Blog – FAR

[FAR Highlighted Beneficiary]: Hakob Janerian: Syrian War Survivor Finds Hope at the FAR Children’s Center image

Hakob Janerian was unwittingly forced into adulthood at an early age. A displaced victim of war who lost his mother to cancer, Hakob has experienced more difficulties and challenges in his short life than many. Just 18 years old, Hakob, for the past three years, has been caretaker of his two younger siblings, Jirair, 14, and Sarin, 16.

[BCPP]: Hundreds of Students Impacted by BCPP’s Recent School Renovations image

Recent classroom renovations made possible through FAR’s Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Program (BCPP) are making school safer and more enjoyable for 330 students who attend school in Armenia’s impoverished Tavush Province.

[FAR Schools]: FAR Supporters Bring Christmas Cheer to Children in Impoverished Communities image

This Christmas, FAR’s generous supporters made it possible to distribute holiday gift packages to 388 Armenian school children in low-income communities. Thanks to them, each child received Christmas gifts, clothing, toys and sweets.

[VOAH]: Beirut Resident Brings “Santa Shows” to Armenia for Christmas, Inspiring Children and VOAH Residents image

Each Christmas since 2008, Harout Harboyan has donned his Santa Claus costume to entertain kids in his hometown of Beirut with his “Santa Show.” This year, however, Harout, who with his naturally white moustache, sparkling eyes and beaming smile actually resembles Santa Claus, decided to organize such shows for kids in the country of his roots.

[FAR Yerevan; Ayo!]: Chocolate Bank Brings Joy During Another Holiday Season image

Since 2014, FAR and Ayo! have worked to collect candy, chocolate and nearly any other kind of sweets during the holiday season to distribute to low-income children in different regions of Armenia.

[FAR Partnerships]: HSBC Bank Armenia and FAR Bring Christmas Joy to Kindergarteners image

For the fourth year in a row, HSBC Bank Armenia and FAR collaborated to fulfill the Christmas wishes of kids from seven different kindergartens in Armenia’s impoverished Aragatsotn and Shirak Provinces.

8th of January, 2020
In: BCPP, Child Protection, FAR Children's Center
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[Child Protection]: Children’s Centers Celebrate Christmas image

The holidays were a real celebration of joy and happiness for children at the FAR Children’s Center in Yerevan and the Mardigian Child Protection Center in Berd.

[FAR New York; FAR Yerevan]: A Very Merry Christmas from FAR image

Thank you so much for your support and partnership with FAR. You are the reason our organization can continue to empower the people of Armenia through our strong programs.

[FAR Scholarships]: Gulamerian Scholarship Helps Young Woman to Attend Medical School image

Growing up in an orphanage, Maria had to make tough decisions from early childhood, which shaped her into the strong young woman she is today.

[FAR Scholarships]: Scholarship Helps to Further One Woman’s Dream in Education image

Alvard Karapetyan is an ambitious young woman who wants to make a difference in Armenia’s education system. She is one of this year’s new recipients of FAR’s Armine and Garabed Zambak Scholarship Program, which is enabling her to pursue an MPA at Yerevan State University of Linguistics and Social Sciences.