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Trainings for Nurses are Relaunched in Artsakh
FAR continues to find all possible avenues of support for the people of Artsakh after last year’s devastating war, including ensuring...
Aug 26, 20212 min read


Creating a Sweeter Future in Berd
Since 2013, FAR’s multi-faceted and holistic Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Program (BCPP) has been elevating families out of poverty in...
Aug 24, 20212 min read


Fostering a Culture of Generosity for 20 Years
FAR has been staunchly committed to educational programs for decades, seeing them as crucial catalysts for thousands of Armenians to...
Aug 19, 20212 min read


Summer Camp is Back for the Children of FAR
This year, for some of Armenia's most vulnerable children, summer camp is back. For the past several weeks, about 200 children who are...
Aug 17, 20212 min read


It is My Duty to be Useful to My People
Tatevik Khachatryan is one of the first recipients of FAR’s newest scholarships, the Zabel Yesayan Scholarship Program, which aims to...
Jul 28, 20211 min read


Changing the State of Healthcare in Tavush
For Dr. Gayane Gevorgyan, it is a much greater challenge to teach than to be a student, especially after training 11 of one’s colleagues...
Jul 19, 20211 min read


Helping a Single Mom to Provide Her Son a Better Future
In 2013, Anna Mkrtchyan’s husband, Gevorg, passed away from a stomach ulcer. Her son, Artyom was just 1 year old back then. Now 5, Artyom...
Jul 18, 20212 min read


FAR was One of the Few Who Believed in Us
The love for Achajur brought brothers Tiran and Artash Martirosyan back totheir native village in Armenia’s Tavush Province. Their...
Jul 14, 20211 min read


Training Reaches Physicians in Remote Provinces
FAR recently relaunched a series of in-person trainings on non-communicable diseases, or NCD, for 15 physicians from Armenia’s Sisian...
Jul 1, 20211 min read


Baking a Difference for Armenia's Children
The giggling faces of the children holding boxes filled with Toufayan brandcookies in their hands caused the cook at FAR’s Nor Hajn Soup...
Jul 1, 20211 min read


CASP is Extended to the Children of Artsakh War Victims
Last week, 508 orphans and children of low-income, single mothers from Armenia and Javakhk received their annual Children of Armenia...
Jun 23, 20211 min read


Supporting Innovation in Armenia is Our Tradition
Continuing in our tradition to encourage research in innovation meant to push Armenia forward, FAR’s Yervant Terzian Armenian National...
Jun 20, 20211 min read


Because of You, Alvard and Her Daughters Didn't Go to Sleep Hungry
When the pandemic shook up life as we knew it in early 2020, Alvard Karapetyan, an underemployed single mother of three, needed FAR's...
Jun 14, 20211 min read


Meet Roitman, a Single Father, Aided by We Are Artsakh
Your help is what makes FAR’s work possible. We made 2020 an impactful year despite all the challenges, but we still need your support...
Jun 14, 20211 min read


Meet Sos, Successful Business Owner
What used to take Sos Danielyan 24 hours to make now takes him three hours, thanks to our supporters . A small business owner with a...
Jun 11, 20211 min read


Meet the Heroic Dr. Narine Danielyan
Your support in 2020 enabled people like Dr. Narine Danielyan to save lives. But FAR still needs you in order to continue to support...
Jun 10, 20211 min read


Meet Ani, FAR Scholarship Alumnus with Strong Roots
Ani Avalyan never wanted to permanently leave her home in Armenia’s Berd Region. “I used to get upset when our lecturer would ask the...
Jun 9, 20211 min read


Meet Mickael, Refugee, Kickboxer, and Children's Center Beneficiary
Mickael was almost 16 when he fled Afghanistan and aimed to cross the Turkish border to enter Europe. In Iran, he followed a river for...
Jun 8, 20211 min read


FAR's 2020 Annual Report Now Available Online
While it has been said before, 2020 was a year like no other. FAR faced the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the Artsakh War head on,...
Jun 7, 20211 min read


She Wants More Doctors for Artsakh
“Endocrinologists, pack your things and go to Artsakh. The need is there and we must work to support people at risk.” This is Dr. Sofia...
Jun 3, 20212 min read


A Hidden Dream That Came True
Three years ago, Stepan Davtyan, 66, and his wife, Margarita, 62, decided to establish their very own “gastro yard” in their small...
May 31, 20212 min read


FAR Scholarship Alumnus Now Chief Accountant at Leading Firm
Lilit Makyan’s journey to becoming Chief Accountant for KPMG Armenia, one of the country’s leading accounting firms, started while she...
May 22, 20211 min read


Taking the First Steps to Boost Business
Seven entrepreneurs are now closer than ever to either launching or growing their own small businesses. Thanks to our partnership with...
May 20, 20212 min read


FAR Celebrates 15 Years of Improving Armenia's Healthcare
Fifteen years ago FAR, in partnership with the FAR Fellowship Alumni Association, launched a program aimed at elevating not only the...
May 17, 20212 min read
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