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...
by afupdate | Jan 30, 2019 | Features
by Sevak Hakobyan When asked to reveal her secret to longevity, Grandma Zemfira lists a number of exotic-sounding herbs and vegetables. At 78, she still works every day, going to the fields and working the land. “The young ones joke that I’m healthier than them,” she...
by afupdate | Jan 4, 2019 | Features
by Sevak Hakobyan Armen’s fishhook is gathering dust in a drawer at his home. He’s been in a wheelchair for the past three months. He can’t even attend classes — let alone go fishing. The Kambulyans, who live in Ptghavan, a village in Armenia’s Tavush Region, know...
by afupdate | Jan 4, 2019 | Features
by Sevak Hakobyan “Every day, for ten years, I’ve walked ten kilometers to come from Jujevan to Noyemberyan,” recalls Nshanik Hovhannisyan, who has worked at the Noyemberyan Hospital from 1985 to 1995. Today, Hovhannisyan has come to Noyemberyan in a car, and somehow...
