Daniel and his dream of becoming a judo coach 21 January 2022 By Nane Vardanyan Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read The classes are over, but if one of the corners is still buzzy, it means COAF’s Judo program is about to start. Only young boys around: lively, vigorous, non-stop running but indefatigable. First,…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
Wrapping up the first half of 2021 in Armenia’s Debet village 22 August 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 6 min read In 2021, COAF reimagined what an Armenian village can be like. We came up with an innovative rural development model called “SMART village”․ If you follow our work, you may have heard about Debet village…
Five families from Artsakh at their new home 1 August 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 4 min read Ten months have passed since the outbreak of the war in Artsakh. Still the war hardly concluded in the lives of so many families. In the aftermath of tragic events, thousands of families lost their homes and loved…
A new child development center on its way to Hatsik village 9 July 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 4 min read “Everything has its own time” is also true for the period children begin to improve their social or communication difficulties. “Indeed, timing is an important factor for overcoming speech difficulties. The younger the child, the…
Gradarak Debet: more than just a library 11 June 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read Have you ever been to a library you were impressed by? While you’re trying to recall that place, let us introduce you to the brand new library project currently under construction in a small Armenian village called Debet (Lori…
13 Artsakhian families will have a place to call home 16 May 2021 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Starting life with a clean slate at a new home is the sole beam of hope and comfort to the many Artsakhian people displaced by the war. Months after the armed conflict…
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