Culture of Volunteerisms book presented in ArmeniaJuly 15, 2010 - 21:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 15, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Dirk Boberg presented in Yerevan Culture of Volunteerisms publication aimed at serving civil society activists, authorities, students and volunteers in Armenia. Informal, unmanaged volunteering is the dominant form of volunteering in Armenia. The study explores three areas - the regulatory environment, motivations behind volunteerism and volunteer management practices - to explain the under-utilization of volunteers and to suggest opportunities for the promotion of volunteerism in the country. The book is written by local expert Mane Tadevosyan in the frame of CIVICUS Civil Society Index in Armenia, a project within Counterpart International. “The study is of great importance to explore patterns of civic participation in Armenia and to identify opportunities that can be created by policy and decision makers as well as civil society organizations to promote volunteer contributions’’ said Mr. Boberg. The book is in Armenian and English.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
