[GTech]: GTech Celebrates Students’ Engagement.

  • January 27, 2012 11:47 am

By Arpine Sargsyan

Second year GTech students Zaruhi Matosyan and Zhora Avetisyan met during their studies and found that they were made for each other. The two can now look forward to a lifetime of happiness together.

Charles Dickens wrote, “Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires and a touch that never hurts.” GTech sincerely wishes that their married life will follow this principle and that their love for each other will grow day by day.

Zaruhi & Zhora,

May your engagement be the beginning of a lifetime filled with special love and happiness. Best wishes on your future together.

Wherever life may lead you, may you always find hope and happiness in each other’s eyes, comfort and warmth in each other’s arms,
love and laughter in each other’s hearts, and precious moments to share together. Congratulations on your engagement.

- The entire GTech Family

Zaruhi Matosyan & Zhora Avetisyan

Credit: Personal Archive

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[FAR Children’s Center]: Group Tries to Give Juvenile Delinquents a “Second Chance.”

  • January 26, 2012 12:55 pm

This week a group was launched at the FAR Children’s Center, which is aimed at dealing with juvenile delinquents. The group is a part of the Center’s Juvenile Justice in Armenia Program, which is funded by the EU and aims to encourage greater collaboration between the FAR Children’s Center and local law enforcement.

Juveniles from high-risk groups involved in the program are often victims of abuse and neglect, and have grown up in households with weak parental figures. Labeling these children as failures often results in their exclusion from society rather than an opportunity to assist in their rehabilitation. Our project aims to give them the “second chance” that they deserve.

Teamwork is one of the main methodologies applied at our rehabilitation center, which allows for comprehensive research, diagnostics and the selection of treatment. During our group work sessions, the participants of eight juveniles who have conflicted with the law got to know about a number of personal success stories, including the story of Facebook founder Mark Zukerberg. They also worked on outlining their aspirations for the future. With the assistance of the group work, the social skills of the group members may gradually improve and may help them resolves their conflicts. Participants seemed generally satisfied and excited about the opportunity to continue such meetings in the future.

Group Tries to Give Juvenile Delinquents a “Second Chance.”

Credit: Manane Petrosyan

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[Armenian Life]: Diasporans Awarded for Further Developing a National Identity.

An award ceremony for notable contribution to the preservation of Armenian identity was held at Erebuni Plaza on January 18. Organized by the Ministry of Diaspora, this initiative is aimed at not only promoting and protecting national identity, but also acknowledging the contribution made by individuals and organizations from the diaspora.

Prizes were awarded in the three categories of best teacher of the Armenian language, best youth organization and Ktor m hayrenik, or the best scientific research, arts and essays by youth.

In her welcome speech, Diaspora Minister Hranoush Hakobyan emphasized the importance of such initiatives. She congratulated the winners and distributed the prizes. The most impressive was the speech of Bulgarian-Armenian teacher Elizapet Vardanyan, who concluded with the words of poet Silva Kaputikyan, “Someday, even if you forget your mother, never forget your mother tongue.”

Khrimian Lyceum, which belongs to the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, won the award for best youth organization. All of us at FAR would like to congratulate them.

Minister of the Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan awards the winners’ certificates.

RA Ministries of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan awardes certificatesHranush Hakobyan with some of the winners.

RA Ministries of Diaspora Harnush Hakobyan with some winners.jpgBulgarian-Armenian teacher Elizapet Vardanyan
gave a very moving acceptance speech.

Elizapet Vardanyan's speechCredit: RA Ministry of Diaspora

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[FAR Children's Center]

  • January 25, 2012 4:46 am

Staff at the FAR Children’s Center were recently evaluated
by Executive Director Dr. Mira Antonyan for their
approaches and ethical practices. The evaluations are aimed
to help center staff refocus and ensure they are in accordance
as they carry out the center’s strategy and mission.

