tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52977596550999487812024-02-07T20:45:59.483-08:00Berd WomenThe Home for Berd Women's Resource Center Foundation, working in the Shamshadin area of Armenia.BWRC Foundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138453915521423607noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297759655099948781.post-87315342979710577142011-12-20T03:56:00.001-08:002012-02-23T01:22:46.224-08:00Santa Bear with Helper can be the perfect Christmas gift!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>You can order Santa Bear with 16000 AMD and his Helper with 7500 AMD via our facebook page (Berd Women's Resource Center Foundation) and the blog. </b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The project is an initiative between our partner Homeland Handicrafts and KASSart Studio. After visiting Berd in early 2011, the Founder of Homeland Handicrafts, Timothy Straight, was so inspired that he contacted KASSart studio with the idea to create a children's television series based on the Berd Bear and the town of Berd. The theme of the series will be to raise environmental awareness for both children and adults. </div><br />
The series was unveiled at the ReAnimania Film Festival in Yerevan on Friday, September 16th at the Moscow Theater in Yerevan. In addition to a preview of the series, there was a Q&A session with Vrej Kassouny of KASSart Studio and Timothy Straight of Homeland Handicrafts. BWRCF was excited to see such an amazing turnout as it was standing-room only in the theater!<br />
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You can watch a teaser of the television series here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-2n63_vw_0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-2n63_vw_0</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Seda, Handicrafts Project Manager, along with Anahit, Executive Director, and Tamara, Assistant to the Handicrafts Project, proudly displaying the <i>Berd Bears</i> poster outside of the Moscow Theater<br />
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</tbody></table>Contact our partner at <a href="http://www.homelandhandicrafts.org/">Homeland Handicrafts</a> to find out about how you can bring one of these characters home.<br />
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To read more about the exciting unveiling of this program, ArmeniaDiaspora.com has written a great article entitled "New Animated Children’s TV Series Hopes to Raise Environmental Awareness in Armenia" and you can read it online here: <a href="http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/news/5079-new-animated-childrens-tv-series-hopes-to-raise-environmental-awareness-in-armenia.html">http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/news/5079-new-animated-childrens-tv-series-hopes-to-raise-environmental-awareness-in-armenia.html</a><br />
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BWRCF is extremely grateful for all the hard work of our partners at Homeland Handicrafts and KASSart Studio. We are excited for the future of this program which will continue to support the hardworking women on Berd. </div>BWRC Foundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138453915521423607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297759655099948781.post-87632743190296222412011-09-19T01:10:00.000-07:002011-09-19T01:10:46.199-07:00Berd Bears now available at the Marriott in Yerevan!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Visiting Yerevan during the month of September? Come see our products for sale at the <a href="http://www.yerevanzoo.am/index.php?id=20&L=0&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=77&cHash=2328d76d0745a59ac0042338cdc421c9">Marriott Promenade</a> in Republic Square!<div><br />
</div><div>In conjunction with our partner <a href="http://www.homelandhandicrafts.org/">Homeland Handicrafts</a> and the <a href="http://yerevanzoo.am/index.php?id=52&L=0">Yerevan Zoo</a>, BWRCF is excited to announce the opportunity to buy a Berd Bear and other Bear accessories at the Marriott promenade. Not only will you be employing the women of the Berd community, but an additional portion of the proceeds will benefit the Yerevan Zoo.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Don't wait! The store is open everyday from 12pm - 8pm until September 30th.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Many thanks to Homeland Handicrafts and the Yerevan Zoo for their partnership.</div><div><br />
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<b> This time, our guests were actress </b><b>Arsine Khanjian </b><b>from the </b><b>well-known </b><b>"Ararat" film and Sister Hannah Chritenn from Germany (who also visited herself a week ago). </b><br />
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<b>Soon our Berd Bear became the favorite toy of Arsine. She was amazed to discover that the Berd Bear is being made in 18 hours, from natural wool yarn, with both a handmade body and clothes.</b> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sir TIMOTHY STRAIGHT in Tavush forest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You are welcomed or <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Barov eq ekel</span></b>-every shamshadinian should say...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sari tsaghik- Flowers from the mountains...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like heaven...</td></tr>
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</div>BWRC Foundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138453915521423607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297759655099948781.post-32134599990921331242011-07-22T00:32:00.000-07:002011-08-31T23:09:47.092-07:00Training of the Berd bear!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwi0fBEjCpt8mQcKmMb_aXsPH20QQ3DwGKylAbJYl9du3S4ibdXw3-KCEH75_EE5ByXj3CVzdT3TqCULXOfJLLAXg9pJCs2-JiTP8rjD3TlVIHjtUZZTInqVe-URH8p0DDDHZmE4S7Xyl/s1600/IMG_1238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwi0fBEjCpt8mQcKmMb_aXsPH20QQ3DwGKylAbJYl9du3S4ibdXw3-KCEH75_EE5ByXj3CVzdT3TqCULXOfJLLAXg9pJCs2-JiTP8rjD3TlVIHjtUZZTInqVe-URH8p0DDDHZmE4S7Xyl/s320/IMG_1238.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b>A new group of handicraft women have begun their training on how to make Berd Bear. They are overseen by trainer Seda Hovakimyan. </b><br />
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Very soon we shall have a chance to add to our collection with new, stylish Berd Bears! </b><br />
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<b>Though the women trainees have loved their first bears (even spoken to them) they are happy that each of them can become a best friend to your kids! </b></div></div>BWRC Foundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138453915521423607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297759655099948781.post-52224926065693971312011-06-30T04:06:00.000-07:002011-08-31T23:05:57.769-07:00Summer Hats for little dandies!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>You can order one of our crocheted Summer hats for your kids! This handmade hat is both safe and stylish! </b><br />
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<b>We are happy to introduce you to our Berd Bears now with international flags! You can simply order the bear with your preferred flags and give as a original gift to your friends and relatives living abroad.</b><br />
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<b>WELCOME to our blog! </b><br />
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<b>The blog of the Berd Women's Resource Center Foundation (BWRCF) is happy to announce that we are now public for all who are interested in women's issues in Բերդ and Armenia.</b><br />
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<b>Our first project is uniting handicraft women, who live in our small town of Berd and do not have access to employment. They have started to work with inspiration and enthusiasm on multiple products, including the Berd Bear, which is now for sale through our partner at Homeland Handicrafts (www.homelandhandicrafts.org).</b></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><br />
This is only the start for BWRCF, which has been realized by the help and encouragement of several people (especially by Sir Timothy Straight, John Hart and Zoe Armstrong) for whom I am quite grateful. </b></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><br />
Let's continue to see what else we can do FOR THE WOMEN OF BERD!</b><br />
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<b>Anahit Badalian, </b><b>Founding Director of the BWRC Foundation</b></div></div>BWRC Foundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138453915521423607noreply@blogger.com2