Kalavan, Armenia

Kalavan, is a small village in Gegharkunik province of Armenia, a community development model for others. link of Kalavan to ABCD Innovation Center?

ABCD Innovation Center is a non-profit organization which works with an approach that catalyzes change and development based on utilizing the existing gifts and capacities of young people and their communities. We are mostly implementing projects aimed at empowering young people, developing their communities, helping community members to understand the role of the humanity in the protection of the environment and promotion of the sustainable development.

ABCD Innovation Center has huge experience in organizing various non-formal education projects in Kalavan village. Two years ago we decided to establish a social enterprise called Hooga House that is located in Kalavan village and implements rural tourism development projects and consequently addresses women and youth unemployment issues among rural people. Some of the rural young people work in the social enterprise, others do guided tours, young artisans conduct master classes for tourists and sell their products in the souvenir shop and other youth sell their agricultural products to the social enterprise like milk, fruits, vegetables etc. Basically we created a rural tourism social enterprise that affects the lives of almost every single young person in the area.

http://www.abcdinnovationcenter.com/