The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) raised a record-breaking $8.4+M on December 11, during its second virtual Gala, “Home Is Calling.”

Donations will be invested in the construction of a second SMART Center in rural Armenia.

The second SMART Center will be built in Armenia’s Armavir region, where COAF began its mission to rebuild the country’s rural communities 18 years ago. By introducing innovative, non-formal educational hubs to rural communities, COAF is accelerating the pace of progress in Armenia’s most disadvantaged regions.

The SMART Center currently operating in Lori has already provided crucial education, healthcare, psychological, and social support services to 2,500+ children and their families, across 27 communities.

Armavir’s SMART Center will replicate this investment in the education and holistic development of Armenia’s rural families and children, creating economic and social stability, alongside educational opportunities and career resources, in rural communities in Lori.