Despite rapid growth in the development of the Armenian media which recently has come in the form of increased internet accessibility, there is still a worrying lack of access to information for more than half of the Armenian population today, with the latest national survey on internet accessibility conducted by the World Bank in 2008 revealing that only 5.8% of Armenians use the internet. Citizen journalism has been identified as a possible means of attracting interest in new technologies and existing civil society resources, as well as promoting youth activism in the region. The objective of this project is to provide a channel of citizen journalism within two regions of Armenia by developing a network of regional citizen journalists and creating a website which will cater to the needs of targeted communities. In order to increase public awareness of the project, leaflets and mini-guides will be printed and circulated through local information channels, and the website will be linked to the PanARMENIAN News Agency's site to ensure increased coverage of regional news in the national media. A group of at least five selected regional journalists and freelancers will be given training in mentoring and facilitating citizen journalism. This training will be delivered by a hired consultant and a project team who will also be responsible for developing the website and delivering public outreach events in the target regions. In achieving its goal, this project will contribute to increased plurality and diversity of Armenian media, as well as enhancing the capacity of communities which do not otherwise have access to effective information and communication channels. OBJECTIVE To train at least 5 journalists and freelancers from targeted regions in Armenia to become mentors and facilitators of citizen journalism, and to create a website linked to a national news network in order to provide a channel of citizen journalism which caters to the specific information and communication needs of Armenian communities.