Beneficiary Spotlight

Jasmen was born in 1954 in the village of Shekher in the Martuni region of Nagorno-Karabakh, into an educated family. Her father, Aleksan, had received the finest education available at the time – graduating from the Baku Pedagogical Institute with degrees in three disciplines: chemistry, history, and geography. Returning to>>>>>

A portrait woven from the memories of Hanganak’s team and those who loved her We first met Tikin Lusik in 2016, when Hanganak’s Shushi program began under the sponsorship of Armenian-American philanthropist Zaven Ken Darian. She immediately stood out—her childlike sincerity, gentle humor, and endlessly kind eyes left a lasting>>>>>

The interview took place in November 2022. Grisha was born on January 1st, 1955 in the village of Azokh, Hadrut region. His parents were hairdressers by profession. Grisha was the youngest of five boys in the family. After receiving an eight-year education in the village, he moved to Stepanakert and>>>>>

The interview took place in September 2022. Larisa was born on December 25th, 1945 in the village of Taghavard, Martuni region. She was the fifth child out of five children in the family. Her father was a farmer and mother was a housewife. In 1962, after graduating from Taghavard Secondary>>>>>

The interview took place in August 2022. Volodya was born on October  22nd, 1942  in the village of Rev, Stepanakert region (now Askeran region). There were 9 children growing up in the family: 5 boys and 4 girls. Volodya was the eighth child in the family. His father was the>>>>>

The interview took place in August 2022. Seda was born in 1942 in Shushi. She was the fourth child out of nine children in the family. Her father was a constructor, her mother was a weaver. Seda studied at Armenian school in Shushi from 1949-1959. She got a job at>>>>>

The interview took place in July 2021. Ira was born on January 1, 1952 in Janyatagh village in the region of Martakert. Her father was a driver, her mother was a housewife. Three girls grew up in the family, Ira was the second child, Zamira was the third. In 1956,>>>>>

The interview took place in March 2021. Slavik was born on June 29, 1947 in the village of Karin Tak, Shushi region. He was the fourth child out of eight children in the family. He was only one year old when the family moved to Shushi. Slavik received his primary>>>>>

The interview took place in Mart 2021. Benik was born in 1934 in the village of Haterq, Martakert region, in a working-class family. There were 5 children growing up in the family: 4 boys and 1 girl. Benik was the third child in the family. Due to difficult family conditions,>>>>>

The interview took place in Mart 2021. Svetlana was born on November 7, 1948 in the village of Sargsashen, Martuni region. Her father worked in the collective farm, the mother was a teacher of the Armenian language and literature. There were 3 children growing up in the family, 2 boys>>>>>