Feb 3, 2023 | Armenia, Food, Income, Other Regions, Spitak Village, Sustainable Development, Women's Empowerment
Young Woman Inspires Many Others We share Lilit’s story here. She is a young woman who came up with a bright idea of making cookies and selling them both on-line and in the market. Lilit worked to improve the product. She is an active participant in GHNI...
Dec 2, 2022 | Armenia, Other Regions, Spitak Village, Sustainable Development, Women's Empowerment
Armenia Mother Inspires Us! Lilit is 34 and a mother of 6 children. Her husband, Gagik, is disabled. When he was younger, he lost his fingers while working in construction. The family lives in a small, partially destroyed house in the forest near the village. The...
Oct 31, 2022 | Armenia, Food, Income, Other Regions, Spitak Village, Sustainable Development, Water
War-Torn Armenia Recovers Amidst Challenges It has been a challenging time for our nation. The Azerbaijani army attacked Armenia, and there was severe fighting for more than two days. Hundreds of soldiers and civilians were killed, and many cities and villages’...
Sep 30, 2022 | Armenia, Education, Food, Other Regions, Spitak Village, Sustainable Development, Water
Team-Building and Dreaming Big! The summer was extremely hot in Armenia, with no rain for almost two months. The community suffered from water shortages during the dry summer months. People take turns watering their potato, wheat, and cabbage fields, however some...
Sep 1, 2022 | Armenia, Other Regions, Spitak Village, Sustainable Development
We Enjoyed an Encouraging Visit! We recently had the privilege and honour of hosting GHNI Field COO Medhat Eskandar in Armenia. We had an opportunity to spend time together and speak about our previous experiences, current projects, hopes, and dreams for the...
Aug 15, 2022 | Armenia, Food, Income, Other Regions, Spitak Village, Sustainable Development
Family Farms Provide Food and Hope Mrs. Galina is a strong woman who knows many things about farming. She has a vegetable garden, and this year after Transformational Community Development (TCD) training, she decided to plant onions. Now she has a field full of...