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Extending a lifeline to our Artsakhi brothers and sisters
A dark of storm of violence has erupted as Azerbaijan unleashed a relentless onslaught of military terror this week-- raining down...
Sep 21, 20232 min read


A dispatch from Arstakh: Gavrusha Mirzoyan
16-year-old Gavrusha Mirzoyan is from Artsakh and proud of it. He’s a fighter. Since age seven, he’s battled asthma and weathered several...
Aug 23, 20231 min read


Bringing bread and hope to Artsakh
The months-long blockade had forced Lusine Lalayan into a desperate situation: with nine children to care for, the threat of starvation...
Aug 16, 20232 min read


Gardening under blockade helps a single mother survive
Over the course of seven months of blockade , Elina's journey has led her closer to the world of gardening. This path was ignited by a...
Aug 13, 20232 min read


Empowering children amidst Artsakh's hardships
Amidst the enduring hardships faced by 30,000 children in Artsakh due to a prolonged siege, there is a glimmer of hope as some kids...
Jul 19, 20232 min read


Empowering the Scientists and Researchers of Tomorrow
Ninth grader Mari Asryan has always liked studying the natural sciences. She just didn’t always have a place where she could learn about...
Jan 16, 20232 min read


The Existential Threat to the People of Artsakh
We want to share with you the Statement made by the Armenian organizations in the United States condemning the Azeri efforts and alerting...
Dec 17, 20222 min read


Give to FAR this Tuesday
The holiday season has officially begun. Black Friday has passed and today is Cyber Monday. Thankfully, another day was added to this...
Nov 28, 20221 min read


This #GivingTuesday, Help Armenia and Artsakh
In September, Azerbaijan's army launched a brutal attack along the eastern border of Armenia. Their aggression was unprovoked and they...
Nov 27, 20221 min read


Please Take Care of my Son
Svetlana Avanesyan lost her husband, Onik, in the Four-Day-April War of 2016. Onik, a lieutenant colonel, was killed while trying to save...
Nov 14, 20221 min read


Let's Provide Hope to Sisian
Two years ago following the devastating 44-day war in Artsakh, FAR launched Support for Artsakh's Displaced, a project in support of the...
Nov 1, 20221 min read


Artsakh's first social workers
One year after our project’s launch, Artsakh’s first group of trained paraprofessional social workers is ready to move ahead and make a...
Oct 13, 20221 min read


FAR gave us hope to build our future
When he fled the violence in Artsakh in 2020, Edik Mnatsakanyan believed that he would be back home again in a few days after the...
Sep 23, 20222 min read


Heartbreakingly Familiar
We find ourselves anxiously trying to comprehend the disturbing and devastating events that have taken place on Armenia’s border. We are...
Sep 18, 20222 min read


His Last Words
“Sasha came home on September 29th. We had set a table for him. It was around 10 pm and the kids were sleeping but when they heard his...
Sep 9, 20221 min read


Dedicated to the Children of Artsakh
For the past seven years, Dr. Anahit Petrosyan has conducted bioanalysis atArevik Medical Center for Children in Artsakh. This year she...
Aug 7, 20221 min read


My Father Meant the World to Me
Aleks, Milena, and Artur Petrosyan must find a way to continue their lives without their father, Alik, an army officer who was killed in...
Jul 25, 20222 min read


Winning the Wheel of Fortune
Valerik and Venera Hayrapetyan and their eight children fled Artsakh after the recent war. While they were safe from violence, they spent...
Jun 15, 20221 min read


Finding hope of salvation
Among the colorful fabrics and varied threads carefully arranged on the desk in her living room, Telly Hovhannisyan, 33, smoothed the...
May 2, 20221 min read


I Have Found My Dream Job
During the 2020 Artsakh War, 30-year-old Armine Arzangulyan fled her home with nothing but the clothes on her back and some personal...
Apr 26, 20222 min read
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