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Jun 9, 20101 min read
This Shoe Had Prada Beat by 5,500 Years.
Via New York Times Think of it as a kind of prehistoric Prada: Archaeologists have discovered what they say is the world’s oldest known...
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Jun 8, 20101 min read
Samantha McQueen.
FAR would like to welcome Samantha McQueen to our summer staff. She is working in the New York office as an intern and remains with us...
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Jun 3, 20101 min read
The Khachkar - The Cornerstone of Armenian Symbolism.
By Ashley Killough via ianyan Mag With its intricate carvings and detailed designs, the khachkar, or cross-stone, has been an Armenian...
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Jun 2, 20101 min read
H2Օ cha, cha, cha...
Via Armenia Now One of Yerevan’s most popular evening stroll destinations – the “dancing fountains” – has opened for summer, spraying...
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Apr 26, 20101 min read
Memorial Service in Yerevan Honors Armenian Genocide Victims.
By Ashley Killough via ianyan Magazine Ashley Killough is an American journalist and Fulbright fellow in Yerevan. She blogs about her...
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Apr 12, 20102 min read
Old Gyumri in New Drawings
FAR Employee Levon Lachikyan's Response to Tyler Guthrie’s WaPo article about Armenia. The most striking impression from the world...
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Apr 12, 20101 min read
Armenia is Calling Me
When I was an awkward 12-year-old, trying to make friends, fit in and figure out my place in the world, I got plucked from a public...
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Mar 25, 20101 min read
How We Live - Exhibit Highlights Growing Poverty in Armenia.
Grigor, a 29-year-old husband and father who lives on the outskirts of Etchmiadzin in Armenia gets up for work at 6 a.m and doesn’t leave...
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Mar 25, 20101 min read
Social Innovation Camp Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia 8-10 April.
Do you believe in social change in the Caucasus, want to make a difference, or have identified a pressing social need in any of the three...
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Mar 9, 20101 min read
Gohar Karginyan
Gohar Karginyan has been working at the FAR Children Support Center since its inception ten years ago. She graduated from Yerevan...
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Mar 7, 20101 min read
March 8th is celebrated as International Women’s Day
Over 40 % of the staff at FARs Yerevan Office and even over 90% of FAR employees working in the Children Support Center and the Vanadzor...
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Mar 4, 20101 min read
The Khohanotz - A Vegan Guide to Armenian Lent.
For some, the 40 days of Lent, in which Christians abstain from any and all animal products is a time of spiritual reflection and...
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Jan 12, 20101 min read
Beneficiary Potraits - John Thomas Gift Distribution Beneficiary - Sevan Poghosyan
Sevan Poghosyan is 4 years old, and he lives in the Tavush region with his family. His family, consisting of his mother and...
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Jan 11, 20101 min read
Beneficiary Potraits - John Thomas Gift Distribution Beneficiary - Suren Grigoryan
During a recent distribution of Christmas gifts to children in the Shamshadin region (please see January 5th story), the FAR staff had a...
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Nov 16, 20091 min read
Levon Lachikyan at Club Urbat
Last week, FAR's Press Secretary Levon Lachikyan was invited to Yerevan's Club Urbat to participate in a press conference. Levon was an...
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Nov 3, 20092 min read
Emil Vartapetyan, CME Trainer
Trainer physicians play a critical role in the CME program, and are instrumental to its success. With patience and devotion, the training...
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