by afupdate | Jul 2, 2020 | Features
Nicole Andonian is a young medical professional who has started her own grassroots initiative this year, to help make a difference in the fight against COVID-19 through Armenia Fund and the CDC Foundation. A California native, Andonian grew up in Los Angeles and San...
by afupdate | Feb 27, 2020 | Features
by Sevak Hakobyan We’re in the village of Krasni, in Artsakh, visiting Mrs. Tsovinar. Her curved back, a result of years of hard work, doesn’t prevent her from being a most gracious host. She hastens to make coffee and serve us fresh walnuts picked from her own tree....
by afupdate | Apr 6, 2019 | Features
As a schoolboy in Artsakh, Armen Khachaturyan dreamed of becoming an attorney. But an injury to his pinky when he was in eighth grade made him aspire for an altogether different calling. After the doctors succeeded in saving his finger, he decided to become a...
by afupdate | Mar 27, 2019 | Features
by Sevak Hakobyan “People are getting by, but work opportunities are scarce; and if our young people don’t work abroad, it would be hard to provide for a family,” says Grandma Arpik as she describes life in her native village, Koghb, in Armenia’s Tavush Region. Yet...
by afupdate | Mar 19, 2019 | Features
by Sevak Hakobyan Aygina Yuzbashyan is a native of Kaghartsi, a small village in Artsakh’s Martuni Region. Located about 20 miles from Stepanakert, Kaghartsi has a population of 300. “Although our village is not close to the border, we’ve all felt the effects of war...
by afupdate | Feb 12, 2019 | Features
by Sevak Hakobyan “I had heard great things about Armenia Fund’s medical missions to Armenia, and always wanted to get involved in the program,” says Araz Melkonian, a family doctor. “I finally had the chance to do it this year, and, as part of the medical team from...
