SOAR Gyumri Transitional Center

Sewing and Craft Social Entrepreneurship

GET YOUR CHRISTMAS ORDERS IN BEFORE DECEMBER 1ST TO ENSURE DELIVERY IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!

Choose from holiday table runners and sets, laptop bags, pen and pencil holders, tote bags, Marash* bags, makeup bags, pillowcases and other unique handmade gifts infused with tradition and love.

All handcrafted, unique designs!

FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OF $200 OR MORE!

Use This Opportunity for Early Christmas Shopping!

(If ordering more than 10 items, please order early to allow for the additional time it will take to create).

This is your contribution to Armenia’s future.

By supporting our workshop, you not only get quality handcrafts from Armenia but also help our young women acquire professional skills.

Gyumri So-Art was developed to provide basic professional skills and education on fiscal independence to the residents of our Transitional Center in Gyumri. We approach our handcraft business to educate our young women in entrepreneurial rather than consumer thinking. This instills in them the importance of financial security and gives them the opportunity to become active and confident, independent, and self-sufficient.

*Marash was a form of embroidery popular among the Armenians of Marash, a city in Cilician Armenia near the Mediterranean Sea. Created by weaving a surface pattern through a lattice framework of two rows, it was originally used for decorating various household textiles, usually furnishings. Embroidery was also used for religious purposes, such as decorations for church objects or vestments for priests. These could be crosses in the style of Armenian khachkars but also patterns of flowers or other geometrical designs.

Corporate matching can double or even triple the impact of your donation!

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