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Nelly Paytyan
My journey in youth work began during my student years in 2010, when I first discovered non-formal education and instantly felt at home. Since 2017, I have been actively facilitating trainings and creating learning spaces where people can connect, reflect, and grow together. Over the years, I've built experience in youth work, human rights education, and international learning environments, with topics closest to my heart being gender equality, social inclusion and young people’s well-being.
Nelly Paytyan has 8 references for past work as a trainer.
Contact details
Trainer connections
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Carlos Reis -
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Markus Rebitschek -
Vitalie Cirhana -
Gubaz Koberidze -
Vitalii Volodchenko -
Michael Scheuchenegger -
Grigor Yeritsyan -
ilias karachalios -
Hermine Papikyan -
Armine Movsesyan -
Furkan Yavuz -
Mkrtich Dallakyan -
Anna Yeghoyan -
Arsen Simonyan -
Ilias Giannopoulos -
PANAGIOTIS KALAITZIS
Current occupation
Trainer, Facilitator, Project Designer and Educational Advisor
Work experience
With 15 years of experience shaping youth work and non-formal education, I’ve spent a decade managing national and international projects, 8 years crafting stories through communications, and 6 years empowering young people across Europe with transformative training.
As a trainer, I have delivered trainings in several Erasmus+ projects for youth workers, including:
-"Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover!" – KA1, 2-stage project with the Dutch NA, 2024-2025
-"Moving Towards Gender-Sensitive Youth Work in Europe" – KA1, 2-stage project with the Italian NA, 2024
-"HateBusters! Empowering Youth Workers to Combat Hate Speech" – KA1, 2-stage project with the Dutch NA, 2024
-"Striving for Gender Equality Through Youth Work" – KA1 project with the Italian NA
-"Unleashing the Power of Youth Work to Counter Online Hate Speech" – KA1, 2-stage project with the Dutch NA, 2023
-"Managing Diversity for More Inclusive Youth Work in Europe" – KA1, 2-stage project with the Dutch NA, 2022
-"CONNECT: Countering Online Hate Speech Through Youth Work" – KA1 project with the Italian NA, 2022
-"PRO-GENDER: Promoting Gender Dimension in Youth Work" – KA1 project with the Italian NA, 2021
-"D.I.Y. – Diverse and Inclusive Youth Work for All" – KA1, 2-stage project with the German NA
-"Moving Towards Gender-Sensitive Youth Work in Europe" – KA1 project with the Swedish NA
- “Everyone Matters! Development of Inclusive and Participatory Youth Work Practices in Eastern Partnership countries”, Armenia 2018-2019
- “Building Bridges, Breaking the Walls: Managing Refugee Crisis in Europe” international long-term project in Armenia and Sweden, 2018-2019
-“SCOPE: Strengthening Youth Capacity for Conflict Management and Peace-Building” international long-term project in Armenia and Serbia, 2017
-“LTTC: Managing Diversity: A Training for Youth Workers” international long-term project in Netherlands and Armenia, 2017
-“Fostering Gender Equality through Youth Empowerment and Gender Mainstream in Youth Work – FEMPOWER”, International long-term project in Armenia and UK, 2017 in cooperation
with "New International Company Of Live Arts" from UK.
Projects developed & led with the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe funding:
1. Rainbow Resilience: Fostering Mental Health of LGBTIQ+ Youth through Non-Formal Education, 2024
2. Digital Media and Technologies for Civic Engagement of Young People in Regions of Armenia, 2021
3. Media Literacy Ambassadors: Advancing Media Literacy and Digital Participation among Regional Youth in Armenia, 2021
4. DigiYouth: Promoting Media Literacy, E-Activism and Digital Participation of Minority Youth during COVID-19, 2020
5. Everyday Activism: Empowering Next Generation of Young Activists in Armenia, 2020
The "DigiYouth: Promoting Media Literacy, E-Activism and Digital Participation of Minority Youth during COVID-19" minority youth empowerment program became a SALTO Awards 2021 finalist and winner in the Media & Information Literacy nomination.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2XGpB-saZY.
