On March 29, 2024, the official opening ceremony of the “DUCO” Youth Center took place in the city of Dilijan. The center was established as a result of cooperation between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia and the “Youth Cooperation Center of Dilijan” NGO, within the framework of the grant announced by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia for the purpose of “Creation of Youth Centers”.
The goal of the “DUCO” Youth Center is to create special conditions and opportunities for the involvement of young people of the Dilijan enlarged community /including NEET youth/ by contributing to the development of their abilities, acquisition of new skills and knowledge, motivation and disclosure of potential, socialization, promotion of employment, healthy lifestyle, organization of intellectual leisure, mobility /in the territory of the Republic of Armenia, abroad/ and involvement of young people in decision-making at the local level.
