Strengthened student committees address urgent problems in their communities
School children across six communities in Armenia’s Syunik region are learning more about how to raise awareness on child rights and how to put their innovative ideas into action through a World Vision ‘capacity building’ initiative.
Student committees are learning how to write project proposals and how to effectively implement and monitor development projects. Already students have provided World Vision with mini project proposals that are bearing fruit.“The students have a fresh outlook on the causes and possible solutions to the problems their communities face. Their ideas and concepts also serve as a guiding tool for us to design our projects and partner with the community members”, said World Vision Armenia Kapan Area Development Programme (ADP) Manager Sergey Arzumanyan.
One of the successful outcomes of the project was the establishment of the sports ground in Vachagan Community.
It was quite encouraging to be able to propose and establish a sports ground in our school “It was quite encouraging to be able to propose and establish a sports ground in our school. Having received construction materials from World Vision we successfully completed the whole work. We are so proud to do all the work all by ourselves”, said Vrezh Veziryan, 13, and member of the student committee in Vachagan School. “It was a decisive life experience for us and later other students will have a vivid model of what they can do themselves“, continued Vrezh.
Promotion of vocational training and children\'s initiatives through re-operation of a school workshop, improvement of a school yard, organisation of a summer camp, improvement of school facilities and establishment of a sports ground were all proposed by the student councils.
“We proposed to start a rabbit-breeding project, because it will provide us with some income to buy necessary furniture and literature for the school, to renovate its premises. We as the students will have our say in school initiatives, this is so encouraging”, said David Martirosyan, 15, member of the committee of Kavart School.
We as the students will have our say in school initiatives, this is so encouraging “By implementing this project we will gain a lot and we will take some responsibility on our shoulders. Besides, rabbit-breeding is very effective, since we learn a lot about the techniques of breeding, as well as it can serve as a vivid example during our biology classes”, continued Meri Azaryan, 12, who is also a member of the Kavart School student committee.
“Children are the best partners to work with; they are flexible to learn new things and they are responsible in their endeavors”, added ADP Manager Sergey Arzumanyan.
Student committees are learning how to write project proposals and how to effectively implement and monitor development projects. Already students have provided World Vision with mini project proposals that are bearing fruit.“The students have a fresh outlook on the causes and possible solutions to the problems their communities face. Their ideas and concepts also serve as a guiding tool for us to design our projects and partner with the community members”, said World Vision Armenia Kapan Area Development Programme (ADP) Manager Sergey Arzumanyan.
One of the successful outcomes of the project was the establishment of the sports ground in Vachagan Community.
It was quite encouraging to be able to propose and establish a sports ground in our school “It was quite encouraging to be able to propose and establish a sports ground in our school. Having received construction materials from World Vision we successfully completed the whole work. We are so proud to do all the work all by ourselves”, said Vrezh Veziryan, 13, and member of the student committee in Vachagan School. “It was a decisive life experience for us and later other students will have a vivid model of what they can do themselves“, continued Vrezh.
Promotion of vocational training and children\'s initiatives through re-operation of a school workshop, improvement of a school yard, organisation of a summer camp, improvement of school facilities and establishment of a sports ground were all proposed by the student councils.
“We proposed to start a rabbit-breeding project, because it will provide us with some income to buy necessary furniture and literature for the school, to renovate its premises. We as the students will have our say in school initiatives, this is so encouraging”, said David Martirosyan, 15, member of the committee of Kavart School.
We as the students will have our say in school initiatives, this is so encouraging “By implementing this project we will gain a lot and we will take some responsibility on our shoulders. Besides, rabbit-breeding is very effective, since we learn a lot about the techniques of breeding, as well as it can serve as a vivid example during our biology classes”, continued Meri Azaryan, 12, who is also a member of the Kavart School student committee.
“Children are the best partners to work with; they are flexible to learn new things and they are responsible in their endeavors”, added ADP Manager Sergey Arzumanyan.
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