Ayo

We are the crowdfunding platform of Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR). Our focus: funding small-budget, big-impact projects across Armenia! Ayo!

is here to make the impactful philanthropic ideas of young Armenians become reality. delivers a platform that allows individuals and groups in Armenia to initiate their own philanthropic ideas and connect with likeminded peers. was founded to help achieve goals, making sure that as many of those ideas as possible become reality. The Fund for Armenian Relief, who helped initiate Ayo!, has a proven track record of improving the quality of life for Armenia’s most needy population and will guarantee that we implement these brilliant ideas to the highest standards that you set for us. We invite you to join everyone who has already said “Ayo!” to truly local solutions. www.weareayo.org
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25/09/2025

🫶 Each year, the FAR Mardigian Child Protection Center at the Tavush Foundation/Տավուշ հիմնադրամ provides therapeutic services to more than 160 children and their families in the Berd region.

🦽Together, through our project, we’re raising funds for ramps, automatic doors, smart navigation systems, and adapted service areas — all designed to ensure every child can access the care they need.

🤝 Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc

25/09/2025

We (Sarah & Helena) are beyond moved by the generosity of our Ayo! community 🥰🥳

Together, we exceeded our birthday fundraiser goal... (a $1000 check isn't even recorded here). With the $6,103 our friends raised, we can just about cover 1.5 years of salary for a psychologist for families of special needs kids at Gyumri's Emili Aregak Center through our project.

23/09/2025

Happy birthday and կենաց to our beautiful community relations manager Helena! 🥂

She has been with Ayo! since the very beginning (2013) and we can't imagine our team without her joy and sunshine smile.

If you'd like to make a donation toward Helena's & Sarah's fundraiser, you can do so here. They are so close to hitting their $5000 goal 🥳https://secure.qgiv.com/event/donateyourbirthday/account/2121835/

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22/09/2025

Happy birthday to our program director Sarah Stites!

Last weekend she won the Vahe Meliksetyan Foundation (VMF) 10k women's race. It was a moving event, in commemoration of the talented young doctor and avid charity runner Vahe who tragically lost his life in 2020. Here's she is pictured with Vahe's family. (Last year, Ayo! partnered with and was thrilled to support VMF in their project to renovate the science lab at the Vahe Meliksetyan School in Vanadzor.)

P.S. — At Ayo!, we love the intersection of racing and charity 🏃‍♀️This year, you can support our project by running/walking in the Yerevan Marathon events (1 km, 5 km, 12 km, half or full marathon) on October 4-5. with us!

Tavush Foundation/Տավուշ հիմնադրամ Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc

20/09/2025

🌸 Meet Nadezhda Sargsyan, an artist from Hadrut whose passion for embroidery, sewing, and design has been woven into her life since childhood. Inspired by her grandmother, mother, and aunt, she turned her love for craft into a profession—creating her own brand and even teaching children embroidery.

After the 2020 war forced her to leave Artsakh, Nadezhda found strength in her creativity. She rebuilt her work in Armenia, launching Masreni, a one-of-a-kind blend of embroidery, batik painting, leather, and fabric. Her pieces stood out for their artistry and purity of design—earning her first place in GITC’s recent grant competition. 🌟

Through SheCan, women like Nadezhda turn resilience into innovation and dreams into reality 💪✨

👉 Learn more and support SheCan: https://www.weareayo.org/active-projects/she-can/e8e4212e-bc01-4c69-ae5b-7b94b611c0fa

18/09/2025

Thank you to our friends from St. Mark Armenian Church, Springfield, MA for their support and encouragement of the students at Dilijan's State Art College, a FAR project which has brought hope and joy in the form of music to the whole community.

We were so happy to give our guests a taste of the young musicians' talent through a concert!

Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc

16/09/2025

We had a lot of fun with the volunteers from Birthright Armenia - Դեպի Հայք and Armenian Volunteer Corps last night during one of their weekly forums.

