Ayo

01/04/2026

📣 Our matching campaign for ends in one week 💫

Thus far, we've raised $13,000 toward scholarships for female students at . We have just $7,000 left to go!

A special thank you to our donors from Naples, FL who have pledged to match the first $20,000 we raise.

Contribute here: https://www.weareayo.org/donate-girls-in-tech-act-scholars-fund

25/03/2026

Thank you for the warm welcome to your Lenten Vigil, ACYA Sydney ✝💜 It was a honor to pray and meet together with you, enjoy a meal and share what we're doing to empower people in Armenia through small-budget, big-impact projects.

Thank you also to our friends from Kulbas for adding color to the night with their beautiful socks for charity. Together, we raised $270 ($A390) toward our scholars fund, which became $540 ($A780) thanks to our ongoing matching campaign.

https://www.weareayo.org/active-projects/girls-in-tech-act-scholars-fund/dca4d12e-0145-40dd-b6c6-ae5af86596cc

25/03/2026

💫 During Lent, Sunday Schools and ACYOA chapters across the Diocese are partnering with Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc's Ayo! program on a special project benefiting children with special needs.

Together, our youth will help crowdfund $10,300 to stage two inclusive theatre productions with multiple performances for the community. Support your parish’s youth by contributing through the link and crediting your specific parish: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/ayodiocesanlentendrive/

Funds raised will be used to:

• Support rehearsals and production of The Little Prince (summer 2026) and The Twelve Months (autumn 2026)
• Cover costumes, sets, and other performance-related expenses
• Support regional performances and tours
• Provide post-show discussions with specialists, children, and parents to encourage learning, reflection, and emotional growth

Those who will be in Armenia during the first week of July will be able to attend the performance of The Little Prince—the very show they helped make possible 💫

21/03/2026

A scholarship made it possible for Tamara to study digital art at ACT College. Other girls need your support, so they can too!

Until April 7, you can double your impact by donating to our scholarship fund. One year of tuition costs $2500. All donations will be matched until we hit $20,000 raised!

Donate here: https://www.weareayo.org/active-projects/girls-in-tech-act-scholars-fund/dca4d12e-0145-40dd-b6c6-ae5af86596cc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvUwpsG7_FE

To augment the ACT Scholars Fund, a tuition fund for bright students with financial need who want to study at ACT College. During women's month, we're focusing on scholarships specifically for female students!

16/03/2026

📣 Exciting news! For the rest of women's month, all donations* to our scholarship fund for girls studying at Armenian Creative Technologies (ACT) College will be DOUBLED thanks to several generous supporters from the Naples, FL community.

That's right, until April 7, you can double your impact while supporting Armenia's future female tech leaders!

https://www.weareayo.org/active-projects/girls-in-tech-act-scholars-fund/dca4d12e-0145-40dd-b6c6-ae5af86596cc



GITC - Information Technologies Center Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc

*The matching campaign applies to the first $20,000 we raise!

10/03/2026

Thank you so much for the warm welcome, Saint Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church of Charlotte!

We enjoyed meeting members of your community and sharing more about Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc's transformational work in Armenia. We are so grateful for your support 💛

06/03/2026

📓📚For years, Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc has partnered with the Center for Children with Learning Disabilities, which trains public school teachers nationwide and provides critical therapies for children with special needs.

Right now, FAR is renovating the center’s aging Soviet-era building. Most rooms are already transformed—but four therapy rooms still need sponsors. Today, they’re old, uninviting, and in some cases unsafe.

Our goal is to raise a total of $30,000 by May 1 so construction can finish this summer with minimal disruption for the kids!

Contribute to the initiative here: https://www.weareayo.org/active-projects/spaces-for-special-ed/83a33c89-5496-4170-b946-229ce443d83f

03/03/2026

Happy birthday to our loyal friend and FAR junior board member Lara!

She is donating her 26th birthday to our project to fund home appliances for families displaced from Artsakh that FAR is supporting in the Sisian region of Syunik.

Lara wants to raise $300, which is enough to fund a washing machine for one family. Will you help her reach her goal? https://secure.qgiv.com/event/donateyourbirthday/account/2274415/

25/02/2026

Happy birthday to our dear teammate Tsoleen! She's donating her special day to our new project to fund inclusive theatre performances involving children of all ability levels.

Learn more and contribute in her honor here 🎂 https://secure.qgiv.com/event/donateyourbirthday/account/2254102/

18/02/2026

From displacement to dignity — this is why matters.

Azatuhi was born in Isfahan, Iran, and moved to Armenia with her family in 2003. She studied and built her career in Armenia, later working in Artsakh in government offices and eventually serving as an advisor on Artsakh–Diaspora relations.

Then came the 2020 war. Like thousands of others, her life — and the lives of the people around her — was completely changed.

Instead of offering only short-term aid, Azatuhi asked a harder question:
How do we create long-term solutions?

Together with displaced Artsakh artists who had lost everything — their homes, jobs, and creative spaces — she helped launch CeramaZart Ceramic Art & Studio. The goal was simple but powerful:
✔ Create real jobs
✔ Help people earn with dignity
✔ Turn creativity into sustainable income

Azatuhi joined SheCan to gain new skills and amplify her mission, sharing her work with both Armenia and the Diaspora — and learning how to grow it even further.

💛 SheCan isn’t just a course... it’s a platform for women who turn loss into leadership and ideas into impact.

Learn more about how you can sponsor enterprising women like Azatuhi —it costs just $500.

https://www.weareayo.org/active-projects/shecan-winter-2026-course/89ec78ad-24b4-48e7-b820-86d82706e5c0

16/02/2026

A very special thank you to Fr. Vartan and the St. Mary Armenian Church of Florida community for hosting us this past Sunday for a presentation about Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc 💫 We are grateful for all of your support of our initiatives in Armenia.

11/02/2026

❄ 💜 Just in time for the cold and snowy weather... a warm and heartfelt thanks to all of our donors who helped fund a heating system for the St. Mariane Social-Educational Center in Ashtarak!

The center serves families through activities for kids, spiritual direction and training programs in English, social media marketing, handicrafts, accounting, hairstyling and more ✝

Now, they can operate in winter ... the solution cost just over $3000.

Learn more about this small-budget, big-impact project here: https://www.weareayo.org/past-projects/warm-hearth/95df8048-4f33-449b-918e-2dec7a6da6c6