Yerevan Child Support Centre "ZATIK" SNCO

Zatik Center was established in Yerevan on September 1993 with 16 to 25 children in Yerevan, capital of Armenia. Many children found their home here. Nowadays there are 100 children visiting the center, who study at different schools of the city. These children are those with varied challenges at home. Besides daily physical needs, main concern is the future of these children. One of the major goals to enable them to find an identity and position in the changing Armenian society. Zatik has a loving staff of 80 individuals, who always support and help children in their needs. The organization has a many-years experience of hosting international volunteers for short (international summer workcamps) and long term (EVS/ESC volunteers). The staff of ZATIK is well experienced in working with the volunteers and providing them with a rich learning experience. The activities implemented by the organization are in line with objectives of this project and will contribute to a fruitful flow of the project. There have been more than a dozen EVS/ESC long-term volunteers, who have highly contributed to the work of the center. The major achievements of volunteers include an open space for the “graduates” of the center to live in: a village Zatikavan. The project there was opened in 2013 as a project in project of long-term volunteers. The volunteers also had varied activities, such as performances, concerts, various workshops on important topics, mediated by the volunteers for the children. The main aim of the project is the work with children-orphans, to provide educational activities and to prepare them for an independent life. Involving international volunteers will be a great opportunity for this project as the children learn about the culture and traditions of foreign countries. The presence of an international volunteer will enrich the program offered to the orphans. The discussions with the children on different subjects will be more interesting in getting to know other beliefs and points of view. Orphans, more than other children, need care, help and education, to become good members of society in future. The volunteer together with the educators will be involved in the organization of different cultural programs, where children will learn to paint, sculpture, sing and dance; they will also learn some basic abilities in theater, art and pantomime.