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YP Profiles

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Cultivating Unity

María Sol Torosian motivates her YP Buenos Aires team with a singular motto

Going All In

AGBU YPs is the best way to meet new people, and it's an opportunity that benefits you both personally and professionally. You develop transferable skills working in YP that end up being useful in your career.

Upholding Values

"It makes me proud to think that I have made a positive impact on others through my passion and drive to impact AGBU’s programs."

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Community is a Way of Life

Lousin Balmanian found her footing in a new city thanks to AGBU

Motivated and Engaged

"Besides equipping me with strategies and tactics of centered leadership that I try to apply every day, the Goriz program also inspired me to take an Armenian angle in pursuit of my other interests, to attach a meaningful purpose to them."

The Pursuit of Knowledge

"My AGBU scholarship empowered me to invest in my academic interests. Now I am, quite literally, investing in Armenia."

Working Hard and with Transparency

Ignacio Balassanian makes giving back to Buenos Aires youth a priority

Reviving and Thriving

Sarine Karajerjian helped reignite and mobilize YPs in Lebanon

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Philanthropist at Heart

Learning from the older generation, Will Nazarian sets an example for the next one

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Adventures at Pixar Animation Studios

Katherine Sarafian, producer of the Academy Award-winning film Brave, reflects on her 20 years in film production

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Armenian Queen of Cuisine

Aline Kamakian rules the Armenian restaurant space with a not-so-secret mission

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Man on a Mission

Raphaël Der Agopian organizes service-based communities for generations to come

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Entertainment Revolution

How Google’s Serge Kassardjian is transforming the way we consume entertainment and media

Fright Fighter

How lifelong stutterer Joze Piranian talked his way onto the world stage

The Ripple Effect

AGBU Milan’s Gayane Khodaveerdi takes small actions to make a big impact

The Bigger Picture

How Carin Kellzi and YPLA work to contribute to the greater mission of AGBU

Exodus from Artsakh

AGBU wasted no time to gear up for the monumental challenge at hand, given its deep experience on the frontlines of humanitarian relief, especially those of more recent memory—from the Syrian Armenian refugee crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, the explosion at the Port of Beirut, the 2020 Artsakh War, and now the exodus of the Armenians from Artsakh.

Being Armenian, Being AGBU

Nathalie Piranian reflects on her involvement through the years

Formula for Engagement

For Mihran Egavian volunteering is beyond satisfaction

On the Case

"Being Armenian is not about having a surname ending in – yan or – ian; it’s about living as an Armenian and defending our religion, culture, and values."

Latest News and Stories

Young Professionals from as many as 30 countries gather at São Paulo’s Pullman Hotel for an all-day conference

Thinking Big in Brazil

AGBU Focus 2019 challenges young Armenian professionals to think globally, serve locally, and lead boldly

In Unity is Strength

From the frontlines: The AGBU response to the COVID-19 pandemic

International motivational speaker Joze Piranian explores conquering fears at the FOCUS 2023 all day conference.

Հ.Բ.Ը.Մ.Ի ԿԻԶԱԿԷՏ ՄԱՏՐԻՏ 2023 -Ի ԽՏԱՑԵԱԼ ՇԱԲԱԹԱՎԵՐՋԸ ՅԱՏԿԱՆՇՈՒԵՑԱՒ ԱՐԴԻՒՆԱՇԱՏ ԽՈՐՀՐԴԱԺՈՂՈՎՆԵՐՈՎ ԵՒ ԲԱՐԵԿԱՄԱԿԱՆ ԿԱՊԵՐՈՒ ՍԵՐՏԱՑՄԱՆԲ

Չորս տարիներու ակնդէտ սպասումէ ետք, 25 երկիրներէ մօտ 500 երիտասարդ արհեստավարժներ հաւաքուած էին Սպան...

Artsakh Foreign Minister Davit Babayan (center) with Andoni Lubaki (left), Karlos Zurutuza (third from right) and Jewan Abdi (second from right) of Ronak Press, Diran Guiliguian (second from left) and Levon Grigorian (right) of YP Madrid and the journalists from Armenia and Artsakh attending AGBU’s media training program.

Local News with Global Impact

Among the many hard lessons learned by the Armenians in the 2020 Artsakh War was their inability to ...

APRI Conference in session at Sciences Po, Paris.

