Town Berd through the eyes of Shahan Sanossian

Training of the Berd bear!

A new group of handicraft women have begun their training on how to make Berd Bear. They are overseen by trainer Seda Hovakimyan.

Very soon we shall have a chance to add to our collection with new, stylish Berd Bears!

Summer Hats for little dandies!

You can order one of our crocheted Summer hats for your kids! This handmade hat is both safe and stylish!

Price is $7 or 2500 AMD!

Berd bears with international flags!

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.

WELCOME to our blog!


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.

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).

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.

Let's continue to see what else we can do FOR THE WOMEN OF BERD!


Anahit Badalian, Founding Director of the BWRC Foundation