Development Principles NGO / HoT Academy

HoT Academy (Humans of Tomorrow) is an innovative non-formal education initiative that equips motivated people in regions of Armenia with practical skills and real opportunities. Through its programs—Virtual College, Virtual Studio, Professional Incubator, Business Incubator, and Business Accelerator—HoT combines online learning, peer collaboration, and hands-on practice to support participants in building careers, launching businesses, and developing confidence. HoT Academy also fosters a strong alumni community, actively engaging graduates in the implementation of ongoing programs and contributing to a sustainable ecosystem of learning, collaboration, and growth.

Development Principles is a local non-profit that has been operating in Armenia with proven success since 2004.

Starting from 2015 DP NGO became the program successor of the Armenian Branch of Heifer International, a US based international charity organization that has worked in 125 countries and 38 US States to end hunger and poverty in the world.

Development Principles has been successfully implementing development projects in rural Armenia for a couple of decades. The NGO’s goal is the economic and social development of rural communities of Armenia by executing projects directed at the improvement of livelihoods of rural families and the empowerment of rural communities. Development Principles NGO invests in the establishment and development of small family farms, formation of rural cooperatives, development of dairy, fruit and rural tourism value chains. It contributes to the sustainable rural development by creating pro-poor income and social capital, by youth development and women’s empowerment and by applying environmentally sound practices to care for the earth in all projects.