Enhanced Education
Investing in Future Potential
Expanding Access to Quality Education
- Each year, around 18,000 students and academic staff benefit from access to the fully reconstructed Yerevan State University Library, modernized through comprehensive technical and content upgrades funded by the Foundation. This support continues through ongoing capital improvements, including the development of new reading halls.
- More than 1,900 students and academic staff at the Artsakh State University have had improved access to information, communication, and research resources through the modernization of the university’s library infrastructure.
- The Foundation enables 20 talented high school students from remote border communities and Artsakh to access high-quality education at the Shirakatsy Lyceum.
- An additional six students received scholarships to study at Shirakatsy Lyceum, while 2,561 students nationwide participated in academic Olympiads to help identify and nurture academic talent.
- Around 1,300 schoolchildren in remote and border communities have improved access to quality education through initiatives implemented in partnership with the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies and Teach For Armenia.
- Approximately 625 children gained access to pre-school and school education through the construction and rehabilitation of educational infrastructure, implemented in partnership with the governments of Armenia and Artsakh.
Building Better Learning Environments
- 523 students and teachers now benefit from improved hygiene, sanitation, and health conditions in rural schools across Armenia, following the reconstruction of sanitation and sports facilities.
- In parallel, 1,880 individuals strengthened their knowledge of WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, including wellness) through targeted training programs and the development and dissemination of educational materials.
- The Foundation improved access to education and social inclusion for over 30 children with disabilities at the Marie Izmirlian Care Centre by providing specialized transportation.
- Hundreds of future officers annually benefit from upgraded training facilities at the Vazgen Sarkisyan Military University, supporting a modern and effective learning environment.
Empowering Skills, Innovation and Employment
- In partnership with the My Step Foundation, the Foundation co-finances the Drone Training Centre at the Smart Agriculture Center of the Armenian National Agrarian University in Syunik. Each year, over 1,200 students and farmers, including around 250 displaced from Artsakh, receive hands-on training in the use of agricultural drone technologies.
- The MAVETA project, implemented in collaboration with the Government of Armenia and international partners including the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Austrian Development Cooperation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, HEKS/EPER, the Strategic Development Agency, and Vanand Agro CJSC, has strengthened the professional and vocational educational system within Armenia’s agricultural sector.
- Through MAVETA, 391 professionals, graduates, and private sector representatives upgraded their knowledge and skills.
- The project also supported the creation of 245 jobs, contributing to rural development and sustainable income generation.
Completed projects
Dual vocational education and training in agriculture in Armenia (MAVETA)
Open Olympiad
WASH and Health in Schools of Tandzut and Aygeshat communities of Armavir province
Camp Tumo
Improving the quality of education and the learning environment in the secondary school of Choratan community of Tavush region
Construction of the main facilities of Vazgen Sargsyan Military University
Supporting Artsakh University in enhancing learning environment
Furnishing of Three Schools in Artsakh