The Petrosyan Sisters: SMART Record Breakers and a Future Nobel Prize Winner
March 15, 2024
In the Petrosyan’s sisters’ family from Odzun, it’s become an ongoing joke that “no SMART program goes without a few side-effects.”
In the Petrosyan’s sisters’ family from Odzun, it’s become an ongoing joke that “no SMART program goes without a few side-effects.”
In collaboration with HSBC Armenia, we fully renovated houses in the Lori region provided to two big Artsakh families.
Welcome to the January edition of COAF Monthly Digest! As we kick off the new year, we are excited to share the inspiring journey we’ve had so far and the promising ventures that lie ahead.
Three-year-old Maria from Stepanakert has found herself a bit “lost” in time and space, but she remembers one address well: the village of Hatsik.
Join us as we reflect on the achievements that defined 2023 for COAF, from a record-breaking Gala to empowering local economies, expanding SMART initiatives nationwide, and responding to humanitarian crises.
Follow the journey of Davit from Khnabad village in Artsakh — one of the thousands of children who have faced the blockade, wars, and forced displacement. Davit and his family have now settled in Lori, Armenia.
“Everything is fine; we’re not hungry, we’re just eating healthy.” This is how the people of Artsakh, who have been under blockade for almost 9 months, jokingly describe their situation.
It has been a year since the village of Debet in the Lori region passed from “toward the good” to “toward SMART”.
Endless plains and mountains reaching to the clouds, and ravines hanging from the fields, through which Dzoraget flows.
If you suddenly find yourself in the playground of Vahagnadzor and hear the children chant in unison, “Batum, Batum,” don’t be confused.
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