Diaspora Ministry receives 162 Armenians from Diaspora under "Ari Tun" project

ArmInfo. Diaspora Ministry of  Armenia has received 162 young Armenians from Diaspora under "Ari  Tun" ("Come Home") project this summer. 

According to the Ministry press-office, at the first stage of the  project that is implemented every summer, 162 young Armenians have  arrived in the motherland and were placed at 128 families in Yerevan.  The Municipality of Yerevan permanently supervises the conditions the  young girls and boys from Diaspora live in Yerevan, organizes for  them excursions and tours of the country's attractions and sights. 

<ARI TUN> program was successfully launched in 2009. In the frames of  the program over 6000 Diaspora Armenian youth from 54 countries  visited Armenia in 2009-2015. This year we plan to host up to 1100  youth.  The main objectives of the program are: to introduce Diaspora  Armenian youth to Armenian history, culture, public life, religion  and family traditions; build strong relations with the Homeland;  reinforce national identity and establish kin relations between youth  of Armenia and the Diaspora.

The event program includes visits to major historical-cultural sites  in Armenia, concerts, festivals, exhibitions, plays, as well as  instruction of Armenian language, literature, dance, history and  church traditions. The important component of the program is active  contacts between youth of Armenia and the Diaspora, as well as  meetings with prominent state and public figures. The project is  designed for Diaspora Armenian youth at 13 to 18.