AMBASSADORS FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY SPOTLIGHT

THE ROAD OF SYSTEMIC CHANGE

BIAYNA AMIRJANYAN Alumni Ambassador , Former Teacher-Leader , Katnarat village , Lori Region ( Generation 1 Cohort ) National Education Expert , Asian Development Bank , Teacher Education Reform Program

I joined Teach For Armenia in 2015 as part of the first cohort of Teacher-Leaders because I wanted to contribute to my country ' s development . Public education has the power to indelibly shape every individual : if we want to bring about change , this is where we must begin .

During my time at TFA , I served in Katnarat village , a remote community on the border with Georgia in the region of Lori . Although a program like TFA was