A job that gave unlimited strength and confidence. Armine Karapetyan 

“During the first few days of the war I was trying to understand what I could do. I cannot say that I was ready to work hard, because I literally lost a few days ago in a personal war against the disease for my father’s life. At the beginning of the war, I thought about helping the children with work. At first I decided to teach English, but I realized that new methods of teaching school subjects can put new stress on children. My friend was taking pottery lessons during that time. From the first week of October I often visited her and learnt skills that will help teach children pottery. I did not know when I would be ready, when one day my friend made it clear that it was time to leave. “It started a very difficult process for me,” says Armine.

Armine applied to many organizations and art centers with a request to find space to organize classes with children, but in vain. More than half a year after the end of the war, she tries to find excuses for it, but he cannot.

Armine says that a month after the start of the classes, they became a small family with pupils and their parents, where they shared every pain and joy.

Armine says that working with children is like confronting yourself. Especially after the personal loss, according to Armine, working with children gave her boundless strength and confidence that trials can be overcome․

Now in Nepal, Armine keeps in touch with her pupils. She confesses that she still worries about each of them, especially those who have nowhere else to return!

“Going through this war, which is not over for me yet, I highlighted the ability of people not to give up. A huge number of women worked every day, and I am sure, all of them covered up their personal pains. I will not be afraid to say that I admire women who knew for sure that they would not return home, but they kept their children from the bitterness of war. Their children were taken care of and fed. “This is an unspeakable force when your husband is at the forefront and you are fighting alone,” says Armine.

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