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[FAR Scholarships]: Mathevosian Students Enrich School Libraries in Karabagh.

May 15, 2012 1:00 pm

By Rima Sargsyan

Several of FAR’s Anoosh Mathevosian Scholarship Program beneficiaries took the initiative to begin a small library for several schools in the Kashatagh region in Nagorno-Karabakh. The students collected several books by different Armenian, Russian and foreign classic writers, in addition to several historical reports and dictionaries. This new resource will help to enrich the selection of books in the libraries, and the children will have a chance to be exposed to classic works and become better acquainted with Armenian history. All the collected literature will be on loan until the end of May.

*Rima Sargsyan is one of this year’s Anoosh Mathevosian Graduate scholarship recipients.

Mathevosian scholarship students classify the books.
Credit: FAR Staff

[FAR Scholarships]: Children From Gavar Orphanage Learn How They Can Advocate for Themselves.

May 4, 2012 11:18 am

By Eduard Karapetyan

For more than a month, recipients of the Jerar Nishanian Foundation Scholarship Program have organized rights trainings for the children of Gavar orphanage. The goal of these trainings is to increase the children’s general knowledge about law and judicial issues pertaining to children, particularly for those without parental care. The Gavar students, who are all studying law, are able to relay the information through cartoons and other similarly digestible formats. For example, during one of the discussions on educational rights, children were informed about their access to education, including higher education. In addition, the children are introduced to FAR’s scholarship programs.

The trainings were initially devised by Armine Aghoyan, a third-year law student at Gavar State University, who during the conversation with me emphasized the following, “I think the organization and implementation of such seminars are very effective because children are able to get informed about their rights and responsibilities, and as a result, they are able to become advocates of their own protection and become more self-confident.”

Armine Aghoyan, a law student at Gavar State University,
has helped to implement trainings at Gavar orphanage
where children are able to learn about their rights.
Children participate in discussion.

Credit: FAR Staff

[FAR Scholarships]: Scholarship Students Contribute to Positive Social Change Through Extracurricular Activities.

April 25, 2012 1:30 pm

By Veronika Mkrtchyan

FAR’s longtime partnership with the Luys Foundation, an organization that aims to involve Armenia’s youth in positive cultural, social and institutional change, has impacted the lives of many of its scholarship students. Most recently, several of FAR’s Mathevosian Scholarship Program recipients have been involved in community service trainings with the Luys Foundation.

Anahit Grigoryan, a graduate student at the Armenian State University of Economics, recently completed a three-month internship, during which she became involved with the administrative and organizational activities of the Luys Foundation by taking part in various meetings and networking with new contacts.

FAR scholarship recipient Janna Haroutunyan, a fourth year student at the International Relations Department of Yerevan State University, last July took part in the Luys Foundation’s Develop Armenia Program. She, along with dozens of other Armenian students also studying at prestigious universities, received a scholarship from Luys and spent two weeks in the village of Tsapatagh, in the Gegharkunik region (marz). During this period they helped to build a local playground, while also getting acquainted with the challenges of rural life.

Mathevosian recipient Ani Kalashyan, a fourth-year student at the Armenian State University of Economics, was enrolled in the Luys Foundation’s One Laptop Per Child Program. Last September, Ani completed a three-day certification training at the Tumo Creative Technology Center in Yerevan, which was led by experts from Argentina. In order to improve and develop computer skills, the program plans to provide children from Karabagh and Armenia with computers and teach them how to use them.

At the end of each Luys Foundation program, students receive certificates for their active participation in public affairs. This partnership is very important to each of them, and they hope that these experiences will help them in their future career development.

FAR scholarship recipient Janna Haroutunyan
(sixth from right, in sunglasses) recently spent two weeks building
in a playground for children in a rural region.

Ani Kalashyan (left) helped to teach computer literacy
to the children of Armenia and Karabagh.
Credit: FAR Staff

[FAR Scholarships]: Scholarship Recipients Teach Dance at FAR Children’s Center.

April 16, 2012 12:59 pm

By Edik Karapetyan

After noting a rise in volunteer activity among our scholarship students, many have come forward with some of their own suggestions for ways they can contribute to FAR’s programs. For Gulamerian Scholarship recipient Ani Cherbechyan and Mathevosian Scholarship recipient Satenik Hovhannisyan, this meant establishing a folk dance program at the FAR Children’s Center. Both girls have previously worked with the Center and have experience as dancers. Now, twice a week the children take part in dance training, which also familiarizes them with the history of Armenian national dance. The children eagerly look forward to each and every session.

