Vanadzor Orran- 4 th Quarter Report /October- December, 2017/ 4 th Q 2013 for web Page 1 The following report covers the activities implemented during the months of October, November and December in the following areas. - General notes - Academic assistance to children - Cultural education - Social services - Medical and psychological assistance - Other 1. GENERAL NOTES One hundred twenty eight beneficiaries (adults and children) attended the Center during the period of October to December. The details are presented in the table below: October November December Number of Children 100 97 100 Number of Adults 28 28 25 Total Number 128 125 125 The changes that took place during this quarter period: 9 new children were admitted and enrolled in the relevant junior, middle and senior age groups and the food program.
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Vanadzor Orran- 4th Quarter Report
/October- December, 2017/
4th Q 2013 for web Page 1
The following report covers the activities implemented during the months of October,
November and December in the following areas.
- General notes
- Academic assistance to children
- Cultural education
- Social services
- Medical and psychological assistance
- Other
1. GENERAL NOTES
One hundred twenty eight beneficiaries (adults and children) attended the Center during the period of
October to December. The details are presented in the table below:
October November December
Number of Children 100 97 100
Number of Adults 28 28 25
Total Number 128 125 125
The changes that took place during this quarter period:
9 new children were admitted and enrolled in the relevant junior, middle and senior
age groups and the food program.
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During this quarter period, 10 children left Orran because of the following reasons:
there was an improvement of the social conditions in 3 of these families, the parents
found a job, 5 children moved to Russia with their families, 1 child moved to Chkalov
village, and 1 child stopped attending regularly.
During the reporting period, 100 children were enrolled in the Orran program and
were involved in the Orran food, education, social, cultural and psychological
programs.
6 children were embraced in individual sessions.
8 children attending Orran have various disabilities thus individual work was carried
out with them.
During this quarter, 28 elderly were in the Orran project.
One of the elder people left for abroad to join his children. Two of them because of the
deteoriation of the health conditions could not attend the center.
2. Academic assistance to children
2.1. Classes and handcraft workshops
2.1.1 Classes
Orran children have daily academic assistance provided by volunteers and teachers; they
attend acting workshops as well as participate in various events. The table below shows the number
of children involved in the Orran classes in November:
Number of Children Junior Middle
Senior
Total number of
children in the groups 36 32 32
Teachers Marietta
Soghoyan
Armine
Apresyan
Gayane
Manucharyan
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2.1.2 Handicraft Workshops
The table below presents the total number of children attending the workshops during this quarter:
Workshops October Noyember December
Macramé, carpet
weaving
18 17 21
Woodcarving 12 10 10
Pottery 16 21 19
Arts 9 12 14
Sewing 6 8 8
Computer 16 18 18
Journalism 15 16 15
Leadership 15 16 15
Theatre 15 15 15
Gardening 7 8 8
Christianity and church
classes 22 28 26
Sculpturing - - 5
Parallel to computer classes Junior Development Center has been opened at Orran
where the beneficiary children receive more professional computer knowledge, conduct
online classes by Skype, after which they will undergo financial literacy courses and will start
printing activities. Boris Brook, a US Peace Corps volunteer is leading this center activities
where the young graduates of Vanadzor Technological Center are conducting lessons on
voluntary basis.
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15 children of Orran middle and senior age groups, who are involved in the drama club, were
getting ready for the theatre festival which took place in Tbilisi in December. Actor, director
of theatre studio Elfik Zohrabyan, worked with them twice per week for several hours.
18 children from senior and middle age groups, who have participated in environmental
classes, are involved in Orran gardening group. Vardan Ayvazyan and Vahe Ghevondyan are
working with the children. Twice a week, the children go to the garden, water the trees and
clean the garden of weed.
The sewing workshop is also actively working. Currently 6 to 8 girls are involved in the
workshop from senior and middle age groups.
2.2 Volunteers
Volunteers help the children to do their homework assignments, as well as conduct individual and
group sessions with the children, and support in organizing various events:
Every Thursday, 15 students from UWC Dilijan International School conduct volunteer
work at Orran, they organize various games and events for children. The volunteer work is
headed by Tatev Ayvazyan.
The chart below presents the number of volunteers who attended Orran during this quarter: