20Jun
Armenian Caritas’ OPO’s ARAMAZD: Within the framework of the “Community for Community Program” Vanadzor’s Arrajynt’ats’ NGO implements the project “Community-Based Socio-Economic Development through Poultry Farming Development”.
The goal is to promote socio-economic development of the Lejan and Agarak settlements in the Lori Fortress area of the Stepanavan district, located in the Lori region, through the introduction of poultry farming and sustainable income opportunities.
The beneficiaries of the project are 40 socially vulnerable families of each of the above mentioned settlements (80 families in total).
These families took part in trainings on the topic of cultivation and care of 1-2-day-old chicks.
On May 16, 17 and 21, children from the Drawing group of the Armenian Caritas Charitable Non-Governmental Organization’s “Little Prince” social center in Gyumri, participated in a group of ceramics organized by the Aslamazyan sisters’ gallery. The trainings were held in 3 rounds, on the first day, with acquaintance with children and their skills, on the second day the work process, and in the final, the final stage of the work. Gallery Guitar Guide Michael Vardaponian notes that this is also a field therapy. Lyova Varosyan, a child, was so interested in carpeting that he even thought to be specializing in the future and to become a carpenter,
Within the framework of “HIV/AIDS Prevention and Support in the Post-Soviet Countries” Project an information event, a flash mob and candle lighting was organized in Gyumri for the International AIDS Memorial Day. Young people added the pieces to the traditional AIDS quilt and the interested passers-by approaching the AIDS awareness symbol ribbon-stand pinned small red ribbons on it to commemorate those who died of AIDS. After they started a march with candles from Vardanants Square to Dramataic Square. 
