Blog – FAR

[CASP]: After Tragedy, CASP Helps a Single Mother to Get By image

Tigran and Hamlet live with their mother Zarine in Syunik Province. Hamlet is eight years old and Tigran is 13. Hamlet loves sports; his favorite is boxing. He also likes to paint in his free time. Tigran loves math, playing chess, and wants to become an economist.

[FAR Scholarships]: Silva Karapetyan, Nishanian Scholarship Student and Emerging Designer image

“Jerair Nishanian is a unique person in my heart and in my memory. I won’t ever forget him,” said Silva. “My university life began thanks to Jerair Nishanian’s generous support. It was filled with many happy moments.”

[ANSEF]: One ANSEF Team Tries to Combat the Overuse of Antibiotics image

Molecular biologist Dr. Mkhitar Mkrtchyan is on a mission. The 2018 Armenian National Science and Education Fund (ANSEF) grant recipient wants to help decrease the use of antibiotics by developing an alternative form of therapy to treat gastro-intestinal diseases.

[GTech]: Tech Development Project Positively Impacts Development and Innovation in IT image

Nvard Martirosyan, 23, is one of its graduates. She was studying finance at the Gyumri Branch of Armenian National Polytechnic University when she developed an interest in programming. “I heard about this GTech course from friends and passed the entrance exams.”

[FAR Social Programs; FAR Education]: FAR Programs Assist Ambitious Syrian-Armenian Architectural Student image

Meet Noura Toubrakji, one of our Nishanian Foundation Scholarship Students. An architecture and design student at the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, Noura has also received support through FAR’s recently launched “Assistance to Parentless Children and Youth Program,” which has already supported more than 45 orphanage alumni, orphans and resettled Syrian-Armenian families and youth in myriad ways.

[FAR Yerevan]: Diocesan Primate Very Reverend Fr. Daniel Findikyan Experiences FAR Projects During a Site Visit image

The Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, Very Reverend Fr. Daniel Findikyan, this week spent a day of his trip to Armenia visiting FAR, where he made several visits to our project sites.

[FAR Partnerships]: Youth Group of Connecticut Parish Raises Funds for FAR’s Vocational Training Programs image

Earlier this month, the youth group of New Britain's Holy Resurrection Church held the fundraiser for their 2nd Annual Slice of Summer Poon Paregentan Fellowship.

[FAR Partnerships]: Win a Traditional Handmade Armenian Rug and Support FAR Through the WGCC Raffle image

The Women’s Guild Central Council (WGCC) will be holding a fundraiser during its Annual Assembly luncheon in Watertown, MA, on May 4th.

[FAR Partnerships]: Legacy of Historic Writer and Activist Zabel Yesayan to be Honored at YSU image

Zabel Yesayan led an incredible life with a tragic ending. Born in Istanbul in 1878, she moved to Paris as a young woman to study literature at the Sorbonne. There, she also met her husband Dikran, and they had two children, Sophie and Hrant. Dikran passed away in 1921.

[Ayo!]: Eastern Diocese Sunday Schools Enable Ayo! to Help a Rural Church in Need image

Great partnerships make Ayo! projects happen. Thanks to the formidable efforts of the Sunday schools of the Eastern Diocese, a new heating system was installed last month in the educational wing of St. Astvatsatsin Church in Vardenis, a somewhat isolated region near Lake Sevan.