For a young woman, going into politics in Artsakh is by no means easy. Sometimes one feels one is dealing with the proverbial dragon who grows two heads for each one you chop off. The challenges are not about education or professionalism, and it isn’t your ambition that matters, it’s the public perceptions. At work, […]
IRINA SAFARYAN: THE STEPANAKERT WIKICLUB HAS BECOME ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE
The idea to open a WikiClub in Stepanakert emerged in 2015, when the Armenian chapter of Wikimedia decided to set up WikiClubs in Artsakh as well as Armenia. Back then, I was a student at the Department of International relations of Yerevan State University, finishing my graduate studies and simultaneously editing the Armenian Wikipedia. When […]
MY NAME IS ANI, А DREAMY GIRL FIGHTING FOR HER DREAMS
When someone changes jobs frequently, switching career lanes, they say that the person cannot find themselves. Six years ago, I might have thought of myself this way, or said so if asked about my work. While studying at the Department of Economics and Law of the Artsakh State University, I worked as a hotel administrator. […]