In pursuit of peace in borderline Koti village 11 April 2021 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read Air rich in oxygen, clean food, and breathtaking nature all around are some of the luxuries of Koti village of Armenia’s alpine Tavush region. Urban people would be jealous to live in such surroundings,…
New home, new beginning: housing for the people of Artsakh 11 March 2021 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Knar Babayan 4 min read Irreversible human loss, thousands of displaced people hardly with any belongings, and enduring uncertainty․․․ The wounds of the recent war Azerbaijan launched against Artsakh last year are still fresh and will long…
English: the language of success in rural Armenia 7 March 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 3 min read Over 7000 languages in the world. And what is the language of success? English is the third most spoken language in the world. The definitions of the key to success are different. But… English has proven to be…
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…
The dream school and its first SMART Citizen 14 February 2021 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Knar Babayan 3 min read “SMART has been the school of my dreams” – Rudik Gharibyan, the first SMART Citizen, who finished the SMART Citizenship curriculum this week, summarizes his two-year journey at the COAF SMART Center and is…
Branding Armenia’s Debet village 4 February 2021 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Tatevik Aghababyan 3 min read Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and what if you fall in love with a village? Debet is a small mountainous village seated on the right bank of the Pambak river in the northern Lori region of Armenia.…
Debet: Armenia’s first SMART village January 17, 2021 By Nane Vardanyan 4 min read 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…
An unknown world in the cradle of nature: Debed Canyon 26 November 2020 By Nane Vardanyan 5 min read 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…
The diary of COAF Alumni in times of war 14 November 2020 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Knar Babayan 5 min read The 45-day war in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) was an everyday battle of survival and a journey towards precious peace in every Armenian’s mind. Unfortunately, the price of peace is often high. Absorbed in…
Every house has a story from Artsakh 6 November 2020 By Nane Vardanyan, Photos by: Gevorg Elmasakyan 4 min read COAF-supported villages have new residents – people who are still in their homeland but dream of returning to their abandoned homes. They left Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) more than a month ago, but Artsakh never left…
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