Martin and the new sportsground in Getashen village 21 November 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read The sports enthusiasts of Armenia’s Getashen village (Armavir region) have had a big excitement lately. The gym of their community school has finally been renovated, and they’re now attending sports classes with bells on!…
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…
100 villages in 7 years: the COAF-story of Anahit Hakobyan 8 August 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read If you know COAF, you most probably know our Anahit Hakobyan, COAF’s Village Programs Manager, whose COAF story began no more no less than seven years ago. And if you know her well enough, you’ll confirm…
“The future of the world is in your classroom” is mentioned in Meline Grigoryan’s recently published book about education management. She works with rural students and teachers with utmost care as she believes they are the core of a society.
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.
8704 teeth of rural Armenian children have been treated thanks to COAF’s free dental services.
For summer 2020, the high tourism season, the situation is different, and we have to change tack. Coronavirus has kept us home and socially distanced quite long. Traveling overseas is still limited, and we hardly know when it can be as safe as before.
A neglected child whose parents took her back from the orphanage.
A disabled kid who was finally able to attend his local school.
A villager who started to receive 8 times as much as her monthly salary.
What do children need to live a happy childhood? Caring parents, a safe and convenient living environment, toys, games, what else?
As the world continues to fight the spread of COVID-19, the Children of Armenia Fund works in the villages of Armenia, where the communities we serve are at risk, the economies are vulnerable, families are not financially protected, and this virus can create additional hardships for our villagers. Accordingly, we had to act urgently.
“You are a girl, you cannot do that,” an expression Nareh was told too many times and had to prove them wrong.
Hobbies differ depending on the environment. Youngsters living in rural communities have the privilege of being close to nature and understanding its philosophy.
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