About Youth For Change: The goal of our program is to equip participants with life skills and work experience by employing them in a variety of projects. Some of those projects include: Constructing, maintaining or repairing hiking trails, restoration of natural areas, park construction or repair, trash removal and general clean up of natural areas. Program Mission: is to provide young adults withopportunities for success through job skills training, education, teamwork, andwork experience
Armenia has a high unemployment rate. Many people are leaving the country for jobs in other countries.
The objectives of the Youth For Change program (YFC) are to: 1. Accomplish needed conservation work on public and private lands in Armenia and Artsakh. 2. Provide gainful employment for 18- through 26-year old males and females in Armenia. 3. Develop an understanding and appreciation of the Nation's natural environment and heritage in participating youths.
With the work skills and teamwork learn through the program participants can excel in whatever career they desire. Trails for Change will provide assistance to participants when possible with job placement.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).