Credit: Manane Petrosyan

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[Web Wrap]: Turkish Anger Over French ‘Genocide’ Vote.

  • January 24, 2012 11:22 am

The French Senate just passed a bill, which criminalizes denial of the Armenian Genocide.

Via AlJazeera

Turkey has threatened retaliatory measures against France following a French senate vote approving a bill that would outlaw denial that the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 constituted genocide.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, said on Tuesday the bill, approved by 127 votes to 86 in the French upper house, was a result of “racist and discriminatory” attitudes toward Turkey.

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[ANSEF]: Partnership May Help Armenia’s Economy.

  • January 23, 2012 12:32 pm

By Veronika Mkrtchyan

Scientific innovation can make a difference for any economy and a newly implemented partnership between the State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA) and Agroscience Research & Production Ltd., will most likely have positive impact right here in Armenia.

Agroscience Research & Production, which was founded in 2005, produces chemicals used in agriculture. This new partnership will help to further the production of insecticide. The contract between SEUA and Agroscience was the result of the continuous efforts of Aram Mikaelyan and his fellow ANSEF grant recipients whose research is based on the study and synthesis of new physiologically active chemicals and their power as insecticides. As a result of their investigations, the latest “Ciper Maxi” insecticide has been developed and tested at the Armenian Health Ministry’s Research Center for Environmental Health and Toxicology. It was also widely tested in different climate zones on Armenian territory and enclosed in the list of chemicals approved for use in Armenia.

The application of this chemical will not only promote local production but also spurn the creation of high quality and effective, ecologically safe agrochemicals.

During a recent event celebrating the contract, Agroscience Co-founder Vachagan Nushikyan and State Engineering University of Armenia Rector Ara Avetisyan addressed a visiting audience. Avetisyan stressed the importance of such partnerships saying, “Engineering research should be considered the most important component of Armenia’s future economic development. This has strategic value for Armenia’s scientific and educational development.”

During conference

Credit: State Engineering University of Armenia

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[CASP]: Chinari Kindergarten Receives Christmas Gift from CASP.

  • January 18, 2012 1:22 pm

By Margaret Piliposyan

FAR’s periodic interventions in the Shamshadin region of Tavush help a population that suffers greatly from social and economic hardship. In the most recent development, the Children of Armenia Sponsorship Program (CASP) has made it possible for children in the area’s school to receive healthy and nutritious lunches.

This region has had its share of tragedy, as it is situated along the longest frontier with neighboring Azerbaijan and many villagers have been killed in skirmishes over the years. Meanwhile, many members of the younger generation have left the area in search of jobs and greater stability.

The village of Chinari is located in the easternmost settlement of Shamshadin. Here there is one kindergarten with 25 children, which was established in 1942. Before a new building was constructed in 1990, the school was previously located in several private homes. Over the years, it has been temporarily closed time and again due to Azeri shelling. Its walls are pocket-marked by Azeri bullets.

“When the Azeris open fire I gather the children in this one room for shelter. I close the door and turn up the music so that they won’t hear the shots and get afraid. I’m the one who is most afraid, but not for myself. I’m afraid for the little ones. I’m responsible for their safety. Until they all return home safe and sound, I don’t rest,” says the Principal Aghasyan.

The most serious problem the kindergarten faces today is proving nutritious and adequate meals to children. Lack of adequate financial resources make it hard to ensure healthy, balanced meals for the kindergarten’s children. But recently, funds raised through the Children of Armenia Sponsorship Program (CASP) Advent by Candlelight Program will fund nutritious meals for 25 children at Chinari kindergarten, beginning this week. On behalf of Chinari Kindergarten kids and families, FAR would like to express its thanks to the Women’s Guild Central Council of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) for this benevolent initiative.

“Whenever they shoot towards the fields,
I put on some music and turn it up real loud so the
children don’t hear the shots,” said Parandzem Aghasyan,
principal of Chinari’s kindergarten

Credit: Edik Karapetyan

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