ABCD Innovation Center

🌱 Building change — one session at a time
This week, we held the second online training within the WE: Connect – Connect. Empower. Transform. project, implemented by ABCD Innovation Center with the support of GIZ.
💬 The session on Community Participation, Mobilization, and Development was facilitated by Vahe Darbinyan.
🕔 We meet every Thursday evening, making it easy for participants to join from anywhere — home, work, or even a café ☕ — because meaningful learning should be flexible and accessible.
With two more online sessions ahead, we will soon move to an offline meeting to co-create community initiatives promoting social inclusion and gender-sensitive approaches

*This measure is implemented by ABCD Innovation Center within the framework of the Women Empowerment for Wellbeing (WoW) project commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.”

🌱 New Year. New Goals. New Opportunities.
January is the time when we set intentions for growth — personal, professional, and community-level. If you are enthusiastic and care about sustainable rural development, resilience, and wellbeing, this is an opportunity worth considering.
Together with our long-standing and trusted partner AMURT Portugal, we are happy to share a new Erasmus+ international training course taking place in May 2026 in Portugal,
If 2026 is the year you invest in your personal development, expand your international experience, and deepen your impact in youth and rural development — this training might be exactly what you’re looking for.
https://forms.gle/SYqiparewgtq6ch1A

🌱 The European Rural Parliament 2025 in Scotland was more than a gathering — it was a reminder that rural Europe is vibrant, connected, and full of innovation.
For the ABCD Innovation Center, being part of this pan-European dialogue meant sharing Armenia’s perspective and learning from communities that turn local action into systemic change. From sustainable livelihoods and youth participation to new forms of governance, the conversations reinforced our belief that real transformation begins with people and their assets.
We return inspired — and even more determined to amplify rural voices, connect initiatives across borders, and continue building from the ground up. 💪
Power to the People.