The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, The Cafe on the Edge of the World, The Kite Runner, And the Mountains Echoed, A Thousand Splendid Suns —and many other books—are always close at hand on Anahit’s table. Sixteen-year-old Anahit Bagamyan  is drawn to psychological and philosophical books. Even when the stories end painfully, she says she does not feel discouraged. For her, these books are a way of understanding life, of lea

“Our children always love having guests, but today felt different. The joy they brought was unforgettable,” said Mira Antonyan, ED of the FAR’s Mardigian Child Protection Center. She joked that if Clowns Without Borders ever opened an Armenian chapter, Astghik, one of the children at the Center, would probably be the first to volunteer. It was easy to see why. The Center courtyard was alive with laughter and applause as Astghik stood on stage next to circus artists Daniel

Three-year-old Norayr calls his 18-year-old sister, Olya, “mom.” For months, Olya Aghasaryan waited for the chance to bring her little brothers home. She had always wanted to care for them, but because she was underage, she couldn’t take legal guardianship. After the loss of both parents in November 2024, Norayr and Hrach, 12, were placed with their aunts. But social workers later discovered that the boys were being mistreated and physically abused. That’s when they were brou

After losing their father, Arshak, in a tragic car accident, the Hovhannisyan family had to start over. Sona and Elen, together with their mother, moved from their home village of Balak to Sisian. The move was heavy with both grief and uncertainty.   Today, the family rents a small apartment for 50,000 AMD ($130) each month. Their mother works as a saleswoman in Sisian, earning 70,000 AMD ($181). The survivor pension and family allowance help cover expenses, but raising two g

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When the doorbell rings, Armine Torosyan rushes to the door. In come Vladimir and Narek—dusty from the road, weighed down by backpacks,...

Launched in 2014 in Armenia’s Berd region, FAR’s child nutrition program was created to address the urgent issue of malnutrition among...

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Thanks to the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP) program of the Embassy of Japan in Armenia, co-financed by...

On October 22, 2021, Osanna Astoyan, a 32-year-old mother of three daughters—Knarik, 14, Ani, 10, and Marine, 6—received a life-changing...

Since 2021, the Kosh Community Kindergarten has made fighting hunger and food insecurity a top priority after FAR expanded its Child...

While Srbuhi gracefully raises her hand, mirroring a dancer's elegant movements, Nikolay watches intently, trying to mimic her steps....

For Arevik, 13, and Edita, 11, the summer camp at Aragats in Hankavan, Kotayk Province, has been a place for recovery and a valuable...

This  summer more than 300 children supported by our projects, including the children of Artsakh War veterans, displaced Artsakhtsi kids,...

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Lilit, 8, and Milena, 5, barely remember their father who tragically passed away four years ago while ploughing a field in their hometown...