03:10Armenia: Yerevan kids raise funds to support soldiers as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continues
Some of Yerevan's young residents have decided to use their talents to earn donations for the Pan-Armenian Fund, as the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh entered its second month. Footage filmed in the Armenian capital on Wednesday shows some of the fundraising schoolchildren working to raise support for Armenian soldiers.
Two brothers, Bagrat and Gor, collect and sell nuts every day in the streets of Yerevan. "I earn money in the city to transfer to the Fund for soldiers. Yesterday I have sold some nuts for 10 thousand drams (17 Euro) after that I went with my mother and sent these ten thousand to the foundation. Now I am also collecting nuts to carry them again and sell to send [money],” Bagrat said.
Other kids, like Nairi and Nane, make use of special skills they learnt during the COVID-19 lockdown. The brother and sister duo set up an online knitting business, and have decided to use it to raise money for the fund.
Meanwhile, musical talent helped Aren and Alain figure out a different way to raise money, with the two friends opting to play guitar and sing in the city’s main street. “We have been playing here for 15 days and during this period we sent 1 million, 10 thousand drams (around 1700 Euro). I studied At the Aveta Gabrielyan music school. I think that the amount of money sent by us will be used for a good purpose,” Aren Khachatryan said.
Clashes broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27th. It is considered to be the heaviest fighting over the region since the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1994.
03:10Some of Yerevan's young residents have decided to use their talents to earn donations for the Pan-Armenian Fund, as the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh entered its second month. Footage filmed in the Armenian capital on Wednesday shows some of the fundraising schoolchildren working to raise support for Armenian soldiers.
Two brothers, Bagrat and Gor, collect and sell nuts every day in the streets of Yerevan. "I earn money in the city to transfer to the Fund for soldiers. Yesterday I have sold some nuts for 10 thousand drams (17 Euro) after that I went with my mother and sent these ten thousand to the foundation. Now I am also collecting nuts to carry them again and sell to send [money],” Bagrat said.
Other kids, like Nairi and Nane, make use of special skills they learnt during the COVID-19 lockdown. The brother and sister duo set up an online knitting business, and have decided to use it to raise money for the fund.
Meanwhile, musical talent helped Aren and Alain figure out a different way to raise money, with the two friends opting to play guitar and sing in the city’s main street. “We have been playing here for 15 days and during this period we sent 1 million, 10 thousand drams (around 1700 Euro). I studied At the Aveta Gabrielyan music school. I think that the amount of money sent by us will be used for a good purpose,” Aren Khachatryan said.
Clashes broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh on September 27th. It is considered to be the heaviest fighting over the region since the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1994.