ESC in Jerevan I (Armenië)

The range of the possible tasks for the volunteers may differ based on the volunteers’ choices of the Working Group. You will brainstorm, collaborate and divide roles with your team members according to each one’s expertise, interests and ambitions. Examples of activities:

• Content creation (photo, video, written)
• Preparing and implicating educational activities around sustainability, ecology, recycling, etc
• Organising concerts, movie nights and other educational activities for young adults
• Creating campaign to promote the organization’s values or specific activities

Please reach out to us to find out which vacancies are currently open, or to propose your own ideas.

Young persons from from 18 to 30 years who are interested to work with people with different backgrounds.

• Willingness to learn Armenian
• Interested in working with youngsters
• Interested in culture/environment
• Like to be creative
• Able to take own initiative
• Interested in Caucasus culture

The volunteers will be provided with a one bedroom apartment. The apartment is fully furnished and has all the modern amenities (electricity, gas, internet connection, air conditioning, etc.). The apartment is located in the centre of Yerevan. The apartment is in a 10 minute walking distance from the office of the organization, and it takes a 5 minute walk to the subway and the bus station on the main street. The apartment is close to a bunch of small food markets, supermarkets and pharmacies.

In total each volunteer will receive 150 (approximately 80, 000 AMD) euros for food, transportation and other expenses.

The volunteers will receive 10 euros (approximately 5000 AMD) for the transportation inside Yerevan. All means of the public transportation in Yerevan (except the taxis) cost a 100 AMD for a one-way transit.

The volunteers are expected to devote 30 hours of their time weekly (6 hours a day) in order to implement their tasks and responsibilities. Weekends are off days for the volunteers and no activities are planned for that days. Due to the projects’ particular schedules, the working hours for the volunteers might be changed. However, this will be communicated to the volunteers beforehand.

Yerevan is the capital and the largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the oldest cities in the world that has been continuously inhabited. Yerevan is the administrative, cultural and industrial center of the country. The total area of ​​the city is 223 square kilometers. More than one million inhabitants live there.

Yerevan hosts a large number of museums, art galleries and libraries. Moreover, the city hosts many public celebrations that are very popular amongst both locals and tourists. Vardavar is, for example, the most celebrated festival amongst Armenians. During the festival, people from a wide range of ages are allowed to immerse strangers into water.

Armenia is also amongst the top 10 safest countries where you can comfortably wander around alone at night and go home safely. Public transport, including the underground metro, operates from 6 am to 11 pm. Last but not least, Armenia is known for being one of the cheapest countries when it comes to taxi rides.