Some Facts ...
 

610,000 - the number of 15-24 year-olds in Armenia

6,000 - the number of youth worldwide who become infected with HIV daily

14 million - the number of women and girls aged 15-19, both married and unmarried who give birth each year worldwide

12 - the number of youth -friendly centers established by UNFPA in Armenia, offering services and advice on sexual and reproductive health

56% - the percentage of sexually active young women in Armenia who said they had never used contraception

4 million - the number of suicide attempts worldwide among adolescents each year

88% -- the percentage of Armenian adults who said in a recent survey that they support the idea of teaching of sex education in schools
favored the introduction of sexual education to the school curricula

  
   

Get informed :

If you’re looking for accurate, youth-friendly information about sexual and reproductive health in Armenia, there are a number of places, organizations and individuals which can help:

Someone like you - the YPEER network



Under the YPEER scheme in Armenia, hundreds of young people across the country have been trained to help others of a similar age and background get the facts, understanding, attitudes and skills they need to be responsible for and to protect their health and well being.

One of the advantages of the YPEER scheme is that it’s flexible: you can chat one-to-one -- or in a larger group. And you can meet in almost any location: a university, a club, a café -- even in the street.

     
 
  • Peer education is very interesting for me, because during that I can meet new people and make friends, learn a lot about peers, and certainly have fun time… Y-PEER Edgar Titanyan
 
     

 

To find out more about YPEER in Armenia, click here

Advice on your wavelength : youth-friendly centers

For information, advice and services on sexual and reproductive health which is specifically geared to the needs of young people, you can contact or visit one of the 12 youth-friendly centers which have been set up with UNFPA‘s help.

In Yerevan:
Arabkir Center, 17 Shirvanzade st.
Yeritasardakan Center, 14/1 Vardanants st
St. Mariam Clinics, 54 Abovyan st.
Shengavit Medical center, 9 Manandyan st
Military medical academy, 29 Adm. Isakov St
Ministry of Interior policlinics, 54 Abovyan St
Policlinics # 17, 36a Tigran Mets st
School # 83 , medical unit, 63 Orbeli st

In the regions:
Ddmashen health facility, Ddmashen village
Tsakhkadzor health facility, Tsakhkadzor
Avshar health facility, Avshar
Vagharshapat women consultancy, Vagharshapat

Reading material :
The youth magazine “Behind Closed Doors” looks at all aspects of sexual health and relationships. It’s published twice a year, and you can find it:

    • at the youth-friendly centers listed above
    • From peer educators in Armenia’s YPEER scheme
    • At special events for young people.

A user-friendly book, “1000+1 Questions about Sexual Health” is also available from the centers listed above.

Get involved:

If you’re interested in joining Armenia’s YPEER network, helping to expand it -- or would like to set up a new YPEER forum in your area, please contact Armenia YPEER at

N 14/1 Vardanants Street,
Yerevan, 375010,
Tel.: (3741) 54-08-14, 54-08-15
Fax: (3741) 54-08-16

You can visit the YPEER website : www.armyouthpeer.org
Or contact the YPEER Focal point: Mane Davtyan, manedavtyan@yahoo.com