Fund For Armenian Relief

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Mission Statement

FAR provides short-term emergency relief and implements long-term programs for the economic growth and social development of Armenia. It helps the most vulnerable segments of the population - children and the elderly - and prepares the youth and professionals to drive the country's new democratic state.

Headquartered in New York City, FAR has three offices in Armenia and Karabagh and more than 150 full-time employees. It implements a wide range of programs, from operating daily soup kitchens and summer camps to providing educational scholarships and scientific grants to building irrigation systems. FAR's programs include one-time reconstruction projects as well as ongoing projects, like the Vanadzor Old Age Home and the Children's Reception and Orientation Center.

<HTML> <HEAD> <link rel="stylesheet" href="common/style.css" type="text/css"> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor=#ebebeb> <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=4 width=100%> <tr><td colspan=2><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=3></td></tr> <tr> <td width=2%></td> <td width=98% class=rp>December 1988: First fundraising effort launched in response to devastating earthquake.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>January 1989: First medical supplies shipped to Armenia.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>1989: First medical library opened in Armenia ~ it is FAR's longest continuous program.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>April 1990: First Fellow arrived in New York from Armenia to partake in three-month medical fellowship.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>1991: First shipments of clothes, bedding, shoes, and toys to Armenia and Karabagh airlifted by UAF.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>January 1992: First food shipment sent to Armenia via Turkey.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>1992: First housing project - the St. Vartan American-Armenian Village in Stepanavan - completed and opened to the public.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>1992: First Armenia office - in Yerevan - is opened.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>1993: First grant ($25,000 to purchase potatoes for orphans) awarded by Save the Children.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>1994: First national circulation of the new Armenian currency (dram) aided by FAR's sale of discounted food payable only with the dram.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>1996: First branch office - in Gyumri - is opened.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>June 1996: First international medical conference held in independent Armenia.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>June 1996: First FAR Young Professionals Trip took 21 Diasporans to Armenia.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>December 1997: First Karabagh office - in Stepanakert - is opened.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>September 1997: First reconstructed school - named after Catholicos Vasken I - is officially reopened.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>February 2000: First children's safe haven in Armenia (and in the former Soviet Union) opened.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor=#ffffff><img src=images/pt.gif width=1 height=1></td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class=rp>October 2002: First signing of a major U.S. government agency contract for Karabagh (which is not a recognized country) in USAID's history.</td> </tr> </table> </BODY> </HTML>