re. Anahit and Hocob were with us three years ago in Mineral Point

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Anahit and Hocob were with us three years ago in Mineral Point. We had designated funds to their
region.
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Success Story The winter is over. Gomk and Sers communities are awakened. It is not easy to cope with given limited resources, with no employment
opportunity and struggling with nature and its challenges. The community members live with thoughts about daily bread, heating,
availability of water which freezes during winter time and counting the days to reach spring which comes very late to Sers.
Despite all challenges the residents withstand them with their positive attitude continuing traditions of their parents and ancestors not
leaving this small community. Their roots are deep in this land. “Here we are with our mountains,” they say jokingly.
The house of Smbat Harutyunyan is at the beginning of the village, the first shabby house. His family with five members was targeted as a
low income family with two members with special needs. They received 15 chickens and a rooster and 750kg of grinned corn and barley.
Impaired hearing and physical limitation were not obstacles to have a wonderful family, loving wife, two beautiful daughters - Hasmik who
is 13 years old and Hamest, 16 years old - and a son passing his military service in the army. The name Hamest means “humble” and
Hasmik is “jasmine”. Both young girls are like flowers of these fields. They dream of becoming a teacher and a doctor and coming back to
native village and helping people of their community.
When meeting the family, there is always a loving atmosphere. Its members are so respectful and supportive towards each other. Gohar,
mother of the family, is 48 years old. She proudly brings gathered eggs and says words of gratitude to all FRB people who have thought of
helping families in Armenia from thousands of miles away.
“The chickens are very productive. Every day we collect 8-10 eggs from the coup. It is such a joy for my youngest daughter to feed the
chicken and then collect the eggs during a day. Now we do not buy eggs anymore. I envision expanding my farm and have more chicken.
When my son arrives from the army I know that he can have fresh meals,” said Gohar, with eyes so full of hope and vision for future. She
is one of active beneficiaries of the program, always present in the trainings with her questions on feeding and general management of her
farm.
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UMCOR shares joy that this family moved a step ahead in its food security, has restored dignity and hope for the futu
Program Photos:
Laura from Sers has collected eggs from her poultry
farm to feed her family
Narine, her children and her nieces and nephews eat
fresh eggs due to established farm in Gomk
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Ashot Mkrtchyan, Consultant, loves working in the
beekeeping farms and monitoring honeybees work
After milking sheep, Lusik grandmother takes sheep to
the nearby pastures of Sers
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Samvel from Sers learns about honeybees
Bavakan, 45 years women from Gomk, has learned
a lot during this short period
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Tsagik cannot help her joy for the donated inputs
Ara and his family shared his joy being
targeted within the FHSLD program
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12 years old Norik helps his family with pleasure taking
chicken to the ready coop
Smbat and family
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Mery makes healthy breakfast every day with
produced eggs
Mery and her new chicken; She is very attentive
to prevent losses
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The extended family of Badalyan has a poultry farm
due to FRB support
Hermine, a young mother of two children barters some of the
eggs with oil and flour improving daily meals
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Tamar, former refugee, dreams of extending her
farm next year
Edgar plants his first tree in the school garden of Gomk
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Teachers of Gomk school are observing the tree
planting and encouraging students
After the seminar on healthy meals
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Suren has new responsibility of taking care for
one of the trees
Anna and Misak enjoy work in Sers
school garden
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Arman cannot help his festive mood hugging one of
the sheep of their future farm
Meeting of Green Lane NGO with Yerevan #11
Special School students
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Anna has two plants for her classroom
Little Marine will have milk and other dairy products
that will provide calcium and other nutrients for healthy growth
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Hakob, UMCOR Consultant, trains Karen
who will be engaged in sheep farming
Beautiful beneficiaries of the program
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Shipment of beehives to Sers
Cheese making in Gomk for women beneficiaries
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