
Hitch-hiking to the Caucasus | Joanny Carrabin20191028072050
Hitch-hiking to the Caucasus | Joanny Carrabin
October 28, 2019Armenian culture, Discovering Armenia, Gyumri, Nature and Animals, volunteering, Yerevan0 comments
Once I reached my destination [Armenia], dirty and exhausted after eleven days on the road, during our first meeting at the AVC office [the dir...
AYOlingo. The language Teacher Right on Your Phone20190923084609
AYOlingo. The language Teacher Right on Your Phone
September 23, 2019Education, Gyumri, Host family, Learning Armenian, Tech, volunteering, Yerevan0 comments
Coming to a different country where you don’t speak the language is always scary. I know when I first arrived, I was nervous because I had never...
When thoughts come true. Volunteering services in Armenia20190830155254
When thoughts come true. Volunteering services in Armenia
August 30, 2019Art in Armenia, Community service, Gyumri, Health, Internship aboard, Professional Corps, volunteering0 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 ...
Why Should You Do Your Internship in Armenia?20190820064741
Why Should You Do Your Internship in Armenia?
August 20, 2019COOP or Internship, Discovering Armenia, Environment, Gyumri, Host family, Internship aboard, volunteering0 comments
Every time I reflect on my time in Armenia, I remember something that makes me realize how lucky I was to have that adventure. Going in, I thought I h...