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FAR gives a lifeline for Anna and her family
The first time Anna stepped into FAR’s Byureghavan soup kitchen , she was carrying her unborn son Hrayr, now a lively 7-year-old. She...
Feb 16, 20242 min read


Abandoned hearts found love and connection through FAR
Arsen and Nelly, now both 27, met at the Vanadzor orphanage when they were teens, finding solace and support in each other's company....
Feb 14, 20242 min read


Clean Water is Now a Reality for People from Border Villages
For years, the residents of Aygepar, a cross-border village in Tavush province, yearned for a basic necessity often taken for granted -...
Jan 14, 20241 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


Elevating care for the elderly in Armenia
As part of the FAR's "Supporting the Development of Geriatrics in Armenia and Artsakh" program, a groundbreaking three-day practical...
Jul 26, 20231 min read


Restoring access to clean water in borderline community
"It's truly an exciting moment to witness the resurgence of water supply. For borderline communities like Varagavan in the Tavush...
Jul 23, 20232 min read


From displacement to new beginnings
Like the hundreds of families forced to flee the most recent Artsakh War, Edik, his wife, Anna, who was pregnant at the time, and their...
Jun 27, 20231 min read


The healing power of soup kitchen
In a modest kitchen in Byureghavan, the fragrant aroma of chopped onions wafts through the air, mingling with the scents of carrot,...
Jun 20, 20232 min read


I hope to hug my grandson again
At the Vanadzor Old Age Home (VOAH) , Prafonya Asryan, 87, a former resident of the Tumi village in the Hadrut region, has discovered a...
May 8, 20232 min read


It's not just a matter of food
Since the launch of our Combatting Malnutrition project in 2019, the number of children attending local daycare facilities in Armenia’s...
May 2, 20232 min read


A new home
Since early childhood, Vahe Sargsyan, 12, has lived with his grandmother in Etchmiadzin, while his parents divorced. In 2017, he joined...
Mar 21, 20232 min read


Families still struggle after Artsakh's war. You can help them.
Aram Gaptrafikov and his family are passing another hard winter in their new home in Armenia’s Sisian Region. However with the recent...
Mar 1, 20231 min read


Now, the borscht is even more delicious
Life has never been easy for Robert. He was in the 7th grade when he dropped out of school to work to help his parents. He found a job at...
Feb 11, 20231 min read


FAR Helps Me to Survive
Sixty-one-year-old Anjela Mkrtchyan lives alone. Sometimes she hosts her beloved granddaughter who lives just a few blocks away. The...
Dec 7, 20222 min read


VOAH Memorial Honors Supporters Kevork and Sirvart Karamanouk
A memorial stone dedicated to Vanadzor Old Age Home ’s (VOAH’s) long-term supporters Kevork and Sirvart Karamanouk now stands in the...
Oct 10, 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


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
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