COAF SMART Center: visa to a better future 16 April 2021 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Knar Babayan 4 min read To fall in love with education and become a lifelong learner Have you ever thought about what the school of your dreams would be like? What would be the tasks, if any? What would…
From Artsakh to Lori: starting life from zero 2 April 2021 By Knar Babayan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Twenty-two years ago, Vanyans left Yerevan for Tsaghkaberd village of the Kashatagh region in Artsakh, without anything, empty-handed. All these years, they settled and created their own farm, but due to the recent war,…
Pure Armenian with German punctuality 1 April 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read Feeling like a native in a country you have never been to Many might relate that having an Armenian first name and introducing yourself when abroad can be challenging, of course, if your name isn’t Ann, Mary, or David. Araks Avetisyan.…
The twelve-year-old self-made blogger: Rayter Art 28 March 2021 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Knar Babayan 2 min read Rayter. It’s a name Artak had heard and liked. So he took it as his YouTube channel and Instagram page name. Meet Artak Mnatsakanyan or, as many know him, Rayter Art, a COAF SMART Center student…
Iza Evoyan: the only female cyclist of Arjut village 19 March 2021 By Knar Babayan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Learning to play musical instruments by herself, betting on stretching on a pole, working with a weaving hook, doing splits on a homemade rope, playing in the theater. This list goes on and…
Fig heaven: Vazashen village 2 March 2021 By Knar Babayan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Once famous for its vineyards, the grape fields of Vazashen were left across the border after the 1990s war. Nowadays, the people of Vazashen have to be satisfied by their home yards. Almost everything grows here, but the…
Four countries, one motherland. Welcome home! 28 February 2021 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Knar Babayan 4 min read If you happen to be at COAF’s Yerevan office, you’ll continuously catch new languages: French, Australian English, Arabic, and Portuguese. This year commenced with a beautiful diversity at COAF – new team members and volunteers from…
Odzun: a village hanging from the clouds 9 February 2021 By Knar Babayan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Once you overcome the winding trails taking to Odzun village of the Lori region, it seems like you are about to touch the clouds. Just gaze at the tile roof houses lying somewhere high and…
What happens in Shenik, stays in Shenik 29 January 2021 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read The straight road from Yerevan takes you to a small village, living where means waking up every day, walking through pink tuff houses, greeting men playing backgammon (nard) outdoors, and seeing children dashing through the…
The United Kingdom of Marts 25 January 2021 By Knar Babayan Photos by: Knar Babayan 4 min read They have the most delicious barbecue, but pig breeding has slumped after the last cholera pandemic. They are known as Russian-speakers, but few speak the language nowadays. They count the inhabited houses not by the smoke coming…
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