2022 in review: COAF’s major infrastructure projects in Armenia

2022 in review: COAF’s major infrastructure projects in Armenia 18 November 2022 By Nane Vardanyan 5 min read 2022 was a prosperous and exciting year for COAF—a slew of new initiatives, groundbreakings, and collaborations. Looking back, let us present COAF’s most large-scale infrastructure investments in education, healthcare, child and family services, and economic sectors in…

Tumanyan’s “The Dog and the Cat” in Chinese

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,…

Once upon a time in France | Nane Alikhanyan

Once upon a time in France | Nane Alikhanyan 1 April 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photo courtesy of Nane Alikhanyan  3 min read Those who wanderlust will agree that traveling might be costly, but it is worth infinitely more than you spend on it. Meeting new people, observing cultures, experiencing beauty and lifestyles, and tasting…

The philosophy of Shahane Halajyan

The philosophy of Shahane Halajyan 20 March 2022 By Nane Vardanyan 4 min read Behind COAF’s efforts to make Armenia’s villages a better place to live is a big team of believers and doers. Get to know one of them. The COAF SMART Center Education Manager Shahane Halajyan is a longtime COAF family member who…

Architectural Competition for COAF SMART Armavir

Architectural Competition for COAF SMART Armavir 11 March 2022 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read COAF invites architects from all over the world to participate in an open architectural competition for its second COAF SMART Campus in Armenia’s Armavir region.  Inspired by the success of the first COAF SMART Campus in Lori (2018) as a…

5 questions with Artashes from Alaverdi

5 questions with Artashes from Alaverdi 12 December 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Arnos Martirosyan 2 min read The Holidays are the perfect time to gather with our family and friends and have conversations which we often didn’t have time for during the year. These days we sat down with COAF SMART Center student…