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Where Confidence Begins: Marine and Vrezh’s Journey Through Hairdressing
For Vrezh and Marine , hairdressing is not just a profession or a chance to learn something new. It is a safe and welcoming space where they can breathe out, let go of tension, and simply be themselves. At the James and Marta Batmasian Vocational Training Center in Parakar, students with and without disabilities learn side by side, sharing the same classrooms, the same dreams, and the same laughter. Seventeen-year-old Vrezh Aghababyan and sixteen-year-old Marine Madatyan,
Feb 233 min read
FAR Board of Directors Send a Message to the Future
The bus engine roared to life just as the sun peeked over the horizon on a crisp autumn morning. The air was filled with excitement, the kind that always accompanies FAR’s Board of Directors’ visits to Armenia. But this visit was unlike any other. It marked a new chapter - one that could be divided into two parts: before and after COVID-19 and the Second Artsakh War. “A lot has changed. I have probably been to Armenia 35–40 times, and there is nothing more pleasant than se
Oct 5, 20253 min read
The Healing Power of Vocational Education
For 17-year-old Sargis Sardaryan, hair styling isn’t just a potential career—it’s a therapy. It’s how he’s transformed his negative,...
Jan 28, 20252 min read
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