Providing education for 150 children in Armenia

Dear Donors,

Our world looks different now with COVID-19. But that doesn’t mean that we cannot make a difference – in fact, our support is needed now more than ever. We’re excited to let you know about changes in our program that will help you make an impact from wherever you are, whenever you can.

In remote communities of Armenia, people live in extreme poverty. It is difficult for parents to build a prosperous life for their children, as many of them can barely make a living. The goal of our team is to improve the quality of life for children in these families and, most importantly, educate them.

The aim of this project is to help the children to fill the gaps in their knowledge, to feel comfortable in a group, and to learn and work in a friendly environment.

We are again happy to mention that, due to your great impact on this project, you are building a solid basis and strong connection with our beneficiaries.

This time, we instructed our beneficiaries to answer the following question: “How are you, really?” It was very important for us to hear their opinions and answers about this new reality: as there is a pandemic, they should shift to distance education.

We hope that we will have a chance to share happy and important moments with you.

Dear donors,

We would like to inform you that the names of all project participants were changed in order to protect their privacy.

The following is Roman's story and message addressed to our donors.

“Hello, my name is Roman. I am glad to be involved in this program again because, during the pandemic, this program is helping us even more to become stronger, to be educated, and, of course, to make up for missed knowledge. I am sure that this period will end and we will live in peace and freedom. Thank you for helping me – it makes me happy.”

Links:

• Search for us on Zartonk's website

Dear donors,

We continue to support school-aged children in remote communities in Armenia and are ready to share with you the progress that is seen from time to time.

Beneficiaries of this project come to the conviction that education is not really a problem, and their knowledge and skills will be invested in the building of strong and sustainable communities in the near future, as they are the “driving force” of the community.

In this time, the team of Zartonk-89’s NGO organized an open-air meeting that was dedicated to Armenia. The participants were required to divide into teams and to try to depict Armenia on a poster as an “open-air museum”. At the end of the work, each team presented their poster depicting monuments or cultural treasures. It was a very creative and interesting idea that we successfully initiated.

In the next part of the meeting, we organized another task related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beneficiaries were asked to use their creative talent to express how they felt during the epidemic with a drawing. What effect did the coronavirus have on their lives?

The children of our communities show great interest in getting involved in the open classes where they can compose a view of the beautiful scene and, of course, participate in the main educational activities. Due to your support, they played an activating game and each of them had the opportunity to share their own small ideas that they would try to implement after getting motivated with education. They shared their stories with great enthusiasm. By having stationery and art supplies, the beneficiaries were able to portray the ways that will help them to reach their aims.

Your donations were directed to the implementation of a very important process: the provision of children's basic education in our target group. Each step inspires them to be courageous, competent and responsible. We are grateful to you for your support. And your donations were directed to the children’s bright future and an educated society in Armenia.

Links:

• Search for us on Zartonk's website