Funds Distributed
2020 Humanitarian Efforts
mobilize more than $1,300,000 of medical supplies
Homeland Development Initiative Foundation
- providing financial support to the Homeland Development Initiative Foundation (HDIF)
Women’s Support Center
- fundraising over $100,000 in 2021 for the Women’s Support Center (WSC) located in Yerevan
- A program initiated in 2010 by USAID, the Tufenkian Foundation, and AIWA.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Program
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- Developed a comprehensive entrepreneurship training program for women in Armenia, both in English and Armenian, in cooperation with the American University of Armenia Extension Department
- The program, administered in both Yerevan and Gyumri, addresses the need for entrepreneurial thinking
- Provided grants/loans to assist WEP graduates who own small businesses
- Hosted a WEP Conference in Yerevan with US Ambassador and AUA President
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Women’s Start-up Initiatives
- Granted $25,000 to support SafeYOU

AIWA EmpowerPath
$55,000
Hub Artsakh (Armenia)
Equip women with skills in beauty, food business, fashion, and digital literacy
Armenia Round Table Foundation (ART)
Provide professional training in HR, makeup, hairdressing, and social media marketing
Jinishian Memorial Foundation (Lebanon)
Provide vocational training in 6+ skills, alongside language development and business support
Karagheusian Association
Provide specialized training in elderly and special needs caregiving
Scholarships
2025-2026
$141,000
Lifetime
$1,021,000
LKFA Grants
Lifetime
11 grants equaling $53,000
Books Published
12
Books published
Thrive
74
Women highlighted
Conferences hosted
1LONDON – “Armenian Women in a Changing World”
2PARIS – “Examining Our Past, Building Our Future”
3YEREVAN “New Visions, New Horizons”
4GENEVA – “Leadership Summit”
5BUENOS AIRES – “Interacting in Worldwide Arenas
6SAN FRANCISCO “Armenian Women: Advancing, Inspiring, Innovating,
7YEREVAN “Armenian Women in Action: Building Communities Across t
8BOSTON “Inspiring Our Future, Honoring Our Past”
9YEREVAN “Mission Armenia: Local To Global, Uniting For Change”
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