“We are used to hearing the sound of shelling,” calmly says the 17-year-old Laura Yesyan who lives in the borderline Aygehovit village of the Tavush region.
Considering the rising number of coronavirus cases, the lockdown, and the limited economic activity, we saw an urgent need to lend a helping hand to our beneficiary villagers in need.
The first month of the summer brought the state of emergency to the village, shortly after here appeared the first case of coronavirus.
8704 teeth of rural Armenian children have been treated thanks to COAF’s free dental services.
It’s 5 in the morning, and the sun is about to seize the smallish village of Lernagog in the smallest region of Armenia, the Armavir province, that mainly consists of agricultural lands.
Meet Anna Beglaryan, 17, a COAF SMART Marketing student who lives in Dsegh, one of the most rustic villages of the Lori Province.
For many COAF students enrolling in our sports programs, daily exercise has long been part of their everyday life, be it quarantine or not.
Vahrad Melikjanyan, 26, an artist from the city of Vanadzor, seems to be a character from his own paintings and robot sculptures.
In 2003, COAF Founder Garo Armen was driving in Karakert village of the Armavir Province without knowing that place would become his reason for starting COAF.
Since early spring, we have had multiple occasions to convene with our students, beneficiaries, and online community digitally.
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