Lucy Vartevanian

With a solid background in Tourism and Hotel Administration, Lucy Vartevanian moved to Armenia from the UK in 2005.

In 2009, after completing a CELTA course from London’s International House, she taught English at Cavendish House, a language centre in Yerevan. Later, from 2010 to 2013 she occupied the position of General Manager of the Employee Association at the US Embassy in Armenia. She was then offered the position of Festival Co-ordinator at Homeland Development Initiative Foundation (HDIF) to organising thematic festivals in many parts of Armenia such as Tatev, Talin and Vartenis. She travelled within the country and had the opportunity to discover the intricacies of the rural communities and used festivals as a tool to empower those communities and educate them on how to organize and promote festivals as a means to attract tourists and regain control of their community economic development.

She regularly volunteers with the Women’s Resource Centre Armenia to support other women in need especially victims of domestic violence.

Articles by Lucy Vartevanian

Thu Aug 24 2017

Ep.2: Kitchen Report:Tomatos/Tomatoes

In this episode of Kitchen Report: Beyond the Recipe, Lucy Vartevanian preserves tomatoes for the winter months. Find out what goes into packing those shelves with preserves, why many people in Armenia and the region go through the trouble and what could possibly go wrong in the process.

Thu Aug 24 2017

Ep.2: Kitchen Report:Tomatos/Tomatoes

Thu Aug 17 2017

Ep.1: Kitchen Report: Buckwheat

For the first episode of Kitchen Report, Lucy Vartevanian takes us Beyond the Recipe and takes on Buckwheat, a superfood many of us might not be eating at all or enough of. Buckwheat might seem like a boring food but in Lucy's hands, it becomes a delicious and nutritious treat. Plus, a look at how Armenian farmers tried to make buckwheat a profitable crop.