{"id":19056,"date":"2024-04-08T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nimd.org\/launching-armenias-first-democracy-academy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T03:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T03:25:40","slug":"launching-armenias-first-democracy-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nimd.org\/fr\/launching-armenias-first-democracy-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancement de la premi\u00e8re Acad\u00e9mie de la d\u00e9mocratie en Arm\u00e9nie"},"content":{"rendered":"

“It is vital to unlock the potential of young people in politics, civic engagement, and leadership. This programme aims to achieve just that,” said Margarita Hakobyan, Executive Director of the OxYGen Foundation, whilst launching the Armenian Multiparty Democracy Academy (ARMDA).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ARMDA is the localization of NIMD’s Democracy Schools<\/a> in Armenia, thought out and implemented together with our new partner OxYGen<\/a>. NIMD’s schools provide a safe space for individuals from diverse social and political backgrounds to engage in dialogue and exchange ideas on various issues of common interest. “We bring to the table a value-add in the form of democracy education and facilitation of dialogue as an honest and trusted broker. Given Armenia’s current political polarization and serious security challenges – this support has never been more critical to ensure Armenia’s democratic trajectory,” shares Armen Sahakyan, NIMD Armenia’s Country Director.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As, despite current efforts to stimulate youth participation in Armenia, there remains a need for action from the youth and widespread youth apathy towards politics and political institutions. This was also visible in the low voter turnout, with only around 35% of young people turning out to vote in Armenia’s 2018 parliamentary elections.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through ARMDA, together with OxYGen we aim to address the apathy among youth and create more opportunities for young leaders. The Academy will equip young politicians with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to become influential leaders and advocates for democracy and civic engagement in Armenia – promoting a culture of inclusivity and democracy.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new class of ARMDA is a committed group of 25 youth, the inaugural class comprises of 40% individuals, 32% political party members, and 28% from Civil Society Organizations.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The youth are the backbone of the school and by their graduation we hope to:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n