Soldiers have various injuries and are at different levels of rehabilitation.
AWHF provided initial funding for a large team of doctors, therapists and other personnel as well as the soldiers’ lodging and nutrition expenses to lay the foundation for the current center operating at the Heratsi hospital today.
You can also volunteer to teach or even entertain, such as Nune Melikyan’s private violin performance for the soldiers.
AWHF Sponsors Sargis Stepanyan, for the Paralympics Arm-Wrestling Championship (Completed)
Sargis Stepanyan, pictured here with his nephew, is a special ops soldier who lost both his legs and one arm while retrieving his fallen comrades under enemy fire. AWHF sponsored Sargis for the international paralympic arm-wrestling competition in 2017 and 2018, and in both cases Sargis returned with multiple medals and the title of WORLD CHAMPION two years in a row. He continues to serve as an example of recovery and perseverance for all of our heroes.
In the longer term, Sargis will need advanced prosthetics to return to a fully functioning life. This is estimated to cost $60,000. Sargis has served as a mentor to other wounded heroes and actively provides counseling. His goal is to work with AWHF to establish a physical and psychological rehabilitation center for our veterans.
Watch below as Sargis Stepanyan defeats his opponent from Ukraine, at the World Arm-Wrestling Championship in Bulgaria.
AWHF Delivers $5,000 of Household Goods and Medical Treatment for Grigor Harutunyan, 14 (Completed)
Grigor’s father died defending Artsakh from Azeri aggressors in early April 2016. Grigor suffers from cerebral palsy, and his family has been unable to provide the necessary medical treatment. AWHF financed a full year of treatment for Grigor, and delivered basic household items, including a refrigerator, oven, television, and other appliances, as well as basic furniture and food items to his house in Shushi.
