COAFcast

What does it take to achieve an architectural renaissance in Armenia's capital Yerevan? What makes Armenian architecture so special? And what will the upcoming COAF SMART Center in Armavir look like? Award-winning, London-based architect Michel Mossessian has the answers to all of these questions and more. Tune in and learn how architecture defines the world we live in!  Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids

In talks with Teach for Armenia Founder Larisa Hovannisian about the intricacies of building an inclusive education system that's tied to our national vision and is capable of creating students that are "locally-grounded, globally informed, and completely equipped for an ever-changing country and world."Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids

Discussing the importance of increasing forest coverage in Armenia with Andre Gumuchdjian, the founder of My Forest Armenia, a non-profit with the goal of reducing carbon emissions and protecting biodiversity in Armenia through reforestation and sustainable management of forests.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids

In talks with Nazareth Seferian, who discusses the significance of social enterprises for a small country such as Armenia, reminding us that we can substantially impact the country's development through our consumer behavior.Plus: get to know some Armenian businesses with a social purpose, such as the beloved Aregak Bakery in Gyumri, Impact Hub Yerevan, and Homeland Development Initiative Foundation (HDIF).Nazareth is a freelance CSR & Social Entrepreneurship Professional, who has repatriated to Armenia 23 years ago in 1998.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids

The State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh, Artak Beglaryan, speaks about the importance of education, demographic development, economic growth and other factors critical for upholding the political and legal status of Artsakh. Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids

At the turn of the year, COAF Managing Director Korioun Khatchadourian recaps COAF's critical initiatives in Armenia's most underserved communities and shares insights about the organization's next target: building a new SMART Center in the Armavir region. Tune in for more!Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Listen to our special guest from the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Wilhelm Hugo, discuss the organization's all-encompassing tourism innovation efforts across Armenia as well as the latest collaboration with COAF, aiming to turn Lori into a tourist destination like no other. Wilhelm Hugo is the team leader of the EU4Business “Innovative Tourism and Technology Development for Armenia (ITTD)” project implemented by GIZ, with the financial support of the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

For over a decade, COAF in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy is building the English proficiency of rural children through after-school programs. This year, these concerted efforts reach a new dimension by partnering with the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports, allowing COAF to improve the quality of English teaching and education in 24 rural schools across the Lori region. Here to offer a bigger picture of this critical initiative is one of COAF's English Instructors Marine Miskaryan. Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Nerses Khachatryan, COAF's Alumni Programs Coordinator, tells us all about the new Alumni Incubation Program, set to provide 40 Alumni the unique opportunity to launch startups in tourism, green tech, and agriculture, fostering an investment-friendly and entrepreneurial climate in their communities.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Armenia's evolution into a popular tourist destination runs through its rural regions. By opening a cutting-edge Conference Center in Lori Province, COAF will meet the high demand for conferencing venues outside of Yerevan while increasing the region's tourism inflow. This exceptional project is managed by Ovsanna Yeghoyan, a member of the COAF Board of Trustees and an esteemed consultant, who graciously took time to spill the beans on this new addition to the COAF SMART Campus.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Listen in to COAF Managing Director Korioun Khatchadourian to find out more about our Education programs offered at the COAF SMART Center.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Artur Ter-Simonyan, Infrastructure Programs Coordinator at COAF, tells us about the recent infrastructure projects in the Hatsik and Getashen villages of the Armavir region in Armenia.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Listen in on COAF Village Programs Manager Anahit Hakobyan sharing COAF's strategy to combat demographic challenges, such as depopulation in Debet, Armenia's soon-to-be first SMART Village. Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Serine Avetisyan is a former COAF Debate Monitoring Specialist who is now working for the Girls of Armenia Leadership Soccer, aka GOALS NGO. Serine shares insights on GOALS' initiatives in Armenia and Artsakh.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Meet Mery Matinyan, our COAF Alumna turned employee at our very own Concept Hotel by COAF, sharing with us her dreams and aspirations for herself and for her community, Debet village.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Listen in to COAF Managing Director Korioun Khatchadourian sharing insights on infrastructure improvements in Armenia's soon-to-be first SMART Village, Debet. Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Tune in to hear COAF Business Programs Coordinator Vatche Tavitian introduce the Revive Veteran Support Program implemented in partnership with UNDP and FAST Foundation to ensure a swift and smooth return of our veterans to civilian life.

The guest speaker of the DebeTalks series is again Anahit Hakobyan, the Village Programs Manager at COAF. Anahit is sharing with us all ins and outs of Debet villagers that the COAF team was able to gather literally walking from house to house.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Anahit Vardanyan, Programs Innovations Officer at COAF, introducing the COAF SMART Citizen app and talking about the EdTech solutions we use in our educational programs.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

It's already the second time that the guest speaker of the DebeTalks series is Korioun Khatchadourian, the Managing Director at COAF. This time Korioun introduces one of the current substantial investment projects of COAF- building houses in Debet and Dsegh villages for displaced families from Artsakh.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

COAF alumna Armine Galstyan from Myasnikyan village of the Armavir region sharing her exciting journey with COAF and from Armavir to the Silicon Valley.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

Nairi Zadikian, a civil engineer at COAF is sharing her interesting journey of repatriation from São Paulo, Brazil to her homeland, Armenia.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

The guest speaker of the 2nd episode of the DebeTalks podcast series is Anahit Hakobyan, the Village Programs Manager at COAF.  Anahit talks about the ways we are transforming Debet village in the Lori region into a SMART village both strengthening the institutions and implementing infrastructure improvements. Join the exciting journey and keep up with DebeTalks.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

The guest speaker of this first podcast of DebeTalks series is Korioun Khatchadourian, the Managing Director at COAF. Korioun talks about why and how COAF embarked on this new ambitious initiative, named SMART Debet village, which is a model for holistically transforming a rural community so that people stay and flourish in their community. Join the exciting journey and keep up with DebeTalks.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkidsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkidsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

COAF Alumna Khanoum Gevorgyan is from the village of Karakert (Armavir region of Armenia). She is talking about the significant role education plays in changing people's lives.Website: www.coaf.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkids Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkids LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/ 

COAF Alumna Nareh Galstyan from the village of Lernagog (Armavir region) sharing her feelings and story affected by the latest brutal war against Artsakh.Website: www.coaf.orgChannels:Buzzsprout: https://coaf.buzzsprout.com/1370554/6688409-still-believing-in-humanity Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/am/podcast/coafkidss-podcast/id1543392876 Google: https://bit.ly/3gGEIEv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coafkids Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coafkids/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/coafkids LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coafkids/