Anush and Emin from the village of Shenik teach you how to make Armenian yogurt. Special thanks to Gohar, our gracious host who let us use her home! Read a blog entry by the filmmakers here:
The cow, milk, and subsequently yogurt in the video was made possible by a collaboration between COAF and the Heifer Project.
An international organization, Heifer International works with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth. It does this by giving families a source of food rather than short-term relief.
The goal of this partnership has been to create sustainable economic growth through an investment in smallholder cash crop and subsistence farming communities. Part of the agreement between the Heifer‐COAF program and the beneficiary community is that in exchange for livestock and training, families will donate one of the animal’s offspring to another family in need. The investment this project has made in the region is considered a “living loan.”
The collaboration between Heifer International and COAF has provided 80 families across six villages with livestock and farmer trainings. 15 of those 80 families have cycled through the program and passed on the offspring of their livestock to another family. To date, 95 families in total have been directly impacted by this innovative program.
To learn how you can join our cause, please visit coafkids.org.
Written and produced by Lily Abagyan and Hayk Hovsepyan
Cinematography and photography by Lily Abagyan
Editing by Hayk Hovsepyan
Special thanks to the COAF team in NY and Yerevan for helping to make this happen!
Շենիկ գյուղից Անուշն ու Էմինը սովորեցնում են, թե ինչպես պատրաստել հայկական մածուն։
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