AMERICANS FOR ARTSAKH COMPLETES YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT

2010/02 /12 | 09:44
Nagorno Karabakh

Americans for Artsakh (AFA) has just completed the first in what will
be an annual series of youth leadership programs in Artsakh. AFA
brought an outstanding team of experienced trainers to Stepanakert
and Shushi to provide valuable leadership skills to the most gifted
and motivated university students in the area.

A total of 30 students received an intensive (eight hours a day),
eight-day training session provided leadership, negotiation, and
cognitive effectiveness (or "lateral thinking") training, based on
methodology developed by the Harvard University/Mercy Corps Conflict
Management Group. Artsakh State University and the Naregatsi Art
Institute in Shushi provided the training space.

Another component of the program involves the provision of special
grants to select students who will conduct their own community service
projects using the methods they learned in the course. The grants
will be given on a competitive basis, based on which students write
the best proposals.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress