Teaching for CINF has been a great experience. I had never taught before, and I had no teaching experience, except the month that Stephanie and Avery practiced with me. Teaching gave me a lot. It helped me to understand people well, to care for them more, to think more and help them think as well. […]
Written 08.06.2019 This summer I have had my first experience working for CINF. Even thought it is not over yet, I believe that after one month I can define the current teaching situation, expectations and results about my experience so far. In general, my doubts and expectations were all about the country and its socio-political […]
Artsakh is a place both at war and at peace. Though threatened from the outside, internally it is without tension or quarrel. Though the Artsakhtsi face great adversity, they are not a divided people. Individually the Artsakhtsi might differ in many of their beliefs, but they are tied together by history, ancient traditions, and, most […]
On October 5th, the Artsakh Minister of Economy, Levon Grigoryan, will travel to Italy with four of his staff members. The trip is intended to build upon what CINF discussed with the Minister earlier this year in March, specifically CINF’s vocational program. While visiting, Minister Grigoryan hopes to become better acquainted with the Presidents of […]
CINF is currently preparing to send its first Italian artisans to Artsakh to open vocational courses at the Stepanakert Technical School. The first courses offered will include woodworking, tailoring, cooking, and hairdressing. Woodworking classes will begin in Spring 2020, to be taught by Armando Coradazzi. $30,000 of woodworking equipment, donated by Armando, will be shipped […]
On June 3rd 2019, CINF’s annual summer course program launched in Artsakh for its third year. In addition to English and Philosophy courses also held in 2018, Italian language courses were added, to help the Artsakhtsi prepare for our upcoming vocational courses lead by Veneto artisans. CINF initially planned to offer 18 courses in these […]
As of April 4th, 2019 CINF is legally registered as an NGO in the Republic in Artsakh. Our new NGO status promises greater collaboration with Artsakh to bring CINF educational programs to their communities.
CINF Returns to Artsakh, March 2019 This month, the Christians In Need Foundation (CINF) representatives made their annual spring trip to Armenia and Artsakh. CINF President, Rita Mahdessian, Vice President, Siobhan Nash-Marshall, and Advisory Board Member, Antonia Arslan were joined this year by seven Italian guests. Guests included representatives from the Veneto Chamber of Commerce, […]
CINF Returns to Artsakh, March 2019 This month, representatives of the Christians In Need Foundation (CINF) returned to Armenia and Artsakh, to the joy of students and friends, for a week-long visit. CINF President, Rita Mahdessian, Vice President, Siobhan Nash-Marshall, and Advisory Board Member, Antonia Arslan arrived in Stepanakert for their annual spring trip in […]
Continuing the tour of her new book, The Sins of the Fathers: Turkish Denialism and the Armenian Genocide, Dr. Siobhan Nash-Marshall gave presentations on January 31st and February 1st in Glendale and Pasadena, respectively. The presentations were arranged by the Christians In Need Foundation (CINF), the Ararat Foundation, Abril Bookstore, and the Armenian Cilicia Evangelical […]