Հ.Բ.Ը.Մ.-Ը ԿԸ ՆՇԷ ՖՐԱՆՍԱՅԻ ՄԷՋ ԻՐ ԳՈՐԾՈՒՆԷՈՒԹԵԱՆ 110-ԱՄԵԱԿԸ ՈՒՇԱԴՐՈՒԹԵԱՆ ԿԵԴՐՈՆ ՈՒՆԵՆԱԼՈՎ ԱՐՑԱԽԻ ԱՌԿԱՅ ՏԱԳՆԱՊԱԼԻ ԻՐԱԴՐՈՒԹԻՒՆԸ

Յառաջիկայ 110 տարիներուն նոյնպէս, Հ.Բ.Ը.Մ.ը պիտի շարունակէ գոյատեւել ապագայ սերունդներով, որոնք բարձր պիտի պահեն իր առաքելութեան ջահը: Հայաստանի եւ Արցախի ապագան մեր պայքարի ոգիով պայմանաւորուած է

Get to Know YPs

YP Profiles

Cultivating Unity

Going All In

Upholding Values

Community is a Way of Life

Motivated and Engaged

The Pursuit of Knowledge

Working Hard and with Transparency

Reviving and Thriving

Philanthropist at Heart

Adventures at Pixar Animation Studios

Armenian Queen of Cuisine

Man on a Mission

Entertainment Revolution

Fright Fighter

The Ripple Effect

The Bigger Picture

Exodus from Artsakh

Being Armenian, Being AGBU

Formula for Engagement

On the Case

Latest News and Stories

Thinking Big in Brazil

In Unity is Strength

Հ.Բ.Ը.Մ.Ի ԿԻԶԱԿԷՏ ՄԱՏՐԻՏ 2023 -Ի ԽՏԱՑԵԱԼ ՇԱԲԱԹԱՎԵՐՋԸ ՅԱՏԿԱՆՇՈՒԵՑԱՒ ԱՐԴԻՒՆԱՇԱՏ ԽՈՐՀՐԴԱԺՈՂՈՎՆԵՐՈՎ ԵՒ ԲԱՐԵԿԱՄԱԿԱՆ ԿԱՊԵՐՈՒ ՍԵՐՏԱՑՄԱՆԲ

Local News with Global Impact

Հ.Բ.Ը.Մ.-Ը ԿԸ ՆՇԷ ՖՐԱՆՍԱՅԻ ՄԷՋ ԻՐ ԳՈՐԾՈՒՆԷՈՒԹԵԱՆ 110-ԱՄԵԱԿԸ ՈՒՇԱԴՐՈՒԹԵԱՆ ԿԵԴՐՈՆ ՈՒՆԵՆԱԼՈՎ ԱՐՑԱԽԻ ԱՌԿԱՅ ՏԱԳՆԱՊԱԼԻ ԻՐԱԴՐՈՒԹԻՒՆԸ

From Paris, with Pride and Purpose

20/20 Foresight

Հ.Բ.Ը.Մ.-ի 92-րդ Ընդհանուր ժողովը Գումարուեցաւ Հայաստանի Մէջ՝ Ի Խորհրդանշութիւն Միասնականութեան Եւ Տոկունութեան

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Get to Know YPs

YP Profiles

Cultivating Unity

Going All In

Upholding Values

Community is a Way of Life

Motivated and Engaged

The Pursuit of Knowledge

Working Hard and with Transparency

Reviving and Thriving

Philanthropist at Heart

Adventures at Pixar Animation Studios

Armenian Queen of Cuisine

Man on a Mission

Entertainment Revolution

Fright Fighter

The Ripple Effect

The Bigger Picture

Exodus from Artsakh

Being Armenian, Being AGBU

Formula for Engagement

On the Case

Latest News and Stories

Thinking Big in Brazil

In Unity is Strength

Հ.Բ.Ը.Մ.Ի ԿԻԶԱԿԷՏ ՄԱՏՐԻՏ 2023 -Ի ԽՏԱՑԵԱԼ ՇԱԲԱԹԱՎԵՐՋԸ ՅԱՏԿԱՆՇՈՒԵՑԱՒ ԱՐԴԻՒՆԱՇԱՏ ԽՈՐՀՐԴԱԺՈՂՈՎՆԵՐՈՎ ԵՒ ԲԱՐԵԿԱՄԱԿԱՆ ԿԱՊԵՐՈՒ ՍԵՐՏԱՑՄԱՆԲ

Local News with Global Impact

Հ.Բ.Ը.Մ.-Ը ԿԸ ՆՇԷ ՖՐԱՆՍԱՅԻ ՄԷՋ ԻՐ ԳՈՐԾՈՒՆԷՈՒԹԵԱՆ 110-ԱՄԵԱԿԸ ՈՒՇԱԴՐՈՒԹԵԱՆ ԿԵԴՐՈՆ ՈՒՆԵՆԱԼՈՎ ԱՐՑԱԽԻ ԱՌԿԱՅ ՏԱԳՆԱՊԱԼԻ ԻՐԱԴՐՈՒԹԻՒՆԸ

From Paris, with Pride and Purpose

20/20 Foresight

Հ.Բ.Ը.Մ.-ի 92-րդ Ընդհանուր ժողովը Գումարուեցաւ Հայաստանի Մէջ՝ Ի Խորհրդանշութիւն Միասնականութեան Եւ Տոկունութեան

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