Other Projects
2022
Support for Kooyrigs
AHABA made a contribution to the Armenian non-profit organization, Kooyrigs, which develops and carries out community projects that serve women, children, and other marginalized groups in Artsakh, Armenia, and Lebanon. Kooyrigs is currently helping more than 280 families, many of whom were displaced as a result of the 2020 Artsalk War and 2022 Aghavno occupation.
2022
Scholarships for Medical Students
In 2022, AHABA joined forces with the non-profit foundation, Irene Gyulnazarian Educational Fund for Armenia (IGEFA) led by AHABA Board Member, Ruzanna Ohanjanian. IGEFA has provided tuition help to more than 100 students attending ten of Armenia’s leading universities since 2004.
The AHABA contribution specifically supported the education of students studying medicine in the 2022/2023 funding cycle. The AHABA Board reviewed the applications of med students and funded six scholarships for attendees with diverse medical interests at Yerevan State Medical University.
Award ceremonies were held this past September at the American University of Armenia (AUA) Library with AHABA Board Member, Molly Freeman attending. The medical student scholarship winners have been invited to volunteer at this summer’s Armenian Medical International Conference being held in Yerevan in July.
2022
PET-CT Study by Saten Hovhannisyan, MD, MPH
AHABA underwrote a research study on the use and benefits of PET-CT in Armenia by Saten Hovhannisyan, MD, MPH, a Pediatric Oncology/Hematology Fellow at Yerevan State Medical School. Saten is currently a practicing physician at Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia, the first center in the world to join the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Global Alliance. Her AHABA-funded research addressed how PET-CT affected disease outcome for both pediatric and adult cancer patients in Armenia as well as the advantages, disadvantages of the investment and the barriers to use following the investment in Armenia.
Saten Hovhannisyan, MD, MPH, Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia
2022
ARPA Armenian Physics Institute’s Class 1000 Clean Room
AHABA supported the ARPA Institute’s Conference at California State University and fundraising gala in honor of the organization’s 30th anniversary. Some of the funds raised went toward completing the Armenian Physics Institute’s Class 1000 Clean Room which is used for scientific discoveries in nanoscience and medicine.