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The island of peaceful vacations: Concept Hotel in Lori, Armenia

Blog, Economic Development, NewsBy coafMay 8, 2022

The island of peaceful vacations: Concept Hotel in Lori, Armenia 8 May 2022 By Nane Vardanyan 4 min read Al-fresco yoga, afternoon walks in nature, and cozy wine and cheese evenings under the starry sky are some things you’ll enjoy doing on the small island of peaceful vacations: COAF’s Concept Hotel. Concept Hotel by COAF…

Rural, yet urban: the first-ever beauty salon in Debet village

Blog, Economic Development, SMART Debet villageBy coafApril 17, 2022

Rural, yet urban: the first-ever beauty salon in Debet village 17 April 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read The frequency people visit beauty salons varies. However, we all need them from time to time for self-care, a fresher look, or a slight boost of motivation.  Until recently, people in the…

Debed Delights brings a new food culture to Armenia’s Lori region

Blog, Economic Development, SMART Debet villageBy coafFebruary 26, 2022

Debed Delights brings a new food culture to Lori 26 February 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Tatevik Aghababyan 3 min read Food connoisseurs will soon have a new gourmet destination in Armenia’s Lori region. A new bakery-restaurant called Debed Delights is opening in Debet village, a community of over 800 people, famous for its…

Beauty salon: an emerging business in Armenia’s Debet village

Blog, Economic Development, SMART Debet villageBy coafDecember 21, 2021

Beauty salon: an emerging business in Armenia’s Debet village 21 December 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Things one can hardly find in an ordinary Armenian village will soon make their way to Lori’s Debet village. An urban-style multiservice beauty salon and a French bakery (boulangerie) are among the emerging…

Penning a new chapter in the history of Armenian cheesemaking

Blog, Economic Development, NewsBy coafNovember 13, 2021

Penning a new chapter in the history of Armenian cheesemaking 13 November 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 2 min read LEVELING UP WITH CHEESEUP! Time, patience, practice, money, and quarts of freshly-produced nutritious whole milk are invested in an emerging large-scale dairy project in the Lori region. Our new CheeseUp initiative, implemented…

Debet, the village of red tile roofs: coming soon

Blog, Economic Development, SMART Debet villageBy coafOctober 22, 2021

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,…

Branding Armenia’s Debet village

Blog, Economic Development, SMART Debet villageBy coafFebruary 4, 2021

Debet is a small mountainous village seated on the right bank of the Pambak river in the northern Lori region of Armenia. It took its name from another namesake river (Debed) that passes through the village and is well-known from the most celebrated Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan’s works.

Debet: Armenia’s first SMART village

Blog, Economic Development, SMART Debet villageBy coafJanuary 17, 2021

After a challenging year, each piece of good news deserves some special cherishment. Here is one from us. We embark on a new journey to transform Debet, a rustic and cozy village located in the northern Lori region of Armenia, into the first SMART village in the country.

An unknown world in the cradle of nature: Debed Canyon

Blog, Economic Development, NewsBy coafNovember 26, 2020

From ancient fortresses to impregnable heights, from dense forests to winding trails, from corners calling from the past to peaceful waters flowing to the future, COAF is here to show you an unknown world that you will discover in the Debed Canyon of the Lori region.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one village

Blog, Economic Development, HealthBy coafSeptember 11, 2020

If you made it here to read the blog, you most likely have electricity, Internet access, and a computer or a gadget. Hope you are also warm, safe and sound.

Like father, like son: growing raspberries in the home garden

Blog, Economic Development, EducationBy coafAugust 28, 2020

Raspberry has become a unique symbol at COAF apart from being the juicy appetizing fruit that decorates our summer tables.

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