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It's Hard to Survive But I Have an Unbroken Soul
Raya Hovhannisyan and her son Karapet, 44, shared lunch in the tiny kitchen of their domik. Rice soup, mashed potatoes, borsch with...
Sep 27, 20211 min read


Summer Camp Helps Artsakh Children to Cope
At FAR we keep our commitment to focus on the lingering needs of those displaced from Artsakh’s war. This includes many initiatives aimed...
Sep 24, 20211 min read


FAR Helps Family After a Tragic Loss
Earlier this year, 11-year-old Ruzanna and 7-year-old Ashot Hovakimyan received their very first CASP stipends, which will provide them...
Sep 16, 20211 min read


Dispatch from Berd: Siranush's Story
Sixty-two-year-old Siranush Mardanyan starts her day with a hot cup of coffee on the balcony of her home. Her eyes roam over the...
Sep 9, 20212 min read


Sayad Embraces Risk and Reward
Sayad, 48, and his family of five used to grow apples, nuts and vegetables, and raise cattle in Armenia’s Berd Region. Recently, they...
Sep 7, 20211 min read


GTech Alumna Sees a Transforming IT Workforce
FAR sees education not only as an opportunity to a better life and better future, but as a tool to make whole societies more open and...
Sep 2, 20213 min read


From Art to Economics, BCPP Makes a Difference
Boosting productivity and providing an outlet for young peoples’ creativity has been a focal point for FAR’s BCPP project since its...
Aug 31, 20211 min read


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
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