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Beirut Resident Brings “Santa Shows” to Armenia for Christmas, Inspiring Children and VOAH R
Each Christmas since 2008, Harout Harboyan has donned his Santa Claus costume to entertain kids in his hometown of Beirut with his “Santa...
Jan 14, 20202 min read


Chocolate Bank Brings Joy During Another Holiday Season
More than 1,100 kg of chocolate donated to 600 people. That was the result of the Ayo! -FAR Chocolate Bank project for the 2020 New...
Jan 13, 20201 min read


HSBC Bank Armenia and FAR Bring Christmas Joy to Kindergarteners
For the fourth year in a row, HSBC Bank Armenia and FAR collaborated to fulfill the Christmas wishes of kids from seven different...
Jan 10, 20202 min read


Children’s Centers Celebrate Christmas
The holidays were a real celebration of joy and happiness for children at the FAR Children’s Center in Yerevan and the Mardigian Child...
Jan 8, 20201 min read


FAR Helps Boy with Cerebral Palsy Obtain Life-Changing Surgery
Six-year-old Davit Tashchyan likes to listen to music on his headphones and take long walks in his mother’s arms. Davit was diagnosed...
Dec 10, 20192 min read


Parish Youth Learn How to Make a Difference Through the Ayo! Ambassador Program
Since its start in 2014, Ayo! has earned a reputation for being an effective initiative that unites young Armenians—both in Armenia and...
Dec 7, 20192 min read


FAR Recognized for its Project to Fight Childhood Malnutrition in Armenia
Over the past decade, Fund for Armenian Relief has been a pioneer in battling malnutrition in Armenia. FAR has focused activities to...
Dec 4, 20192 min read


Teens Find Refuge in Local Weightlifting Club
The Norashen Village Weightlifting Club in the Berd Region has become a sports hub for its community children, some of whom attend...
Nov 26, 20192 min read


CASP Support Enables One Single Mom to Afford Medical Treatment for her Son
Earlier this year, Narek, 5, and Hayk, 3, were enrolled in FAR’s Children of Armenia Sponsorship Program (CASP). Ever since their...
Nov 20, 20192 min read


FAR Re-Opens Another Kindergarten in Armenia’s Impoverished Tavush Province
The opening of a newly-renovated kindergarten marked one of the most recent achievements of FAR’s Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Program ...
Nov 12, 20192 min read


Summer Retreat Helps Kids from Mardigian Child Protection Center
For 19-year-old Anahit Abrahamyan, a FAR Mardigian Scholarship student from Berd , volunteering to help out during a three-day summer...
Oct 29, 20192 min read


FAR Children’s Center Aims to Improve the Resilience of Refugee Children
A recent hiking trip organized by the FAR Children’s Center , enabled 16 disadvantaged youth (aged 12-16), among them asylum-seekers,...
Jul 16, 20192 min read


CASP Helps a Young Man Start His Own Small Business
Artyom Paytyan decided to turn his passion for cars into a career. The seventeen-year-old is on the path to becoming a certified mechanic...
Jul 12, 20192 min read


One Year Later, Aragatsotn Project Demonstrates Success
The lives of Tsaghkahovit Village Kindergarten students, 4-year-old Gor Terjyan, and 6-year-old Areg Harutyunyan, have drastically...
Jul 10, 20192 min read


CASP Stipends Assist Javakhk Siblings and their Struggling Family
Ani and Robert Mgdesyan live in the small town of Ninotsminda in Georgia’s Javakhk Region with their mother and grandparents. Robert,...
Jul 4, 20191 min read


FAR’s Program Beneficiaries Celebrate International Children’s Day
June 1st marked International Children’s Day in Armenia. As per FAR’s tradition, kids at the FAR Children’s Center participated in an...
Jun 13, 20191 min read


FAR Distributes Spring CASP Stipends to More than 500 Children in Need
“If I ever meet my sponsor, I will perform a concert for him,” said nine-year-old Emma Petrosyan as she showed off the flute and piano...
Jun 6, 20192 min read


Chocolate Bank Brings Joy During Another Holiday Season
More than 1,100 kg of chocolate donated to 600 people. That was the result of the Ayo! -FAR Chocolate Bank project for the 2020 New Year....
Jan 13, 20191 min read


HSBC's Holiday Toy Drive Helps Children in the Berd Region
This year, the truly wonderful staff from HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC have once again gone above and beyond by donating gifts like books,...
Jan 8, 20192 min read


FAR Brings Holiday Cheer to Children with Disabilities
While the holidays are over and the new year is in full swing, we at FAR would still love to share some of the highlights of our...
Jan 6, 20192 min read
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