The “Public Awareness Monitoring Center” NGO with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is implementing the “In Action” project aimed at empowering about thirty self-employed women in the Alaverdi region.
As a result, PAMC NGO presents the business stories of the women beneficiaries of the project, which started their business within the framework of the “In Action” project or it was a stimulus for launching new ideas and innovations.
Co-founder of “Home food” brand
Founder: Tatev Ghonyan, Levon Mkrtchyan
Business activity: Fast food delivery
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: 094 837314
“Home food” offers hot dishes:
The menu has recently been replenished with sushi rolls, which is a novelty in Alaverdi. They plan to enrich the menu in the near future with a new, branded recipe “Pizza Lori” and other varieties.
Business activity: Tailoring and modeling, production of eco bags
Name: “Clean Planet”
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: 077667997
The former teacher, who has never been in business, decided to produce eco-bags after participating in the “In Action” program. In addition to producing reusable cloth bags, she also plans to make small eco-bags to store dried greens.
Business activity: Tailoring and modeling, production of eco bags
Name: «Green Bag»
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: 077351548
Tehmine Hanisyan is engaged in the production of eco bags in Alaverdi, combining her care for nature and business ideas.
She intends to apply the skills acquired through the handicraft training courses within the “In Action” program framework and create illustrated unique bags. In the initial stage of the production of eco bags, she is supported by her mother, who has tailoring skills.
She is committed to business with great hope and enthusiasm.
Business activity: confectionery
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
Tel.: 095939556
Salome Kharazyan started dealing with confectionery about a year ago. At first, it was considered a hobby, but later it turned into a small business. Within the framework of the “In Action” program, Salome participated in a two-day confectionery course, during which she acquired the skills of making cakes with the use of Royal Icing and “ombre” technique and is already applying these skills, introducing herself to the consumer in a completely new way.
Founder of “Planet of Kindness” parents NGO for children with disabilities
Business activity: Tailoring and modeling, making tablecloths, napkins, chocolate bouquets, taking orders
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: 091 282533, 093048417
«Planet of Kindness” parents NGO for children with disabilities has been operating since May 14, 2020. Speech therapists, psychologists, art therapists, physiotherapists provide support to children with disabilities free of charge.
During the participation in the “In Action” program, the ideas “increased by one” and a great desire arose to establish a guest house in the city of Alaverdi, which would be the only one of its kind in the region. They also aim to create a separate kitchen next to the guest house, involving mothers of children with disabilities. The construction of greenhouses is far-reaching, where PWD fathers will be engaged in agriculture in order to use ecologically clean food in their children’s food.
Business activity: confectionery
Name: “Elka” cookies
Location: Lori region, v. Tsater
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: 098040519
Elmira Mosinyan has been engaged in confectionery since an early age. Years later, a desire arose to take up a buffet and carving (carving of fruits, vegetables, modeling).
Within the framework of the “In Action” program, Elmira took part in a two-day confectionery master class, during which she acquired new skills of making cakes with the Royal Icing and “ombre” technique, which she successfully applies.
Business activity: carpet weaving, rug weaving, pottery, felting /teaching
Location: Lori region, v. Odzun
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: 043083775, 099 779931
Arpine Mnatsakanyan, an art critic by profession, was involved in handicrafts from an early age and became interested in art, but has worked as a credit specialist. Now she is taking steps to return to the field of art. In Odzun village he founded a carpet weaving, rug weaving, and pottery workshop. Thanks to the “In Action” program, a new interest has emerged – felting: after the program’s workshop took more in-depth lessons with Lala Mneyan, who has many years of experience in the field of felting. In this regard, she intends to continue cooperation with “Kenats Tun” cultural NGO.
Guest house family business
Business activity: Guesthouse family business
Location: Lori region, village Haghpat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: 098 958575
Diana and her family have turned their grandfather’s house in the village of Haghpat into a guest house, they also have 7-8 tents. There are pavements in the area of the guest house, which allows you to organize hiking.
Visitors can light a bonfire, prepare their favorite dishes, bake traditional bread, and have fun in the pavilion. The main feature of “Green Zone” guest-camping is the location. is at the foot of the forest. From the guesthouse, you can see Jaghatsadzor and Debed rivers picturesque gorges. Tourists can visit Haghpatavank, hike to the “Zarni-Parni” cave-fortress complex, 4 km away from the guest house, and use the other hiking routes offered.
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +37498903860
He is engaged in tailoring and modeling, as well as making handicrafts. Tailoring and modeling is Fatima’s hobby, which she takes very seriously. The fabrics turn into beautiful clothes under her skilled hands. She also makes interesting daily and holiday bow ties. To ease Fatima’s case, the Public Awareness and Monitoring Center NGO donated a sewing machine to her. The skills and various accessories acquired through the “In Action” program will make the products look more beautiful.
“Chakharak” handicraft works group
Brand: “Chakharak” handicraft work group
Business activity: Handicraft making: embroidery, beadwork, crocheting, knitting.
Location: Lori region, v. Odzun
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: 099689229
Mariam Asryan has opened a handicraft club in Odzun for about two years, combining creative work with extensive administrative activities. The work with the students she started with embroidery, then they learned to cross-stitch, beadwork, and crocheting.
The “Chakharak” group is the first of its kind in Odzun to have operated for a long time and even had a small exhibition. Within the framework of the project, various threads and accessories for handicrafts were purchased.
Now Mariam’s main goal is for the band members to gain new skills, expand the band and organize small exhibitions and sales of frequent handicrafts, and invest the proceeds in the development of the band.
Brand: N-A-No-Li
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +374 041 080731
For Nane, needlework has become a business from hobby. Nane, a mother of three children, used to make handmade useful items at first as a gift and now by order. Through the materials obtained within the framework of the project, she supplemented the offered range, from handmade pen boxes to finger toys, various hats, headdresses, clothes.
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +37498712966 ( Ruzanna Mosinyan)
Engaged in the production of handicrafts.
Ruzanna’s handmade jewelry is unique, one of a kind, even the raw materials are unusual. Thanks to the “In Action” program, R&M already has a logo and you can easily distinguish the jewelry made by Ruzanna.
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +37491291295 ( Astghik Khachatryan)
Business activity: confectionery
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
Brand: «Mona Sweet»
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: 096 132005
16-year-old Nane Mosinyan, who lives in Alaverdi, has loved cooking since she was a child and has been taking orders for cakes, cookies, candies, and orders for a buffet table for a year now. Makes holiday and other cakes at the request of the customer. Within the “In Action” program, Nane participated in business skills development and confectionery courses, she acquired the skills of making a previously unknown Royal Ising, as well as some necessary items for that purpose.
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +37443809002 (Ruzanna Aghvanyan)
She is engaged in hairdressing, now more skillfully, as she has acquired the necessary professional tools within the framework of the “In Action” program.
Business activity: manicurist
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +37477393129
She is engaged in manicure and has acquired appropriate tools and materials within the framework of the “In Action” program.
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +37499324784
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +37477280065 (Nune Davoyan)
Location: Lori region, c. Alaverdi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +37499959502 (Mane Galoyan)