"YOUTH FOR ACHIEVEMENT" NGO IMPLEMENTS TEACHING PROGRAM ADDRESSED TO DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Apr 06 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Youth for Achievement"
educational public organization has implemented since early this
year the "Interactive Elections" program in Yerevan, Gyumri and
Vanadzor. According to the information submitted to Noyan Tapan by the
organization office, the goal of the program is to assist development
of democracy in Armenia, increase of young voters’ awareness
concerning democracy as well as to encourage their participation in
the elections. Seminars have already been held within the framework
of the program. More than 250 students participate in them.

One of the important components of the six-month program is students’
interactive teaching what, particularly, will be implemented with the
help of "organization of parliament elections" games. "Game parties"
will be created as a result of coordination meetings being held in
Yerevan on April 5-6. They will organize a pre-electoral campaign and
participate in the "game elections" on April 30. A "game parliament"
will be formed as a result of those elections.