Key highlights of CARC 2021 5 November 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 5 min read COAF’s 17-years’ on-the-ground experience in the villages of Armenia has become a manual of rural development with a variety of community development projects with their best practices and lessons learned. Our work bears fruit twofold when we…
When Kickboxing classes in Arteni were discontinued due to the epidemic and then moved to another community, Zohrab was most sad.
The 12-year-old Zohrab Nikolyan has been involved in professional kickboxing for three years, taking top positions in pan-Armenian and international tournaments.
Similar and unique: Torosyan brothers from Alaverdi 29 October 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 2 min read They do everything in twos․ People occasionally stop and stare at them. Teachers routinely mix up who said what. Meet one of the famous duos of the COAF SMART Center, identical twins Hayk and Hrachik…
Debet, the village of red tile roofs: coming soon 22 October 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” John Kennedy There are many living difficulties in rural communities, such as lack of drinking and irrigation water, gas supply, public transportation system, damaged roads,…
A New Health Center for Lori 07 October 2021 By Rebecca Ohanes 3 min read Have you ever wondered what health care looks like in Armenia’s rural regions? Here’s a little glimpse: Village residents usually have access to one medical post, where they can only receive essential treatment. Should they require other medical services, they…
Around 8 PM, if you suddenly find yourself in the playground of Vahagnadzor village and hear the children chant in unison, “Batum, Batum,” don’t be confused. You are still in Vahagnadzor village of the Lori region.
The children are just impatiently waiting for the arrival of the Yerevan-Batumi train.
From The Beatles, Queen and Bach to trending songs of TikTok 2 October 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 2 min read Each corner of the COAF SMART Center has its character and ambiance. The music room is probably the artsiest one: there is always a melody playing, there are all kinds of musical instruments, and it’s…
Early days of fall in Lori’s Bazum village 26 September 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read All seasons are vividly expressed in the village of Bazum, a place hidden on the southern slope of the namesake Bazum mountain range of the Lori region. Imagine how gorgeous the emerging fall season…
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…
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