A Surgery To Help Artyom Speak
by Sevak Hakobyan When asked, “How old are you?” little Artyom raises two fingers and barely manages to lisp the word “two.” At the time Artyom, the Manukyans’ second child, was born, doctors [...]
Helping Local Farmers Like Martin Go Back To Work
Helping Local Farmers like Martin Go Back to Work by Sevak Hakobyan On September 24, 2015, the Azerbaijani forces opened fire on border communities in the Tavush Region. The attack claimed the lives of [...]
Noyemberyan Hospital: A Lifetime of Service
Noyemberyan Hospital: A Lifetime of Service by Sevak Hakobyan Sixty-three-year old Marieta Amiraghyan has dedicated 36 years of her life to the Noyemberyan Hospital. It was in 1980, she recalls, that after graduating from [...]
Providing Compassionate Medical Care to Borderline Communities
Providing Compassionate Medical Care to Borderline Communities by Sevak Hakobyan “My daughter’s birth was nothing less than a miracle, so we decided to name her after the Blessed Virgin,” says three-year-old Mariam’s mother, Jenya [...]
Artur The Invincible
Hovhannes Tumanyan’s “The Invincible Rooster” is eight-year-old Artur’s favorite fairy tale. He can recite it from start to finish, but has difficulty speaking. Artur Gyureghyan was born with two birth defects: facial and oral malformations known as cleft palate and cleft lip.
Mrs. Roza’s New Year Wish
Across the hallways of Noyemberyan Hospital, 84-year-old Roza Bayramyan is frantically asking staff members, “Have you seen my daughter?” She’s been looking for Zarouhie Koftekian, a registered nurse from Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC). Mrs. Roza says jokingly that only at 84 was she able to find her daughter.
Still Teaching the Armenian Alphabet 1,600 Years Later in Artsakh
In an ancient part of historic Armenia, the children of Sos village will have a new kindergarten built by Armenia Fund to replace the current dilapidated one that is in use. The area [...]
The Lovely Lovers’ Park
One of Yerevan’s most pleasant attractions is Lovers’ Park, a longtime green space that was recently renovated. The new park was a collaboration between a Swiss-Armenian philanthropist and Armenia Fund. Someone decided early [...]
Caring for the Children of Khustup
The pediatric center of the hospital in Kapan, in Armenia’s south, serves the area’s children, including those with physical and mental disabilities. The structure, however, was falling apart. Armenia Fund completely renovated the [...]
Faithful to the Armenian Spirit
In Karin Tak, a village known for its heroism during the Artsakh War for Independence, Armenia Fund has brought clean water, renovated part of a school, and continues to implement new projects to [...]
