The spark that started Girls of Armenia Leadership Soccer (GOALS) was first lit when the Football...

Christmas is quickly approaching and while we busy ourselves preparing gifts for our lovedones, decorating the tree, and anticipating the surprises of the season, we must rememberthat there are children...

Mets Masrik Village, located in the Gegharkuniq region of Armenia, is populated by roughly 3,500 refugees from Azerbaijan. Inhabitants primarily rely on agriculture and cattle breeding for their...

It’s been four years since Ayo! was born. We started with big dreams: to engage and support Armenians throughout the world in causes that bring about...

Though poverty does not cause many Berd children to drop out of school in the Tavush region, it poses a serious obstacle for many families to purchase all the required school supplies for their children....

Ayo!’s Hope for Hrazdan, an emergency project that launched in February 2016, has surpassed its 100% goal! Today we can proudly announce that...

Armenia’s population consists of many groups, one of which consists of the impoverished elderly. Since 1995, FAR has tried to ensure that groups like the elderly and the poverty-stricken live a more dignified life. Currently, there are 781...

This project will promote self-sustainability, good nutrition and skills development by helping the Children Support Center in Vanadzor to manage their very own greenhouse where they can grow...

Failing Forward: Turning our mistake into a lesson learned Earlier this year, we visited Stepanakert, NKR, and our team grew very passionate about health opportunities available to all, regardless of financial ability. We met with a local non-profit,...

Many international health organizations estimate that nearly 70% of Armenian adults smoke, placing Armenia annually among the top five in national percentage of smokers in the world and the highest percentage in...

This project has a unique focus of using art, specifically nature photography, as a restorative and healing tool for different age groups and environments. Changing Landscapes was designed to help more than one vulnerable population from at-risk teens...

Located just a few miles outside of Yerevan, Kharberd Orphanage is home to around 240 children with different physical and mental disabilities. The orphanage also have 5 horses, which are trained to do hippotherapy with children who suffer from cerebral...

The Anahit Tsitsikyan Music School is one of very few music schools in Yerevan, which are located outside of the city center and serve mostly the local community. The school’s recital hall was recently renovated by the U.S. Embassy’s organization...

Gifts to Schoolchildren will enable around 600 kids in Yerevan to have the opportunity to participatea in a Christmas initiative. Ayo! initiated a partnership between about 6 schools in Yerevan, through which Yerevan students will create shoebox “gift...

The playground project serves to provide a safe outdoor area for children at a kindergarten in the town of Berd to play and have recreational time. Children between the ages of two and six spend their playtime restricted indoors in their...