New center in rural Armenia for tomorrow’s stronger individuals September 17, 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Strengthening families today for stronger communities tomorrow. When, in 2015, COAF completely renovated a school in Hatsik village (Armavir province), the dwellers called it “the beginning of a new life.” In 2021, another…
The key to starting the new school year off right 12 September 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 2 min read However much you think you have prepared for your child’s first year of school, there is always something new to learn and adapt to. Attending school for the first time is a big occasion for the…
An Armenian student’s journey of starting university in Yerevan 3 September 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read The new academic year presumes many rural Armenian youths moving to Yerevan, Gyumri, or Vanadzor (the cities where most state universities are located) to start university in their preferred professional field. Aghunik Shambaryan, a COAF SMART student…
The young fishers of Lori’s town of Tumanyan 29 August 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read When revolving around the northern Lori region of Armenia, you’ll feel a solid contrast upon entering Tumanyan, a community with signature architecture, maintained roads, and crowded streets. Previously a village, Tumanyan has received a…
Wrapping up the first half of 2021 in Armenia’s Debet village 22 August 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 6 min read In 2021, COAF reimagined what an Armenian village can be like. We came up with an innovative rural development model called “SMART village”․ If you follow our work, you may have heard about Debet village…
The energy and spirit of 11-year-old Elen Poghosyan from the village of Shenik in Armavir are not inferior to the energy of an entire power plant. Another thing to know about Ellen is that if she puts something in her mind, it’s hard for anyone to hold her back.
Every village has its own problem: Meghrashen 11 August 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Sharp humor, hospitality, and diligence are typical of the people living in Armenia’s Shirak region. These also reflect the spirit in Meghrashen village, one of the seven COAF-supported villages in this province, where we have…
100 villages in 7 years: the COAF-story of Anahit Hakobyan 8 August 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read If you know COAF, you most probably know our Anahit Hakobyan, COAF’s Village Programs Manager, whose COAF story began no more no less than seven years ago. And if you know her well enough, you’ll confirm…
Five families from Artsakh at their new home 1 August 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 4 min read Ten months have passed since the outbreak of the war in Artsakh. Still the war hardly concluded in the lives of so many families. In the aftermath of tragic events, thousands of families lost their homes and loved…
Garik Varosyan and the crew of his beloved artists 23 July 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Dali, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Vahrad, and Taron are among the favorite artists of COAF SMART student Garik Varosyan. While you most probably know the first three names very well, Taron Marukyan and Vahrad…
The village of pink stones and incomplete excavation 16 July 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read We all know Yerevan is called “the pink city”. But is there a pink village? On the rocky uplands of the Shirak region of Armenia lies Vardakar village that has many pink stones (vard=…
Chkalov, “chka love” (in Armenian, there is no love).
This is how the people from Lori usually joke when a stranger is first accompanied to the village of Chkalov. In fact, the village is a place of love with its hospitable and hardworking people.
The warming of the days in Chkalov is directly proportional to the population growth.
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