Armenian Volunteer Network

The Armenian Volunteer Network (AMVN) is a non-profit organization established in 2020 by teachers, educators, and other professionals in the field of education from the United States and Armenia. The organization’s mission is to foster educational collaboration between specialists in Armenia and the Armenian diaspora through volunteerism.

Mission and objectives The mission of the Armenian Volunteer Network is to improve educational opportunities in Armenia and the diaspora by encouraging the exchange of knowledge, language, experience, and culture. Through its programs, the organization places volunteers in schools, colleges, universities, and non-governmental organizations, primarily to provide educational and linguistic support.

Activities The Armenian Volunteer Network implements both online and in-person educational initiatives. Its programs include: TESOL courses designed for ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers,"Teaching English with the Armenian Volunteer Network". The Armenian Weekly. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2025. Lectures and seminars aimed at developing pedagogical skills,"Առցանց շփումներ, հեռավար դասընթացներ․ կամավորական ցանցը միավորում է աշխարհասփյուռ հայերին". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 21 July 2025. Programming courses (C++) to support technological education,"European University of Armenia news item about AMVN". Retrieved 28 September 2025. Junior Program, in which young learners receive online instruction from volunteer teachers."YSU Ijevan branch news". Retrieved 28 September 2025.

Public coverage The activities of the Armenian Volunteer Network have been covered in both Armenian and diaspora media. Public Radio of Armenia has featured the organization’s online initiatives and courses."Երգով փարատել, ծրագրերով օգնել․ ամերիկաբնակ Տերյանները փորձում են մասնագիտական նոր կամուրջներ ստեղծել". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 21 July 2025. In 2024, The Armenian Weekly published an article highlighting the experiences of AMVN volunteers.

Other media coverage has included diaspora outlets such as Asbarez, Massis Post, and the Armenian Mirror-Spectator."Armenian Volunteer Network: A Bridge Between Armenia and the Diaspora". Asbarez. Retrieved 28 September 2025."Finding Fulfillment: Volunteering with AVN". Massis Post. 28 September 2025."Armenian Volunteer Network Celebrates Fifth Anniversary". Armenian Mirror-Spectator. 14 August 2025.

Armenian Volunteer Network

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