When the Davoudian family moved from Syria to Armenia in 2015, they arrived with hope, determination, and generations of craftsmanship behind them. Like many families starting over, they first ventured into a new business. They opened a restaurant, eager to build a future in their historic homeland. But without a deep understanding of the local market, the business did not succeed. Rather than giving up, they returned to what they knew best. Jewelry making had been the family

Seventeen years ago, I, Ruzan Gishyan , stepped into this same office for the first time as a first-year student at Yerevan State University. Today, I work at the Fund for Armenian Relief , a place that feels warm, familiar, and deeply personal. Back then, my journey nearly took a different turn. One missing point placed me in the paid system, and I remember how crushing that felt. Journalism had been my dream since I was seven years old-the kind of dream you don’t question,