- ESC (European Solidarity Corps) Coordinator with APY
September 2015 - until now
Yerevan, Armenia
-Fryshuset
Communications Officer
Sep 2021 - Dec 2024
Stockholm, Sweden
-Queerlab Armenia
President
Sep 2019 - now
Yerevan, Armenia
-Armenian Progressive Youth
Program Manager
Jan 2014 - Dec 2024
Yerevan, Armenia
-Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU)Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU)
Board Member
Jun 2020 - Oct 2021
Brussels, Belgium
-Media And Communications Officer
People in Need (Armenia Office)
Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
Yerevan, Armenia
-Armenian Progressive Youth (APY) NGO
Program Manager
Jan 2014 - Dec 2024
Yerevan, Armenia
-European Voluntary Service Volunteer
Universidad de Murcia
Feb 2014 - Sep 2014
Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain
-Armenian Progressive Youth (APY) NGO
PR and Communications Manager
Sep 2012-Dec 2015
Yerevan, Armenia
- Head of Local Activities Committee/Board Member at AEGEE-Yerevan/European Students' Forum NGO
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
Yerevan, Armenia
Educational pathway
-International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
Fellowship
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
-Europäische Jugendbildungs- und Jugendbegegnungsstätte Weimar - EJBW
Fellowship
Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
-Yerevan State University
Master's degree, International Relations and Diplomacy
2008 - 2010
-Yerevan State Linguistic University after V.Brusov
Bachelor's degree, Philology and Pedagogy of English and Spanish Languages
2004 - 2008
Fields of training expertise
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Bullying & Harassment -
Campaigning & Awareness Raising
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Change Management
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Citizenship Education
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Coaching & Mentoring -
Communication Skills
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Conflict Management & Mediation -
Creativity & Art
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Crisis Management
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Diversity & Anti-Racism
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Drama & Theatre
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Environment & Ecology
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Equal Opportunities
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Evaluation & Assessment
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Event Management
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Financial Management
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Fundraising
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Gender Awareness & Mainstreaming
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Global Education
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Group Dynamics & Motivation
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Health & Prevention
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Human Rights
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Intercultural Learning
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International Youth Work
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Labour Rights & Employment
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Leadership Development
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Lobbying & Advocacy
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New Information Technologies
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Open Space Technology
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Organizational Management
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Outdoor & Experiential Training
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Peace Education
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People Management & Cooperation
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Personal Development & Empowerment
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Project Management
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Public Relations & Marketing
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Public Speaking
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Recognition of NFLearning
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Social Inclusion & Exclusion
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Social Media
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Storytelling & Humour
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Time Management
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Training of Trainers
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Valorisation of Projects (DEOR)
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Volunteer Programmes
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Youth Exchanges
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Youth Information Work
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Youth Participation & Initiatives
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Youth Policy
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Youth Violence & Criminality
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Youth Worker Training
Knowledge about institutions and programmes
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Erasmus+ (KA1) Youth Exchanges
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Erasmus+ (KA1) Training & Networking
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Erasmus+ (KA2) Strategic Partnerships
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Erasmus+ (KA2) Capacity Building (other countries in the World)
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European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
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European Youth Foundation (CoE)
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United Nations
Working with specific target groups
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Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender work
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Intercultural Teams
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Marginalized & Excluded Youth
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Minorities
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Women's Issues & Groups
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Young People in/from Conflict Areas
Experience with specific geographical regions
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Africa
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Eastern Europe and Caucasus
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Euro-Mediterranean Co-operation
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European Cooperation
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South East Europe
Language Skills
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Armenian -
English
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Russian
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Spanish
Trainer references
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Don't judge a book by its cover! Diving into Living Library Methodology with Youth Workers
Validated (2025-02-23)Reference person
Martijn Bergsma
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Long Term Training Course: HateBusters! Empowering Youth Workers to Combat Hate Speech
Validated (2025-02-26)Reference person
Carlos Reis
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Moving Towards Gender Sensitive Youth Work in Europe
Validated (2025-02-24)Reference person
Miloš Kovačević
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UP! Unleashing the Power of Youth Work to Counter Online Hate Speech
Validated (2025-02-24)Reference person
Morgaine Green
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MANDALA - Managing Diversity for More Inclusive Youth Work in Europe
Validated (2025-03-08)Reference person
Grigor Yeritsyan
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"STRIVE - Striving for Gender Equality Through Youth Work"
Validated (2025-03-29)Reference person
Morgaine Green
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Youth Workers Combating Hate Speech Online & Offline – Yahoo!
Validated (2025-03-29)Reference person
Diana Babakhanyan
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CONNECT - Countering Online Hate Speech through Youth Work
Validated (2025-03-29)Reference person
Grigor Yeritsyan
(Organizer)If you want to contact reference persons, you have to be signed in.
This profile was last modified on 2026-05-25