About
We and our goals
Berd Women’s Resource Center was established
in 2011. From the beginning, a decision was made to create a
magazine that could reveal the needs and problems of women in
the region far from the capital.
Our Story
In time, the magazine started its activities. However, around 40 women more
or less skilled in handicrafts were recruited. Special courses were organized
with them. As a result, the beloved Berd Bears project was started.
Armenian women created handmade teddy bears from ecologically clean,
hypoallergenic threads, which have long since gone beyond the borders of the
Republic of Armenia.
One of the first supporters of the organization was Homeland, the Homeland
Development Initiative Foundation.
This project is the best example of social entrepreneurship, where women not
only have the opportunity to meet their social needs but also to realize
themselves, to solve a number of essential problems of educational and skill
development.
The logical continuation of our business is the production of herbal teas,
which is also a collection of plants with exceptional properties of local wildlife.
And the establishment of the eco-center completes our activities, providing
new opportunities.
We would love to talk about our partner organizations: UN Development
Global Ecological Fund, Jinishyan Foundation.
She is currently involved in the establishment of the Bears&Berries eco-center, which serves for the Berd community as the first social-entreprise supporting tourism development, with active involvement of local women.
Zhanna is involved in BWRC for more than ten years. She is managing the chrocheting group of the local women.
Seda is one of the founders of the Berd Bears project, she has worked on the first prototype of the Berd Bears, managing the group for twelve years.
Mariam has been part of our team since 2019. Her first profession is veterinary medicine, and her second is accounting. She currently has over 13 years of experience in accounting. She practices yoga and enjoys traveling.
Anahit Arstamyan is from Artsakh and joined our team in 2024. She works at the Berd Women's Resource Center Foundation as a seamstress and also conducts non-formal educational and recreational sessions for children aged 6–12.
Anahit received her education at Stepanakert State College, specializing in computer operations. She enjoys baking sweets, being creative in sewing, and working with children is her hobby.
Berd Women's Resource Center Foundation, Fitness Club Trainer
Gayane is from Berd and joined our team in 2023. She graduated from the Pedagogical Faculty of the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports and studied at the Yerevan Agricultural Academy.
In 1995–1996, she was a first-class weightlifter in Armenia.
Gayane has turned her passion into her profession, working as a professional athlete.
Alla is from the town of Berd and joined our team in 2023. She graduated from the Management Department of Berd State College.
In her free time, she enjoys listening to classical music, reading educational books, being interested in historical and sightseeing locations, and exploring the design field.
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