My NGO!
Hello world!
Check out the pictures of my first weeks here: http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/8203599/1/Armenia%20October?h=3554ad
The Armenian-French-dutch-and other unknown -ch and -ans is back on her blog :) My armenian side is growing everyday, maybe to reach its full quarter by the end of my stay here. I already got told that I must be Armenian because I try to get my best out of a situation in a sneaky way. However, despite my brown hair people keep telling me that I don't look haya. I think I will survive that, and at least my nose looks small here compared to other people's noses ;)
Except all the roots feelings budding inside of me, I got the most awesome volunteering/internship opportunity! There is this NGO called Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (or sunchild Armenia) which I emailed and offered me to work for them during my stay here. This organisation has developed the first network of environmental education clubs in Armenia, the Sunchild eco-clubs. There, young people between 12 and 17 years old gather to discuss environmental issues and make movies guided by professionals. I have started writing subtitles for some of their movies which they want to present in francophone film festivals, and I was impressed to see the powerful messages that they manage to convey! One of the movies was about the issue of stray dogs in Yerevan, and about how they get shot in cruel ways (or used to, since they seemed to have got more civilised since this year). It made me cry in the middle of the office. Last sunday, there was a big painting day during which more than a 1000 kids gathered in a park to make paintings on environmental themes, which would be presented for a big contest involving diaspora Armenians as well as Armenians living here.
Hereunder are some pictures of the events of last week, and the cute office's garden. More to come soon on life in Armenia!
My co-volunteers, great armenian eco-fighters! They always wear green ;)
The NGO for which I am volunteering! How much cooler could their name be!?
She won my price of the cutest and wildest painter of the painting day







