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GTech’s Hot Summer Fling Kicks-Off the Season June 24th in New York.
Looking for a night out, a charitable cause, or just a great time with some friends? FAR’s GTech Committee is sponsoring the Hot Summer...
Jun 6, 20101 min read
This Year's Apricot Harvest.
This is a year of some unpleasant surprises for Armenia. In terms of agriculture, 2010 is the worst in 15 years. Climate factors like...
Jun 6, 20101 min read
Randy Sapah-Gulian Delivered Keynote at the ACYOA General Assembly.
By Karine Abalyan & Artur Petrosyan Randy Sapah-Gulian, chair of the board of directors of the Fund for Armenian Relief, delivered the...
Jun 6, 20101 min read
The Khachkar - The Cornerstone of Armenian Symbolism.
By Ashley Killough via ianyan Mag With its intricate carvings and detailed designs, the khachkar, or cross-stone, has been an Armenian...
Jun 3, 20101 min read
2010 Young Professionals Trip – Registration is Closing Today!
The two-week 2010 Young Professionals Trip to Armenia will take place from July 7th to July 21st, 2010. During our time in Armenia, we...
Jun 3, 20101 min read
The Rebirth of Gyumri’s Art Scene.
More than 1,000 participants from nations like Russia, Belarus, France, Egypt, Iran, and China, gathered in Gyumri last month for the...
Jun 3, 20101 min read
Doctors Complete FAR’s Regional Training Program.
Five more doctors completed FAR’s CME Regional Doctors Training Program last week. The program, which enables Armenia's physicians to...
Jun 2, 20101 min read
Vahan Artsruni.
Vahan Artsruni is one of Armenia’s most prominent modern musicians. His rich blend of folk, academic, and rock music remains loyal to...
Jun 2, 20102 min read
2010 Young Professionals Trip – Registration is Closing Tomorrow!
The two-week 2010 Young Professionals Trip to Armenia will take place from July 7th to July 21st, 2010. During our time in Armenia, we...
Jun 2, 20101 min read
H2Օ cha, cha, cha...
Via Armenia Now One of Yerevan’s most popular evening stroll destinations – the “dancing fountains” – has opened for summer, spraying...
Jun 2, 20101 min read
A Necessary Lifeline.
The global economic crisis has hit communities hard all around the world. Armenia is no exception, which makes programs like the BAFA...
Jun 1, 20102 min read
Beneficiary Story - Lilia N.
Lilia N. was born in 1994, after her parents Vitalik and Anjela fled Azerbaijan during the Nargorno-Karabagh War. They settled in the...
May 31, 20102 min read
2010 Young Professionals Trip – Registration is Closing This Week!
The two-week 2010 Young Professionals Trip to Armenia will take place from July 7th to July 21st, 2010. During our time in Armenia, we...
May 31, 20101 min read


A sculptor’s dream.
Lilit Sargsyan, a recipient of FAR’s Gulamerian Scholarship Program, recently debuted her sculpture and collages at a Yerevan State...
Apr 29, 20101 min read


Sayan Scholarship Program.
Sayan Scholarship Program is one of the many educational programs, FAR has been implementing for students in Armenia over ten years....
Apr 29, 20101 min read


Nazik Armenakyan Presents: Images of Genocide survivors
A photo exhibition honoring survivors of the Armenian Genocide titled simply "Survivors" opened April 23 at the Union of Artists in...
Apr 28, 20101 min read


California Sunday School Provides Two Days of Meals for FAR / BAFA Soup Kitchen.
Once again the children of the Sunday School of St. Mary Armenian Church in Costa Mesa, California, with the help of principal Izzy...
Apr 28, 20101 min read


New Schoolbags Reach Armenia’s Neediest Children.
The Women’s Guild of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern Diocese) donated more than 1,000 new backpacks, which will reach children in...
Apr 26, 20101 min read


One more Knock at the Door for Amasia.
Twenty-five kilometers northwest of Gyumri, just over the Akhurian River on the Turkish-Armenian border, lies Amasia. Departing from...
Apr 26, 20101 min read


Memorial Service in Yerevan Honors Armenian Genocide Victims.
By Ashley Killough via ianyan Magazine Ashley Killough is an American journalist and Fulbright fellow in Yerevan. She blogs about her...
Apr 26, 20101 min read
Welcome to Hayq Encyclopaedia.
The Hayq Encyclopaedia contains articles on Armenian history, culture, interesting and worth to mention facts, all needed to know and...
Apr 25, 20101 min read


Chernobyl. Remembering a Technological Nightmare.
April 26th, 1986. Twenty years have passed since the meltdown at Chernobyl (Ukraine). Photographer Paul Fusco faces the dark legacy of...
Apr 25, 20101 min read


Braving obstacles to be a better doctor.
Doctors from the farthest reaches of Armenina gathered in Yerevan for a Continuing Medical Education (CME) workshop workshop last week....
Apr 25, 20101 min read
Remembering the Armenian Genocide.
Today the world is reminded of unspeakable tragedy. Ninety-five years have passed since Ottoman Turkey tried to eradicate the Armenian...
Apr 23, 20101 min read
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