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Renovations at the Parakar School to be Finished by September
Intense renovations are in full swing at the Parakar School for Children with Disabilities , with September the deadline for all work to...
Jun 21, 20191 min read


Music School’s Year-End Concert Celebrates Student Success
Twelve-year-old Milena Hovhannisyan is a fourth-grade piano student at the Argavand Music School After Arsen Sayan, which is named after...
Jun 19, 20191 min read


Musicians Ian Gillan and Tommy Iommi, Supporters of Octet Music School’s Renovation
Three decades after holding their legendary concert to support relief efforts in Armenia, Rock Aid Armenia’s initiator Jon Dee and two...
Jun 17, 20192 min read


ANSEF Grants Enable 88 Scientists to Pursue Innovative Work During 2019
April 17th marked the start of another year of FAR’s Armenian National Science and Education Fund (ANSEF). The awards ceremony, which...
Jun 4, 20191 min read
FAR Programs Assist Ambitious Syrian-Armenian Architectural Student
Meet Noura Toubrakji, one of our Nishanian Foundation Scholarship Students. An architecture and design student at the National...
Mar 19, 20191 min read


Experts Weigh in on the Parakar School Project
As FAR continues its work to develop a vocational training center at the Parakar School for Children with Disabilities, staff continue to...
Dec 12, 20182 min read


Ahnert Scholarship Student Talks About her Female Role Models
“Nothing happens by chance or luck,” said Ani Minasyan with a glimmer in her eyes. “Those who cross our path have a message for us. When...
May 25, 20172 min read
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