ARQANE (formerly GLOW) is Stepanavan Youth Center project started in 2008. It is a year-long annual leadership program for teenage Armenian girls. The program starts with a residential summer school and continues with follow up activities including mentoring, peer education, and community projects.
ARQANE is a name of an Armenian Queen, the wife of King Arameh who reigned in Van Kingdom during 859-844 B.C.
ARQANE consists of two parts: ARQA means king in Armenian and NE is a feminine suffix.