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20 years later, rock returns with a message
After 20 years away, rock artist Ian Gillan of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, returned to Armenia to once again give back. Gillan, along...
Apr 8, 20102 min read


More Support for FAR's Octet Music School Construction
Proceeds from rockers Tony Iommi and Ian Gillans’ March concert at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall raised more than 18M AMD (approximately...
Apr 8, 20101 min read
Hope in Hayastan, an inspirational presentation by Ralph Yirikian, General Manager of Vivacell.
Today! The Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center invite you to: “Hope in...
Apr 7, 20101 min read


From Jersey to Armenia.
The generosity of New Jersey resident and FAR donor John Thomas reached a church full of children in Armenia on Easter Sunday. Orphans,...
Apr 7, 20101 min read
CME welcomes its latest participants
On April 6, FAR welcomed the newest participants in the Continuing Medical Education (CME) program. Robert Hakobyan, an anesthesiologist...
Apr 7, 20101 min read


Gray Eyeglasses Show Gray Signs of Soul Disaster.
“Every thinking man — and by man I also mean woman — MUST be occupied only by this interest: to develop a soul.” G.I. Gurdjieff (as...
Apr 6, 20103 min read


Beneficiary Portraits - Another Ace.
One of the stellar recipients of FAR’s Philadelphia Armenian Scholarship just finished her first semester at Yeghegnadzor “Gitelik”...
Apr 5, 20101 min read


FAR Staff Surveys School Needs.
Several of FAR’s Armenia-based staff made visits to a few facilities in Gavar, which serve Armenia’s children. Programs Manager Karen...
Apr 4, 20101 min read
Genocide Symposium April 6th in NYC.
Symposium on Preventing Genocide Through Awareness, Insight, Education will be held 6:30 pm on Tuesday April 6 at the Armenian General...
Apr 4, 20101 min read


Easter Message
Dear Friends, On behalf of the Fund for Armenian Relief, I wanted to send you wishes for a most blessed Easter. Once again, we find...
Mar 30, 20101 min read


Safe Connections
About 90 child protection specialists from all over Armenia attended a “Safe Mobile Connection” forum on March 10 about developing ideas...
Mar 29, 20101 min read
Jerair Nishanian scholars complete first semester with success
Grade results for Gavar State University’s first semester of 2009-2010 are in and the majority earned excellent marks. Through the Jerair...
Mar 29, 20101 min read
Imposed begging is trafficking.
Even adults in Syunik region were unaware of child trafficking. Last year, 22 experts in five regions of Armenia tried to find out what...
Mar 29, 20101 min read
First Mathevosian Scholar Graduates Medical School
Newly vested surgeon and Mathevosian Scholar Eduard Bayramyan recently became the very first student to graduate medical school with this...
Mar 28, 20101 min read


How We Live - Exhibit Highlights Growing Poverty in Armenia.
Grigor, a 29-year-old husband and father who lives on the outskirts of Etchmiadzin in Armenia gets up for work at 6 a.m and doesn’t leave...
Mar 25, 20101 min read


Update on FARs Mathevosian Scholarship
FAR staff met recently with Mathevosian Scholarship Program recipients to assess their progress and set future goals. Through the...
Mar 25, 20101 min read


Social Innovation Camp Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia 8-10 April.
Do you believe in social change in the Caucasus, want to make a difference, or have identified a pressing social need in any of the three...
Mar 25, 20101 min read


IT’s impact on Armenia.
About 35 people attended the March 16 lecture where Jason Paul Kazarian, former executive director of FAR’s Gyumri Information...
Mar 25, 20101 min read
Don't Forget!
The 2010 FAR’s Young Professional Trip will take place July 7th - 21st. Experience Armenia in a unique and intimate way. $1,550 includes...
Mar 23, 20101 min read
Armenia Article by Tyler Guthrie
Tyler Guthrie, a freelance writer living in Seattle, visited Armenia and wrote about his impressions for the "Washington Post". The...
Mar 23, 20101 min read
Students from the UConn paid two visits to FAR’s Child Protection Center
Students from the University of Connecticut paid two visits to FAR’s Child Protection Center this month. The students toured the facility...
Mar 22, 20101 min read


FARs CME Program continues to reach new regions of Armenia.
FAR’s Medical Program Coordinator Dr. Hambartzum Simonyan recently ventured to Shirak to examine some of the region’s under-resourced...
Mar 21, 20101 min read


FAR Children’s Centre Circle of Friends Meeting.
FAR Children’s Centre Circle of Friends gathered together to generate a series of activities dedicated to the celebration of the 10th...
Mar 18, 20101 min read
Listening to Armenia - Eva Rivas' Hayastan Nostalgia.
What evokes Armenia more than the freshly picked apricot, ripe and succulent? In the song "Apricot Stone," Eva Rivas lovingly sings of...
Mar 18, 20101 min read
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