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Holiday Backpacks for Artsakh

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Initiated by UCLA and UC Berkeley HRI chapters, "Holiday Backpacks for Artsakh," aimed to bring holiday cheer to the children displaced by the war in Artsakh. Thanks to the generous donations of our global Armenian community, we collected over 4000 backpacks in the United States and created another 2000 in Armenia. The backpacks have been distributed to Artsakhci children in both Artsakh and to those who had settled in border villages in Armenia.

This project would not have been possible without: 

  • ArmeniaFund for shipping over 15,000lb of backpacks free of charge!
  • Homenetmen Ararat Chapter for opening the doors to their Vahe Ardsroony Building gym for us to store, sort, and pack the 4000+ backpacks!
  • Move it with Muscle for transporting backpacks from the gym to LAX!
  • The San Francisco Bay Area Artsakh Task Force,  AGBU MDS, Ferrahian Armenian School, Stock California, A&T Legal Group, California Magic Soccer Club, and Fresno CBAS for organizing backpack drives, collecting and storing them, and transporting thousands of backpacks to the gym to get ready for shipment.
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Preparing the backpacks for shipment


Delivering the backpacks!

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Deliveries to 70 villages
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Nanor Balabanian delivering the backpacks!
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      • UC Berkeley
      • UC Los Angeles
      • UC San Diego
      • CSU Northridge
      • AGBU MDS
      • GCC
    • News
  • Projects
    • Artsakh Family Fund
    • Project Hope (Artsakh)
    • Virtual Learning Resources
    • Holiday Backpacks for Artsakh
    • Jrashen Kindergarten
    • School Renovations
    • Tsaghkaber Kindergarten
    • UCLA Toy Drive
    • Heaters & Stoves
    • Computer Classes
    • Sturdy Shoes
    • Winter Coats
  • Summer Camps
    • Summer 2024
    • Summer 2023
    • Summer 2022
    • Summer 2021
    • Summer 2020
    • Summer 2019
    • Summer 2018
    • Summer 2017
    • Summer 2016
    • SUMMER 2015
    • Summer 2014
    • Summer 2013
    • Summer 2011
  • English Tutoring
  • SCHOLARSHIPS
    • 2024-2025 Scholars
    • 2023-2024 Scholars
    • 2022-2023 Scholars
    • 2021-2022 Scholars
    • 2020-2021 Scholars
    • 2019-2020 Scholars
    • 2018-2019 Scholars
    • 2017-2018 Scholars
    • 2016-2017 Scholars
  • Scholar Service Program
    • 2023 - 2024
    • 2022 - 2023
    • 2021 - 2022
  • Contact Us
  • Donate