Our Ayo! program director Sarah Stites and Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc (FAR) development manager Laura Boyajian are both Birthright alumni.

They shared all about FAR and how the volunteers could get involved by saying Ayo! through donating their birthdays and becoming ambassadors 🇦🇲

A quiz and giveaway featuring products made by GITC - Information Technologies Center's graduates rounded out the evening 🎓

12/09/2025

Together, more than 140 donors raised $13,590 toward our project in partnership with the Matenadaran.

Recently, the Matenadaran team met with expert Sipan Asatryan—a member of the Coalition for Inclusive Legal Reforms who also lives with blindness. Together, they began shaping the path toward making Armenia’s manuscript heritage more accessible and inclusive.

The team carefully reviewed miniatures, discussing which details should be highlighted in the creation of tangible replicas.

This collaboration marks an important step in opening up the treasures of the Matenadaran to new ways of seeing and experiencing. 💙

11/09/2025

On Wednesday, we had the great honor of watching the latest pool of participants pitch their business ideas at the newly opened by GITC - Information Technologies Center!

The women (many from Artsakh) presented a full range of business and brands, including leatherwork, embroidered clothes, chocolate and even a rose greenhouse. The jury, including our program director Sarah, voted on the best pitches and awarded small grants to four women!

Our Ayo! team was proud to fund this pool of training and continues to fundraise to send more female entrepreneurs through the course. You can learn more here: https://www.weareayo.org/active-projects/she-can/e8e4212e-bc01-4c69-ae5b-7b94b611c0fa

03/09/2025

🚀 Big news! GITC - Information Technologies Center's brand-new just opened its doors to 80 amazing students this week! 🎉

As Armenia’s first state-licensed vocational college in tech, engineering, and digital art, is shaping the next generation of innovators.

Tuition is $2,500 — out of reach for low-income families. That’s why we launched project to fund first-year scholarships for 10 bright teens in need.

✨ Want to invest in Armenia's next gen?

$10 = 1 day of class
$70 = 1 week
$275 = 1 month
$2,500 = 1 full academic year

https://shorturl.at/HiyFM

🤝 Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc

29/08/2025

💛Աջակցե՜նք մեր Ayo -ի հերթական կարևոր նախաձեռնությանը:
✨Այս անգամ ՀՕՖ-ի՝ «Մարդիգյան» երեխաների պաշտպանության կենտրոնն ենք բարելավելու, որպեսզի թերապևտիկ ծառայությունները լիարժեք հասանելի լինեն նաև ֆիզիկական, տեսողական, լսողական և այլ խնդիրներ ունեցող անձանց համար։
📍Ի դեպ, այս տարի՝ հոկտեմբերի 4-5-ին կայանալիք Yerevan Marathonը վազքի մրցույթի պաշտոնական գործընկերը Հայ օգնության ֆոնդն է, իսկ մարաթոնից ստացված հասույթն ուղղելու է հենց այս նախագծին։
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✨ Say Ayo! to a !
Օur ! has launched a new project to make FAR’s Mardigian Child Protection Center in Berd more inclusive and accessible. The center supports over 160 children and their families each year, offering vital therapeutic services.
💡Right now, it isn’t fully accessible for people with physical, visual, hearing, or other disabilities — meaning many must travel outside the region for essential care.
Your donations will help make a difference by funding:
♿️ Ramp installations
🚪 Automatic doors
📱 Smart navigation systems
🚻 Accessible service areas
P.S. This year, is the official charity partner of Yerevan Marathon and proceeds from the running events on October 4-5 will directly support the project.
💛 Donate here: https://www.weareayo.org/active-projects/barrier-free-berd/66fb4405-6eb5-46c9-94a1-7e83ed0fa80d

28/08/2025

It was an honor to welcome our friends from St. Mark Armenian Church, Springfield, MA and the greater Boston community.

Thank you for taking the time to meet, encourage and support the talented students at Dilijan State Art College, renovated and supported by Fund for Armenian Relief, Inc donors 🎹 🤍

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