SUPPORT DISPLACED WOMEN FROM ARTSAKH

32 year-old Ms. Margaraita G. was forced to move to the village of Argel in Kotayq region from Hadrut region of Artsakh under Azerbaijani rule since 2020 as a result of the war. The family with many children has ensured a new source of income as well as found a hope for a brighter future. Ms. Margarita has gone through a one-month professional development course on florist design with support of our generous donors, as well as received goods, tools and equipment to start her own business. The only flower shop in the region is currently reviving and enlarging the range of products sold. It includes not only flowers but also other design materials for weddings, birthdays, national holidays, etc.

Ms. Anzhela Y. a mother of a young victim of the latest war. She lives in the village of Drakhtik of Gegharkunik region.  Being only 45-year-old war-affected woman she decided to pull herself together and was seeking for opportunities of using her skills as a source of income, but also as something to fill her free time and serve as a psychological therapy. Within the current project Ms. Anzhela has received a sewing machine and started sewing and selling bed linen from her own home.

Arevik is one of the members from the 1^st cohort of the program. Arevik was born in Shirak region and moved to Artsakh, Kashatagh region as a beneficiary of a program for nurses. She worked there for more than 18 years and was forced to move out after the war on 20 Nov 2020. She settled in the village Aygezard, Ararat region and could not find a job for months.

In search of new opportunities, she engaged in our project and got a new profession of cosmetologist. After a four-month course in ART House educational center and receiving the necessary equipment and materials she is now working for a beauty salon. She and women like her serve as role models for many women in their communities and prove with their own examples that despite all the difficulties they face there is always a way out.

We are happy to announce that all our beneficiaries from the first group have already got jobs!!!! We will keep you posted with their success stories!!!!

The second group is already recruited. 5 talented women have joined the project. They had their introductory session, signed the agreements, and will start their professional development courses from 1 March 2023. 1 of them will become a nail artist, 2 florist designers and 2 will master the profession of tailor.