When Hrant Avetisyan received his university acceptance letter four years ago, it should have been a moment of pure joy. Instead, it came with a heavy truth: his admission score was just one point shy of qualifying for free tuition. For a young man who had lost his father and was already carrying the weight of family responsibility, that one point could have changed everything. Hrant, now 21 and in his final year of software engineering at the National Polytechnic University

Happy Giving Tuesday! The spirit of gratitude recently came alive at Norashen Kindergarten in Armenia’s Aragatsotn Province, where the sweet aroma of ghapama, a traditional pumpkin dish made with rice, dried fruits, and honey, filled the air. With guidance from their teachers and parents, the children prepared the dish together, celebrating autumn, harvest, and togetherness. “Ghapama is made during holidays when pumpkins ripen,” said Principal Tamara Matevosyan. “The child

Noy, 13, Grig and Ashot, both 11, recently became fast friends, united by their shared love of science and technology. They met at the...