Blissful & peaceful Christmas in the mountains | Concept Hotel 8 November 2022 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read Dreaming of a veritable winter wonderland, panoramic vistas, and white flakes falling on Christmas eve? You don’t need to own your cabin in the mountains to celebrate an idyllic Christmas or New Year’s Eve. If there’s…
Situated in Lori Province, Lernapat Village (meaning enclosed by mountains in Armenian) is known for its community dance group and its fleet of drones. Here the adults dance the Lernapar (mountain dance), and the children fly drones high above the mountains.
Fresno Medical Mission for rural Armenians 1 November 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read In October 2022, COAF hosted a group of doctors within the Fresno Medical Mission for the fifth consecutive year. About two dozen doctors, including physiotherapists, family doctors, pediatric neurologists, and ophthalmologists, were on the ground in…
COAF’s Artsakh team visits Yerevan, Armavir, and Lori 23 October 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read At the beginning of 2022, COAF expanded the geography of its impact to Artsakh with the opening of a new office in Stepanakert and the preparatory works for the establishment of COAF’s yet another…
7 COAF beneficiary teachers pass voluntary certification 14 October 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Voluntary certification of public school teachers has come into force in Armenia since January 2021. As a result, those who prove compliance with modern requirements in the certification process can receive a pay increase of…
Beekeeping: developing industry and profitable business in Lori 8 October 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 4 min read Honey is one of the oldest foods consumed by humans; beekeeping is a branch of agriculture that has been widespread in the Armenian highlands since ancient times. Honey is an integral part of an…
The Starmus VI Festival of science and art was hosted for a day at the COAF SMART Center in Debet Village, Lori Province. Five speakers – world-famous scientists and Nobel Prize winners – delivered lectures about space, astrophysics and engineering to an audience of SMARTians and guests. The central theme was Mars, as the Festival was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the first landing on Mars.
The future foley artists of the Sound Design program 30 September 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 2 min read COAF SMART Center is a non-formal education hub tackling the holistic development of a child. Upon entering the Center students ages 6-18 are offered 18 programs in engineering, arts, music, entrepreneurship, foreign languages,…
Hayk’s life lessons from his village, education, and army years 24 September 2022 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read Eighty-five percent of COAF scholarship holders are female students from rural Armenia. Though empowering young women as active members of societies is a principal approach to our education initiatives, engaging young men and providing them opportunities…
Following the scent of the newly sprouted grass, the herd ascends the mountain. The locals say the herd’s first stop is the closest mountain and then the farthest one.
Most inhabitants of Marts village (Lori region) go to the mountains to work every year, and some even go with their families. A pair of extra hands in the mountains is always helpful.
While the men tend to the livestock, the women collect winter supplies – seasonal herbs and berries.
Welcome to the village of Vahagni (Lori province), immersed in the high mountains and golden seas of wheat. The village is named after Vahagn Vishapakagh (Vahagn the Dragon Slayer), who was a god of fire, thunder, and war worshiped in ancient Armenia.
A monument of Vahagn Vishapakagh has been guarding the gates of the village since 1973. Surrounded by bold green mountains, Vahagn stands triumphantly on his high pedestal. He protects the village and the children running under his feet with a bold look.
Situated at the edge of Lori gorge, and surrounded by boundless fields where horses run freely, is the village of Dsegh. Welcome to the hometown of Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan.
The village and the stone statues of the heroes of Tumanyan’s fairy tales welcome all visitors. They remind us of all of Tumanyan’s lines that we know by heart from school.
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