The Gabrielyan quartet of COAF SMART Center 25 June 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read “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. “We often thought of leaving the village as we could…
Cold winters, warm people: Lanjik village 19 June 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read “It is so freezing here that there is no need for a refrigerator” is the joke people often use to describe Lanjik, a rocky village standing on the slope of Mount Aragats in the Shirak region…
Gradarak Debet: more than just a library 11 June 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read Have you ever been to a library you were impressed by? While you’re trying to recall that place, let us introduce you to the brand new library project currently under construction in a small Armenian village called Debet (Lori…
On the seventh day of the 44-day war, when it was no longer safe to take refuge in the forest near Shushi, and it became impossible to provide baby food for the newborn, Mikael Ulikhanyan evacuated his big family from Shushi to Goris. Shortly afterward, they moved to Yerevan and from there to Dilijan.
Today the Ulikhanyan family of seven lives in Aghavnavank village of the Tavush region.
The female basketball coach and her 100 students 6 June 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read 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. The reason for their impatience…
Hagvi, the homeland of the Armenian Calvados 1 June 2021 By Knar Babayan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read 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. This is how they explain to the guests in a…
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