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Location
Armenia: Gyumri, Yerevan
Term
Throughout the year
Typical Duration of Program
3-6 months
Dates
Rolling
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Description
Established in 2000, the Armenian Volunteer Corps (AVC) is a registered, non-profit foundation in Armenia that provides skilled volunteers, 21 years of age and over, with the opportunity to share their talents with Armenia for terms ranging from one month to one year.
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Highlights
Volunteers with AVC reap the unique rewards of living and working directly with the people of Armenia. While the commitment required of an AVC volunteer is great, the benefits of the work are immeasurable. Immersed in the exciting process of nation building, volunteers grow both personally and professionally, as well as gain new insight into their own identities.
The Armenian Volunteer Corps helps our volunteers integrate seamlessly into Armenian society. Since its inception, AVC has assisted over 300 people in finding fulfilling placements in schools, non-profit organizations, churches, and businesses. While the Armenian Volunteer Corps provides a range of services - including job placement, assistance with home stays, cross-cultural/leadership/development training sessions, advice on life in Armenia, and arranging service trips throughout the country - AVC volunteers are responsible for financing their own travel and, in most cases, their own lodging in Armenia.
AVC's motto is "come move mountains" because living and working in Armenia is an act of faith and an investment of hope in the future of Armenia.
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Qualifications
The Armenian Volunteer Corps seeks skilled volunteers with a strong sense of responsibility. Serving in Armenia takes dedication, flexibility and patience. AVC enjoys a reputation for sponsoring conscientious, open-minded volunteers who understand cultural differences. Volunteers must be willing to put aside their own expectations as they use their abilities to make a difference.
AVC welcomes all individuals 21 years of age and older who are motivated to share their time and talents in Armenia for a minimum term of one month. Past volunteers have ranged in age from 21 to 72.
There are no language requirements.
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Intern Types
- Art/Fine Arts
- Business Admin, Management
- Communications
- Media (Radio, TV, & Film)
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Ecology
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering (Mechanical)
- English as a Second Language
- Finance
- Graphic Design
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- International Relations
- Liberal Arts
- Marketing, Ad, PR
- Music
- Social Work
- Technology
- Theater, Drama, Dance
- Tourism
- Journalism
- Camp Counselor / Trip Leader
- Development
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Languages
- English
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Cost in US$:
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Experience Required
no
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Volunteer Types
- Academic Reinforcement
- Adult Education
- Agriculture
- Arts
- Athletics
- Business
- Childcare/children
- Clerical And Office Work
- Community Centers
- Community Development
- Community Health
- Community Organizing
- Computer Training
- Consciousness-raising
- Counseling
- Culture
- Curriculum Planning
- Disability Issues
- Drug Or Alcohol Recovery
- Economic Development
- Education
- Elderly
- English Teaching
- Environment
- Family Planning
- Festivals
- Gardening
- Gender Issues
- Grassroots Organization
- Handicapped
- Health
- Health Care
- Health Education
- Historic Preservation
- Home Visit
- Homelessness
- Hospital
- Housing
- Human Rights
- Income-generation
- Infrastructure Planning
- Intervention
- Journalism
- Labor Issues
- Law
- Legal Aide
- Literacy
- Managerial Consulting
- Marketing
- Media Work
- Medicine
- Micro-enterprise
- Microcredit
- Natural Resources
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Office Work
- Organic Farming
- Organizational Development
- Orphans
- Painting
- Parks
- Pastoral Work
- Planting
- Playgrounds
- Popular Education
- Primary Education
- Professional Services
- Public Education
- Public Policy
- Recreation
- Reforestation
- Refugee Relief
- Relief
- Religious Instructor
- Renovation
- Reporting
- Research
- Restoration
- Sanitation
- Secondary Education
- Secretarial
- Seniors
- Small Business Development
- Social Services, Social Work
- Solar & Hydro Projects
- Sports
- Strategic Planning
- Street Kids
- Teaching
- Teaching Accounting
- Technical Assistance
- Tourism
- Translation
- Transportation
- Tree Planting
- Tutor
- Volunteer Management
- Water
- Women
- Writing
- Youth
- Youth Development
- Youth Ministry
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Typical Volunteer
An individual who has come to Armenia to have something more than a tourist's experience by working and living in Armenia.
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Age Range
Diverse
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Typical Living Arrangements
- Home-stays
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Participants Travel
Independently
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Typically Participants Work
Independently
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Application Process Involves
- Letters of Reference
- Phone/Video Interview
- Resume
- Written Application
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Typically The Application Process Time is
6 weeks
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Post Services Include
- Alumni Network
- Exit Debriefing Abroad
- Job and Internship Network
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Armenian Volunteer Corps's Mission Statement
The Armenian Volunteer Corps' mission, is to bring Armenias most valuable asset - its people - together. The exchange of ideas, values, and experiences between diasporan and homeland Armenians will result in mutual growth and understanding - and renewed connections between our scattered communities.
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Year Founded
2000