International Children's Day: Supporting Children Through Culture, Creativity, and Community
- scharchaf
- 4 days ago
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On June 1st, International Children's Day, Lorik Humanitarian Fund was proud to support and participate in several programs focused on children and families affected by war and displacement.
In Gyumri, our Artsakh Tsil Children's Studio brought together local and displaced children for a special celebration featuring a puppet performance of The Three Little Pigs. The event gave children an opportunity to learn, create, and simply enjoy being children.
The studio also participated in the «Մենք Կանք» (We Exist) community event, which brought together various organizations, artists, performers, and community groups. Students from Artsakh Tsil proudly displayed many of the crafts, artistic works, and cultural projects they have created throughout the year.
Since November 2024, Lorik Humanitarian Fund has supported the Artsakh Tsil program, which now offers free classes to both local and displaced children in:
Drawing and painting
Puppet making and puppet performance
Armenian dance
Armenian and Armenian Church history
Photography
Carpet weaving and needlework
Artsakh dialect workshops ("բառ բառ")
Khachkar (խաչքար) carving and cultural arts
The studio continues to grow and has become an important space where children can learn, create, and maintain a connection to Armenian culture and heritage.
Supporting Children of Fallen Heroes
A few weeks prior to Children's Day, Lorik Humanitarian Fund provided a grant of 1,000,000 AMD (~$2,740) to the Hayorti Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting the children of fallen Armenian soldiers.
A portion of this support helped make possible a June 1st celebration for children whose fathers were killed during the September 2023 war in Artsakh.
The event included games, entertainment, activities, and gifts for the children.
What made the gathering especially moving was that every child in attendance was born after the loss of their father.
Supporting these children and helping preserve a sense of community remains an important responsibility shared by all of us.
Small Business Grants Continue Expanding
While Children's Day activities highlighted the importance of investing in the next generation, Lorik Humanitarian Fund also continues expanding programs that help displaced families rebuild sustainable livelihoods.
Our newly launched Small Business Development Program is now fully underway.
To date, we have awarded seven grants supporting displaced families and entrepreneurs rebuilding their lives after displacement from Artsakh.
Projects funded so far include:
Expansion of a beekeeping operation
Support for a textile and tailoring business
Two poultry farming projects providing 100 chickens and feed to displaced families
A rabbit farming project supporting the acquisition of 15 breeding rabbits, cages, fencing, infrastructure, and six months of feed
Equipment and renovations for a local butcher shop, including a commercial refrigerator/freezer, a rotisserie chicken machine, and facility improvements to expand operations.
Equipment and renovations for a family bakery, including a new oven and production equipment
These projects represent practical investments in long-term stability, self-sufficiency, and economic recovery.
Looking Forward
Whether through education, cultural programming, support for children, healthcare, housing, or livelihood development, our mission remains the same:
To help displaced Artsakh families rebuild their lives with dignity, stability, and opportunity.
We are grateful to everyone who continues to make this work possible.
👉 Support our work: www.LorikHF.org/donate
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