Gulamerian scholarship recipient Ani Cherbechyan teaches
Center children the elements of Armenian national dance.

Twice a week, scholarship recipients Ani Cherbechyan and
Satenik Hovhannisyan teach dance at the FAR Children’s Center.
Children eagerly look forward to each and every lesson.
Credit: FAR Staff

[FAR Scholarships]: More Young Armenians Will Receive Support from the Gulamerian Scholarship.

April 4, 2012 11:14 am

By Edik Karapetyan

Now, even more Armenians will have the opportunity of receiving support from the Gulamerian Vocational Training and Educational Program. FAR’s Educational Programs Coordinator Council recently made a decision to open up enrollment for the Gulamerian program to all orphans from various regions of Armenia, as well as orphans involved in the Care Centers of Armenia, and to those completely deprived of parental care.

According to preliminary data, 32 children from Vanadzor, Gavar and Yerevan’s Zatik orphanages are going to submit their applications to FAR for the Gulamerian Program. The overwhelming majority of students are in the process of admission to various colleges, technical and vocational schools, and universities so they can become qualified professionals for future career development. They will be given priority in terms of the program, along with those who will graduate from schools with high academic performances, but there will be spots open for new applicants as well.

Now more older Armenian orphans will be able to apply for
support from the Gulamerian Scholarship Program.
Credit: FAR Staff

[FAR Scholarships]: Scholarship Recipients Have Successful Start to the Academic Year.

March 22, 2012 4:24 pm

By Eduard Karapetyan

Mathevosian and Jerar Nishanian Scholarship recipients had a successful start to the academic year, according to FAR’s Educational Programs Coordination Council, which met with students last week to discuss their progress. A series of meetings were held at FAR’s offices in Yerevan to summarize the results of the first semester of the 2011-2012 academic year.

Overall, results were good. More than half of the 123 beneficiaries completed their first semester with excellent grades. Only four students were instructed to improve their academic results.

Deputy Country Director Margarit Piliposyan noted a rise in civic activity and in the beneficiaries’ spirit of volunteerism and generosity, as they are engaged in various humanitarian projects implemented by FAR. In addition, some of the students have made their own project recommendations. They have agreed to also submit their project proposals to FAR and discuss those methods of implementation.

Mathevosian and Jerar Nishanian scholarship recipients
gathered at FAR’s office last week to discuss their academic progress.

The majority of students received excellent grades during their first semester.
Credit: FAR Staff

[FAR Scholarships]: Garabed and Armine Zambak Scholarship Recipient a Stellar Youth Leader.

March 5, 2012 12:07 pm

By Veronika Mkrtchyan

Armenak Minasyants, already in the second year of his master’s degree program in international relations at Yerevan State University, is one of the very first beneficiaries of FAR’s Garabed and Armine Zambak Scholarship Program.
Along with his excellent academic record, Armenak has unique motivation and he is inspired to do something important for society. He, along with some other young activists, established the Yerevan Branch of AEGEE, otherwise known as the European Students’ Forum European Youth NGO. The activities of the NGO are supported by many institutions of the European Union. The mission of AEGEE Yerevan is to promote European integration, active citizenship and youth mobility in education.

Since January, Armenak has taken on the role of president of the NGO. During this time he has been able to initiate a large-scale educational project called “Starting Your Erasmus Mundus,” which brought together about 130 participants. He is also responsible for signing a long-term partnership, which has allowed the NGO to obtain a permanent and fully equipped office at the university.

According to Armenak, the AEGEE Yerevan is planning to implement of a number of interesting projects in the near future. “Some projects have already been completed. We are working on organizing a wrap-up of annual events. There are many new projects to start and we hope it will be of interest to youth,” he told us.

FAR has not only provided educational opportunity to Armenak but it has also became a source of inspiration for a bright and prosperous future. Armenak wants all FAR scholarship program beneficiaries become motivated and active citizens of our society.

Zambak Scholarship recipient Armenak Minasyants hopes all
FAR scholarship recipients will become active members of society.

$\" alt=$ Credit: Armenak Minasyants

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