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Little Secret of Clay


Children of different ages attend the class of ceramics held in Nork District Youth Center. They tell us how they learn working with the clay, why they love the clay and open a few little secrets to us…

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Ambassador of Children in Armenia


Mario Matus came to Armenia as a result of circumstances: his wife got an assignment of Ambassador of Brazil to Armenia. By the councel of one of his friends, Mario Matus visited Kharberd Specialised Orphanage, came to understand the issues children face and started seeking solutions. Owing to his efforts, many of the children can now talk, see, move independently, and they even learnt reading and writing. “This state that the children are in, is not because they chose to be, but they are there by a twist of fate. Therefore, we should do everything possible and impossible to improve their lives”.

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Karen Derdzyan


The hero of our program is Karen Derdzyan, eco-businessman. Eco Pub is the first place in Armenia where smoking is forbidden and ecologically clean food and beverages are served. Before opening the Eco Pub, Karen was importing ecologically clean lighting systems. Apart from being an eco-businessman, Karen is also a big fan of audio books. He established the company "Audio Book" in Armenia as a result of the lack of quality audio books. At present, owing to this company, the "Fire in the Refinery" by Shirvanzade, "Our Xenomania" by Hakob Paronyan and other literature are available.

Egg, egg, wooden egg


Yakov Zargayan is a piano player and a big fan of art. His biggest pride is the collection of eggs made of wood, clay, glass and metal decorated -- some 650 examples. The first egg was decorated by Martiros Saryan, then Minas Avetisyan, Bazhbeuk Melikyan, Rudolf Khachatryan and other artists
Every year Yakov Zargaryan replenishes his collection with new specimen, for which he can hardly find a place in his two-room apartment.
''A collectioner is the greediest person ever. If he has one hundred units, he wants one hundred and one, if he has twenty-thousand, he wants twenty-thousand and one. It is a disease. I am so happy to have that disease'', says Yakov Zargaryan.

Teresa and Artur


The heroes of "CUA" are 2 young people -- Teresa and Artur. Teresa is an ergotherapist, helping people with disabilities. Her profession is actually not so known in Armenia. "It there was no internet, I would take a poster, write on it with big letters: 'Ergotherapy DOES exist' and walk around the city", - says Teresa.
Artur is a resident of Nor Geghi village. Owing to his efforts, the village now has night lighting, new kindergarten and a play-ground.
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Mushegh


''Youth must pave its road itself '', is absolutely sure Mushegh Hovsepyan, the hero of our program.
His wish is to help people with disabilities. Within the scope of the program "Yerevan is My City, too", he produced a photo-series using it as means to speak out the issue of accessible transport for the people with disabilities.
"I do not think that we should fight for our rights only. They are our friends, our partners, and their problems are as much ours".
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Anna Akhmatova


Life of Anna Akhmatova was full of the most critical events of the era and personal tragedies. Unsuccessful, failed marriages, hard maternal fate....
Nevertheless, in the last years of her life, the poetesse wrote: “I am happy to have lived in those years and seen events unmatched with any in the entire history.