The goal of the “Tavush Political Club” program is to promote the transfer of political agendas, discourses, and public discussions from the capital to the regions by establishing political discussion clubs in border regions.

Political clubs have been successfully established and are operating in the Tavush, Syunik, and Vayots Dzor regions.

The format involves fostering a stable dialogue between sectoral experts, policy developers, decision-makers, and local active players on sectoral policies, strategic approaches, and visions.

Below is a brief overview of the meetings organized by the “Tavush Political Club.”

Location: Noyemberyan | November 12, 2022
Topic: Security Issues in the Media Realm and Media Manipulations.
The speakers for the discussion were journalists from the CivilNet information platform, Arshaluys Mghdesyan and Ani Grigoryan.

Location: Berd | January 26, 2023
Topic: Social Issues in the Berd Community
The guest speaker for the meeting was Lilit Stepanyan, a Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

Location: Dilijan | February 10, 2023
Topic: Foreign Policy of the Republic of Armenia and External Challenges
The speakers for the meeting were:

  • Stepan Safaryan, Director of the Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs
  • Joni Melikyan, Researcher at the “Orbeli” Research Center
  • Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of the Caucasus Institute

Location: Dilijan | March 15, 2023
Topic: Challenges in Integrating State Policy, New Concepts, Competency-Based Learning, and New Educational Standards into the General Education System, and the Challenges Faced by Schools.

The guest speakers at the meeting were:

  • Artashes Torosyan, Director of the National Center for the Development of Education and Innovations (NCEDI Foundation)
  • Serine Avetisyan, Education Expert at the World Bank

Location: Ijevan | April 27, 2023
Topic: Cultural Features of Ijevan, Cultural and Development Programs Implemented in the Community, and the Role of Culture as a Key Factor in the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Towns.

The guest speakers at the meeting were:

  • Harutyun Vermishyan, President of the “Socies” Expert Center
  • Anna Ohanyan, Representative of the Ijevan Municipality

Location: Dilijan | April 29, 2023
Topic: Multidimensional Poverty and the Practices of Its Expression at the Community Level

The main speaker of the discussion was:

  • Lilit Yezekyan, Head of Research at the Armenian Research Center of the CRRC.

The “Tavush Political Club” program is implemented by the “Youth Cooperation Center of Dilijan” NGO within the framework of the “Establishing Political Clubs in Armenia’s Border Regions” program, carried out by the Caucasus Institute.

The program is supported by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.