Armenian Volunteer Corps

AVC’s goal is to incubate one of Armenia’s most dynamic resources: people.

The Armenian nation is a unique one in that only one-third of its people actually live within the physical borders of modern-day Armenia. Through its long history, the Armenian people have been severed from one another and scattered across the entire globe. Finally today, Armenia is a free and independent Republic with opportunities to grow into a country that its entire people can be proud to align with.

However, ideologically or nostalgically connecting with this country will not help it advance. There are many real-world issues looming over whether Armenia can break out of its current level of democratization and development, many of which must first be tackled internally. AVC calls on Diasporan Armenians to volunteer their time, knowledge and energy by living and working in Armenia from one month to one year as an investment of hope in the future of our nation.

AVC functions as a facilitator to help Diasporan Armenians seamlessly integrate into society here because we firmly believe that in a developing country such as Armenia, the presence of each volunteer leaves a footprint in the country's malleable future. We know that the exchange of ideas, values and experience between Diasporans and native Armenians connects human, informal and capital resources which will help rebuild our country.