Wed May 08 2019
Velvet Revolution: The Moments In-Between
In 2018, the Armenian people were swept up in a nationwide movement that would come to be known as the Velvet Revolution. Photojournalist Eric Grigorian took thousands of photos, documenting and capturing images of ordinary people who came together to achieve the extraordinary. Through his own words, Grigorian tells the story of the revolution and the moments in-between.
Mon May 06 2019
A Small Room in a Big Building: Armenia’s Senior Citizens
By Lusine Sargsyan
What happens to those senior citizens in Armenia, who don’t have families who can or want to take care of them? There are only a handful of public and private old age homes, most suffering from lack of funding and poor services.
Mon May 06 2019
Deinstitutionalization: A Policy That Ensures a Child’s Right to Family Life
By Sona Martirosyan
Over a decade ago, Armenia’s government launched a pilot project called Deinstitutionalization of Orphanages. The initiative, which also sought the creation of a Foster Family program was not successful for many reasons, but mostly because it was never really child-centered. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is set to change that.
