Thanks to the efforts of CINF and the generosity of Aghavni Gulatyan, Karo Aylozyan, and Arus Kazarian, a beautiful Children’s Playground was opened at the Antonia Arslan Armenian-Italian Hamalir in Stepanakert, Artsakh. The playground was made possible by a gift from the children of Maryam Aylozyan who passed away on November 19, 2019. To honor […]
CINF’s charity auction, titled Artsakh Lives, began on March 8th, 2021. It featured 22 hand-made pieces designed and crafted by students of the Antonia Arslan Armenian-Italian Hamalir based in Stepanakert, Artsakh. The majority of items consisted of everyday-wear, including tops, blazers, skirts, and pants, ranging generally from $30-$200. In addition, the auction featured a “Special […]
Implemented projects: Organization of the Armenian-Italian vocational program: Equipped the CINF wing of the Stepanakert Vocational School with machinery. Arranged pre-training (including online Italian language courses) for Artsakhtsi interns selected to study abroad in Italy. Funded and distributed books as part of the summer reading program “Artsakh Reads” announced by the Ministry of Education, Science […]
With December fast approaching, the end of the Fall academic semester is coming to a close. This past semester has been highly successful for CINF’s Ethics Institute, only established this past April. In a few short months, the Institute has already done much to strengthen and expand the Ethics Bowl activities offered through the Manhattanville […]
In cooperation with the American Armenian Family Association, Ararat Foundation, and Armenian Relief Society, the Christians In Need Foundation (CINF) helped to organize a shipment of clothes for refugee Artsakhtsi. More than 250 items total including pants, shorts, blouses, and jackets, will be delivered to the Permanent Representative of the Artsakh Republic in Yerevan. CINF […]
Vocational Course Machines Arrive in Artsakh On June 15th, 2020, more than $30,000 worth of machinery arrived in Stepanakert, Artsakh. This equipment was delivered on behalf of the non-profit organization the Christians In Need Foundation (CINF) in preparation for their Practica vocational project. The Practica project will offer to Artsakhtsi citizens courses and internships with […]
CINF Responds to COVID-19, Begins Online Phytotherapeutics Lessons On March 23rd, 2020, CINF – in collaboration with the Shushi University of Technology – began online courses in phytotherapeutics . The target audience are those future Artsakhtsi interns, who were selected as candidates for the CINF Vocational Program Internship for a phytotherapeutic medicine company in the […]
On February 19th, Vice-President of the Christians In Need Foundation, Siobhan Nash-Marshall, arrived in Los Angeles, California. The trip was first and foremost intended to establish new connections between CINF and the Armenian communities and organizations of Glendale and Pasadena. A series of lectures and meetings were organized in tandem with the Ararat Foundation for […]
On December 8th, 2019, CINF Vice-President Siobhan Nash-Marshall arrived in Lithuania to give a series of lectures across the Baltic countries. Taner Akçam was also invited as keynote speaker to present on his latest book The Killing Orders of Talat Pasha and the Denial of Armenian Genocide. Nash-Marshall and Akçam’s were officially invited by Tigran […]
As of December 30th, 2019 CINF is legally registered as an Foundation in the Republic of Artsakh. Our new Foundation status will help us better coordinate with Artsakhtsi Ministries and Universities to continue to improve our programs for Artsakh.