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More than one hundred smiles
Sometimes, it can be hard to come across a smile in Armenia. This is generally due to difficult social conditions that FAR works to...
Jul 5, 20091 min read


Another Successful FAR YP Tour
FAR’s YP Trip to Armenia is designed to give young Armenian-Americans a chance to visit their ethnic roots, while meeting other young...
Jul 1, 20091 min read
FAR Announces Recipients of Educational Grant Program
In a ceremony held at the Yeghishe Charents hall of Yerevan State University, FAR announced the results of its Educational Grant Program....
Jul 1, 20091 min read
Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - Gyumri, Synonym for Hope.
Crossing the Shirak region en route to Gyumri during the summer makes it hard to believe that winter is harsh here. Stretching to the...
Jun 30, 20091 min read
New Picture Galleries Available
One of FAR's partners has posted some new photo galleries about recent events at the Gyumri Information Technology Center and the 2009...
Jun 29, 20091 min read


Information about Child Protection Public Forum
As a leader in child protection issues, FAR hosted a Child Protection Public Forum at the Children’s Center on Thursday, June 25. The...
Jun 28, 20091 min read


U.S. Ambassador to Armenia held town hall meeting in New York
Addressing about 250 people at the Diocesan Center on Monday, June 22, Her Excellency Marie Yovanovitch, the United States Ambassador to...
Jun 25, 20091 min read


Our Last Days in Yerevan
Our last two days in Yerevan reminded everyone that nearly two weeks have passed since we first landed in the Motherland. This sudden...
Jun 23, 20091 min read


American Armenian Young Professionals Visit to Gyumri
In Gyumri, the FAR Young Professionals witnessed how FAR assist Armenians who are at many different stages of life.At GTech, Jason...
Jun 23, 20091 min read


Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - From Yerevan to the doors of the Orient
Last Thursday, as I was sitting in Yerevan, everything around me started shaking. It took me a few seconds to realize that I was...
Jun 22, 20091 min read


“The Best For Our Children.
June 2 was a day of celebration at Haghtanak (Victory) Park in Yerevan. “The Best for Our Children” event, sponsored by FAR’s Children’s...
Jun 22, 20091 min read


Camp Season Has Begun
For three weeks FAR/CASP Summer camps give children from the poorest regions of Armenia an opportunity to engage in sports, games, go on...
Jun 17, 20091 min read


Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - Back to City Life
After spending a few days in northern Armenia, the Young Professionals have now returned to Yerevan. Our group is not known for being on...
Jun 17, 20091 min read


Application of New Research Method
FAR is involved in launching and a critical new program introducing a new research method to prevent developmental disabilities in...
Jun 17, 20091 min read


Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia -Northern Armenia, The Weight of Past
Gyumri was our first stop on the Young Professionals tour of Northern Armenia. Each of us had images from the earthquake in our minds,...
Jun 16, 20091 min read


Musical Support for Salzburg International Medical Seminars
In the main concert hall of Yerevan State Medical University, FARFAA (FAR Fellowship Alumni Organization) Salzburg Group, together with...
Jun 15, 20091 min read


Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - First Glimpse of Yerevan.
I was three and a half years old when the earthquake ravaged the north-west part of Armenia. Because of my young age, I couldn't...
Jun 15, 20091 min read


A Diasporan in Armenia
Jason Paul Kazarian from Texas discovers Gyumri and its young talents in unique way. Life in Gyumri is a far cry from Texas for Jason...
Jun 14, 20091 min read


Beauty of the Syunik Region
The Syunik region of Armenia is situated in the remote Southern corner of the country, about 400 km from Yerevan. Meghri, a town in...
Jun 10, 20091 min read


Celine's Dispatches - FAR's Intern in Armenia - First Day, First Impressions.
I never thought of myself as an Armenian until I visited Armenia for the first time last year. In fact, I didn’t know much about...
Jun 10, 20091 min read


"VERJIN ZANG", Congratulations Graduates!
For Armenian school children, “Verjin Zang”, meaning last bell, signifies the end of the school year. May 23rd this year marked the...
Jun 4, 20091 min read
Trainee Physicians Awarded Certificates.
Four CME Program physician trainees were awarded certificates at FAR’S Yerevan office. The physicians represented three different...
Jun 3, 20091 min read


Visiting the Syunik Region
A delegation of three FAR representatives - Country Deputy Director Margarit Piliposyan, Educational Programs Coordinator Eduard...
Jun 2, 20091 min read


Vivacell Presentation
GTech students in Armenia received a presentation from Ralph Yirikian, General Manager of VivaCell, a communication firm which has been...
Jun 2, 20091 min read
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