The AYF Summer Intern Program offers an opportunity for students to develop their professional careers while helping Armenia. For two months each summer, students are placed in Armenian government agencies, private companies, or other organizations.
Internships are available in almost any desired field.
This program also provides participants an opportunity to submerge in Armenian culture, travel throughout Armenia, and share in the daily joys and griefs of the Armenian people. It's about someone like Ed, who spent the summer working at the American University of Armenia's Center for Business Research and Development. He assisted in feasibility studies of various industries in Armenia, visited factories and other manufacturing facilities, and spoke to high school students, giving ideas for their newfound Junior Achievement businesses. It's about someone like Barig, who three years ago volunteered her time on the pediatric ward of the Orthopedic Hospital, trying to make life a little happier for young injured children and their families, many of them refugees from Artsakh and the border areas of Armenia. It's about someone like Raffi, or someone like Lisa, who taught English language classes to groups of eager students whose ages ranged from ten to fifty.