Oak Hut: your sweet escape to the mountains of Dsegh village 29 August 2022 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read Everyone has their own way of resting and boosting productivity, but there’s one method recommended by the youth living in Dsegh — a village of the most abundant nature, rustic lifestyle, and rich cultural heritage…
Building tourism capacity in Lori’s Debed Canyon August 19 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Armenia’s Debed Canyon has become the epicenter of tourism in the country with its myriad but less known historical and cultural heritage sites, entertaining outdoor activities, rustic landscapes, and authentic hotels and guest houses. To…
COAF’s 3 major infrastructure investments in rural Armenia 8 August 2022 By Nane Vardanyan 4 min read SMART Health Center in Dsegh Residents of rural communities in Armenia are often deprived of the opportunity to receive quality medical care; due to the lack of infrastructure in their community they have to travel to nearby cities…
Classes are over and exams have been passed. It’s the right time to put on the yellow shirt and select the 2022 SMART Summer Programs function.
And this is how 360 children aged 12-18 from 28 communities of the Lori region created out-of-this-world projects and products within the framework of the 18 after-school programs offered at the COAF SMART Center in Lori.
If wherever you look, there is a mountain, then you can rest assured that you’re in Margahovit village of the Lori region. The mountains are so close here that it seems as if you could stretch out your hand and make a snowball out of the snow covering the mountain peaks. And if you go down the slope with a slide, you will find yourself at the foot of the mountain, embraced by spring.
A hurricane lady lawyer who breaks stereotypes: Anzhelika 29 July 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photo courtesy of Anzhelika Nazaretyan 4 min read A little dragon. An angry unicorn. A little trouble. These are some ways COAF’s lawyer Anzhelika Nazaretyan will strive to find the right words to describe herself when asked who she is. Behind…
Tumanyan’s “The Dog and the Cat” in Chinese 22 July 2022 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read Do you know an Armenian author whose literary work heroes and themes are simple villagers and their ordinary life? If you’re at least slightly familiar with Armenian literature, you have probably admired Hovhannes Tumanyan, a celebrated Armenian poet,…
The Romanian chapter of my life | Ani Ghulinyan 15 July 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photo courtesy of Ani Ghulinyan 4 min read They say once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before. We believe once in a lifetime studying somewhere you’ve never been before should be a challenging yet rewarding experience as well. …
Smithy, poultry, specialty kitchen: 3 new businesses in Debet 11 July 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read New economic opportunities are the veins nourishing and keeping small rural communities alive. One of the key directions of COAF’s “SMART village” approach implemented in Lori’s Debet village is the creation of business…
Two new cheese plants open in Armenia’s Lori region 4 July 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 4 min read Armenian dairy products are known for their purity, taste, and short shelf life, which is a sign of having few additives. Due to COAF’s CheeseUp economic development initiative, brought to life in partnership…
If you ask 17-year-old Asatur from the city of Tumanyan to describe his life in two words, he will do it in three: Rubik’s Cube, cinema, and video editing.
But his interests extend far beyond these hobbies. So far, he has managed to complete 6 SMART programs (Programming, English classes, Performing Arts, Finance, Digital Drawing, and Mechanics). He only regrets that he will no longer be able to participate in the Sound Design program.
From idea to product: 5 startup projects by COAFians 29 June 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Young minds are the most abstract ones. Many successful business ideas of the world were born in them. Such concepts circle in the minds of many COAFians taking COAF’s Aflatoun social-financial education program…
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