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February 22, 2022 marks a milestone anniversary for AGBU and its esteemed leader Berge Setrakian, who assumed the presidency of the world’s largest Armenian non-profit 20 years ago. Reflecting on the past two decades, in addition to...

"AGBU is a community of highly educated and motivated people, and this has inspired me to be someone they can count on to lend a hand with my own skills and resources."

As STEAM education—a method of knowledge exploration that guides student inquiry, dialogue and critical thinking using the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics—is changing the landscape of learning, AGBU recently...

"Most of us seek connection and acceptance and after having personally received that through AGBU programs, I wanted to be part of creating the same for others."

Creative Armenia and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) are thrilled to expand on their long-standing partnership and announce that ten cutting-edge creators have been selected as 2022 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellows. Now...

On the cusp of a new year, we can look back on 2021 as a time of bold experimentation and action. The fallout from compounded crises over the last two years continued to challenge the world in general and Armenians in particular, but...

"Volunteering makes me feel a small part of this huge puzzle called AGBU with so many productive people who are graciously impacting change."

In line with their continued support of the organization’s mission, Chair of AGBU Council of Trustees Vatche Manoukian and his wife Tamar Manoukian announced a year-end contribution of one million USD in support of the expansion...

In 2017, AGBU joined the global conversation about genocide prevention, each year organizing international panels on various themes related to the United Nations International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide and the...

More than a year later, there is still no escaping the devastating impact of the 2020 Artsakh War. With thousands dead, thousands more injured, and a majority of Artsakh’s indigenous Armenian population displaced, the region continues to be plagued...