Every day, 70-year-old Sevak Vardanyan hops on his bicycle and pedals 12 km back and forth to get to  FAR’s Nishan and Margrit Atinizian Senior Center from Akhuryan village of Shirak province. This has been his daily route for a few months now, ever since he discovered the soup kitchen and found a new sense of purpose in his otherwise lonely days.  FAR’s Nishan and Margrit Atinizian Senior Center in Gyumri serves hot and nutritious meals five days a week to around 150 elde

“We’ve found our childhood again,” says 13-year-old Nare Grigoryan, her smile glowing brighter than the Hankavan region sun. It’s a rare...

“I left my bicycle, our house, and our garden full of pomegranate trees behind. But I brought my dreams with me here,” says 11-year-old...

For 70-year-old Sveta Zaryan, the FAR Soup Kitchen initially seemed like a place where the underprivileged stood in line for a warm,...

Colorful traditions, joyful songs, and festive dishes filled FAR-supported kindergartens, soup kitchens, Vanadzor Old Age Home, and...

Happy Motherhood and Beauty Day! On this special and meaningful day, we celebrate the strength, care, and dedication of incredible...

Ashot Hayrapetyan, 66, doesn’t think his life is particularly remarkable. He describes it as ordinary, even monotonous. But there was a...

Each morning, 71-year-old Elmira Sargsyan starts her day with a short walk or light exercise — stretching, breathing exercises, and a few...

Vagif sits on the worn wooden bench outside his home, gazing at the hills that stretch beyond the village. The land is different...

Almost every night, Zarine tucks her six children into bed and opens her memory book—a photo album with an apricot-colored cover. “We...

After thoroughly washing the potatoes, Arina slices them thinly for the stove, preparing their favorite evening snack— “Tsipul,” the...

Fifteen-year-old Astghik was in her last Information Technology lesson on September 19, 2023, when the shelling began. That day marked...

Shirin Stepanyan, 58, is cutting firewood to heat his home. As he splits the dry logs, he asks his wife, Gyulnara, 52, to take some...

Looking through old photos of Artsakh, Armen struggles to hold back tears. He tries to hide them from his children, who have been through...

Fenya Nikolyan, 73, had a long and successful career in Armenia’s textile industry before the collapse of the USSR. As a clothing...

When Sveta first walked into FAR’s Gyumri Atinizian Senior Center, she didn’t know what to expect. Her friend Ruzanna had encouraged her...

It’s more than a decade, Tamara has been attending the Yeghsapet Jambazian/ Mangoian Soup Kitchen in Nor Hajn , which has become a...

Zarine Petrosyan, 35, is a social worker and a real-life superhero who does her best to change lives in Masis region of Ararat province....

As Denis, 4, and his sister Angelina, 14, dive into Easter preparations, they go back to their cherished memories of home in Artsakh. In...

Every time Greta Demirjyan, 64, enters the Yeghsapet Jambazian/Mangoian Soup Kitchen in Nor Hachn ,  her memories flood back from her...