Artsakh Refugee Support Fund
Description
Armenians living in Artsakh last week woke up to the Azeris again attacking their ancestral homeland. Â This time their goal was the complete surrender and ethnic cleansing of the entirety of Artsakh. Â
The mass exodus from Artsakh has begun, and while the fate of our brothers and sisters there remains uncertain, one thing for sure is that thousands of refugees are arriving in Armenia in need of food, shelter and basic necessities. Â This humanitarian crisis has begun. Â
To assist, and based on our experience from the refugee crisis during and after the 2020 War, The Paros Foundation is launching the Artsakh Refugee Support Fund to assist refugees coming to Armenia with basic humanitarian needs including food, medicine, clothing, and shelter. Â
Our main goal is to begin assessing housing needs and re-home refugees into permanent homes as quickly as possible and as funding provides.  Our team will work closely with our contacts throughout the country to help find communities and homes available as well as provide immediate humanitarian support for refugees. Â
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The Need
Armenian refugees driven from their homes in Artsakh have already begun arriving into Armenia in the thousands. Â This people will need food, shelter, clothing, medicine and other immediate humanitarian support. Â The Armenian government is not able to immediately help these people, nor are there any international organizations prepared and willing to support this effort. Â
Short Term Impact
As refugee families begin arriving in Armenia, we will help provide as many as possible with short term humanitarian support. Â All forms of support provided will benefit the local Armenian economy.
Long Term Impact
In the long term, Â The Paros Foundation will again support these families re-homing needs as we did following the 2020 war. Â Homes in communities outside of Yerevan will be purchased and renovated and given to refugee families. Â This work will be done with local materials and labor and thus have a significant impact on the local economy.
Sponsors Benefits
All sponsors of this important project will be listed on The Paros Foundation’s website and in all press related to this project. Visits to these communities can be arranged for sponsors visiting Armenia.
Dr. & Mrs. Agheg & Rima Yenikhomshian
Monte Sereno, CAIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 23, 2024
Dr. & Mrs. Leon & Marie Louise Yengoyan
San Jose, CAIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 20, 2024
Ms. Chaghig Chahinian
Yerevan, ArmeniaIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 17, 2024
Dr. Armen Hovanessian
Las Vegas, NVIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 6, 2024
Ms. Lori Janjigian
New York, NYIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 6, 2024
Harabetian Family
Glenview, ILIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 5, 2024
Chris and Gohar Kibarian
Piedmont, CAIn Memory Of Dikran Horoupian July 5, 2024
Ms. Ellen Sarkisian Chesnut
Alameda, CA July 5, 2024Mrs. Rose Hagopian
Philadelphia, PA July 2, 2024Anonymous
Carmel, NY June 30, 2024Dr. & Mrs. Agheg & Rima Yenikhomshian
Monte Sereno, CAIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 23, 2024
Dr. & Mrs. Leon & Marie Louise Yengoyan
San Jose, CAIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 20, 2024
Ms. Chaghig Chahinian
Yerevan, ArmeniaIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 17, 2024
Dr. Armen Hovanessian
Las Vegas, NVIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 6, 2024
Ms. Lori Janjigian
New York, NYIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 6, 2024
Harabetian Family
Glenview, ILIn Memory Of Dr. Dikran Horoupian July 5, 2024
Chris and Gohar Kibarian
Piedmont, CAIn Memory Of Dikran Horoupian July 5, 2024
Ms. Ellen Sarkisian Chesnut
Alameda, CA July 5, 2024Mrs. Rose Hagopian
Philadelphia, PA July 2, 2024Anonymous
Carmel, NY June 30, 2024Mr. Danny Vilela
Denver, CO June 29, 2024Mr. Erik Moore
Canada June 29, 2024Ms. Ani Astabattsyan
Germany June 28, 2024Ms. Ruzanna Katabyan
CA, United States June 26, 2024Ms. Meghrie Babikian
IL, United States June 23, 2024Ms. Sofia Martyrosian
United States June 23, 2024Dr. Nerses Sanossian
South Pasadena, CA June 22, 2024Updates: Images & Information
The Paros team has distributed firewood to now 20 families from Artsakh who have taken refuge. It will be used for both heating and cooking.
Paros Staff and JOURNEY Through Armenia Participants all gather together to distribute shoes to women who are refugees from the Artsakh in preparation for the cold winter months lying ahead. The shoes are donated from the company Zadur Shoes. They gave a grand total of 500 pairs of winter boots.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors we have raised enough funds to purchase 26 homes for displaced families. Our team is actively engaged in this process -- more updates coming soon!
Thus far five families have been moved into their newly renovated homes. Currently, three homes are under renovation, ten are being built, and a Community Living for Older Refugees home in Goris is in the process of being launched.
The Paros Foundation is pleased to launch a new effort to provide permanent housing for older Artsakh refugees with the purchase of a home for the Community Living for Older Refugees project in the community of Goris. This home will serve as a group home for 10 older refugees to offer them a clean, safe, and comfortable environment to live dignified lives.Â
The Simonyan Family, who were displaced from Arsakh last year, is the newest family to receive a newly renovated home in Nerkin Karmir Aghbyur. A huge thank you to Jean-Marie & Lori Atamian, Stepan Atamian, and Nariné Atamian who made this positive impact possible for the Simonyan Family.