Six out of Ten Regions (“Zoramas”) in Artsakh are Now Fully Outfitted and Operational
In December 2017, AWHF visited multiple, remote defense positions on the front lines to monitor
the deployment of the latest shipment of U.S.-made, life-saving first aid kits. In all instances, we observed complete and proper deployment of the first aid kits to front-line personnel. We
congratulate our defense forces on their professionalism and preparedness! Watch our brave
young combat medics explain the contents and uses of advanced casualty care kits.
We observed a high level of operational readiness and high spirits among our defense forces, ahead of the year-end holidays. All were greatly appreciative of AWHF donors and partner organizations for the level of care and attention demonstrated through these world-class kits and other efforts. Thank you to all our donors for making this achievement possible, you have truly made a significant impact on the battlefield and the well-being of our heroes.
During this trip, we continued to receive first-hand reports of multiple lives saved with AWHF
first aid kits. Statistics are not yet available for publication, but the numbers exceeded our
expectations. We must do everything possible to cover the entire front with these highly effective
kits as soon as possible. With your continued contributions, our goal is to complete deployment
of kits across the entire front line of Artsakh and Armenia in 2018.
Armenian Medical Fund, USA, (“AMF”) Commits Additional $100,000 for 2018
We are pleased to announce that AMF will continue co-funding first-aid kits with us, bringing
their total support to $290,000 over the past 2 years. Thank you to AMF, their board and all their
supporters.
AWHF Issues Financial Report: Impactful Programs of $224,000 Funded in 2017
AWHF operated with zero administrative costs, as the founders continued to cover all admin
expenses personally, in addition to funding a meaningful portion of the programs. Visit our
website at www.armenianwoundedheroes.com for the detailed financial summary. The below
figures include co-funding by Armenian Medical Fund, USA, and Hamazkayin New York for 2017.
In 2017, AWHF complete several high-impact programs for our heroes:
- Supplied military first-aid kits to four more regions, bringing the total to six out of ten regions of Artsakh ($166,588)
- Funded rehabilitation programs for our wounded heroes ($52,447)
- Saved hero Avetis Zargaryan from paralysis with advanced treatment in Moscow
- Funded rehabilitation and recovery for approximately 20 other heroes in Yerevan
- Sponsored triple-amputee, Major Sargis Stepanyan at the World Cup for Arm-Wrestling (he won two gold and one silver medals)
- Delivered four shipments of critical medical supplies and advanced equipment to the central military hospital
- Completed a pilot project in Artsakh for the creation of job opportunities for wounded heroes ($4,985)
Read the complete 2017 Financial Summary
