The human catastrophe that befell the people of Artsakh summoned the Armenian World to rise united as never before to meet formidable challenges. With the entire population of Artsakh forced to flee, over 100,000 individuals flooded the border to Armenia in September 2023. Thanks to our donors, AGBU provided immediate relief and continues to yield long-term recovery to a community that has suffered a devastating blow - physically, emotionally, spiritually, and economically.

Urgent Needs and Current Priorities

All donations go directly to AGBU relief efforts on Armenian soil. AGBU assistance has already reached tens of thousands of individuals from Artsakh through our initial food security outreach, and heater distribution program. We are actively working on mental health and primary medical care programs through our polyclinic in Yerevan and Camp Nairi, and remain committed to job training and placement, and other long-term programs.

The AGBU Global Relief Fund ensures our preparedness to assist with crises as they arise.

You may designate your contribution to one of our current areas of operations (Armenia/Artsakh, Lebanon or Syria), or to our general fund which provides to areas of greatest need. 

A Trusted Resource

For over a century, governments and international relief organizations have come to AGBU as an active partner for delivery of aid. Our historic reliability and transparency ensures that we reach those who need it most. Time and again, AGBU is among the first responders on the scene thanks to its network of local and regional entities.

In addition to other well-established Armenian organizations, AGBU has partnered with Red Cross and Red Crescent, United Nations World Food Programme, USAID, European Union, Fondation de France, World Central Kitchen and other non-Armenian aid organizations.

The Power of Preparedness

With the purchasing power to coordinate complex relief programs on a wide scale or customize solutions on a case basis, we can better manage fluid situations in which infrastructures and systems are no longer functioning. We have the flexibility to find alternative ways to reach those who lack access to essential services.

Having completed our initial efforts offering warm meals and food, our current efforts for the displaced people of Artsakh includes:

• Thousands of heaters and articles of clothing distributed in villages
• Access to critical primary health care for patients of all ages (including access to doctors and nurses from Artsakh)
• Family emotional support retreats and camps
• Music and art therapy sessions
• Job training and placement

In addition, our work in Lebanon continues providing:

• Clothing drive for the local community
• Hot meal distribution for the elderly
• Psychosocial support services
• Tuition subsidies and scholarships

In Syria, we continue to provide for tuition subsidies and scholarships for the local community.