Follow Up Seminar in Sevan

Regional follow up seminars started in November 2011. They are designed to give the GLOW girls and their peers in regions of Armenia a possibility to deepen their knowledge and acquire new skills in one of the GLOW topics. The GLOW alumnae help our trainers to select the topics and organize the seminar connecting to local partners and occasionally co-facilitating the sessions. They also are yet another event motivating the girls to be active in their community and organize events on their own together with their peers and local organizations.

As expected the GLOW alumnae Gegharkunik region became very enthusiastic knowing that GLOW follow ups will be held in their regions They and the local Peace Corps volunteers worked with the trainer to choose the location and date for the event, invite teenagers from the region and identify the appropriate topics for the session.

“The GLOW alumnae and the U.S. Peace Corps volunteers helped me organize the follow up seminar in Sevan. The local school provided us the seminar room. We had 48 girls (many more than expected!), some of the teachers and the director of the school participating in the seminar. The participants were excited and actively took part in the session sharing their thoughts, concerns and possible solutions related to gender issues in the country.”
Sona Grigoryan