The Gabrielyan quartet of COAF SMART Center
June 25, 2021
“Thanks to the SMART Center, we didn’t leave the village,” says Ariga Melkonyan, a mother of four, whose all kids attend the COAF SMART Center.
“Thanks to the SMART Center, we didn’t leave the village,” says Ariga Melkonyan, a mother of four, whose all kids attend the COAF SMART Center.
“It is so freezing here that there is no need for a refrigerator” is the joke people often use to describe Lanjik.
Even if you’re miles away from Debet, trust us, this library can become your next favorite place, and here’s why.
Today the Ulikhanyan family of seven lives in Aghavnavank village of the Tavush region.
The COAF car gradually reaches the village school, and as soon as it stops, the kids hurry up to open the door from the outside and greet their coach.
In Hagvi village of the Lori region, their favorite berry is a blackberry and their favorite alcohol is calvados. Yes, yes, you heard right, Calvados.
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