Kushane Chobanyan

Kushane Chobanyan is a journalist and podcaster based in Armenia, with over a decade of experience covering human-centered stories related to conflict, displacement, inclusion and education. She collaborates with UNICEF Armenia and is the sound producer of the Armav AAC educational app, which supports children with communication challenges. Chobanyan is also the creator of an animated podcast series that explores the taste memories of displaced people, combining storytelling with audio-visual art to amplify underrepresented voices.
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Lousé Foundation goes beyond rehabilitation

At Lousé Foundation, Anahit Ohanyan, a designer and lecturer displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, helps parents of children with disabilities…

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More than toys: Inside Zarman’s educational toy lab in Armenia

There is a special room at the Child Development Foundation in Armenia where Marine Safrastyan, a longtime employee of the…

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Two voices, one field: Shaping art therapy in Armenia

Art as healing: A story from Tatev Harutyunyan’s experience A 60-year-old woman entered psychotherapy with depression, psychosomatic headaches and a…

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Learning the craft of winemaking at Sebastatsi School

When walking through the large campus of Sebastatsi School in Yerevan, one unusual sight may stand out: grapevines peacefully soaking…

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Voices that break barriers

Every day at the Mughdusyan Art Center, children gather and no one asks who can afford to be there and…

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Not your typical Armenian wedding — and that’s the point

There are love stories that begin with a meeting, and there are those that begin with a question. When Sirarpi…

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Breaking the cycle: Kima Harutyunyan on art, women and invisible labor

While scrolling through Facebook, I noticed a post titled “Forced Service.” It featured a mandala-shaped composition in which half-eaten food…

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From city streets to mud and meadows: Village is the greatest teacher

As a child, I grew up entirely in an urban environment. While my friends spent their summer vacations in villages…

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Returning to grandma’s yard: Inside Mamik Guest House in Nork, Yerevan

In February 2020, ethnographer Vanuhi Simonyan and former bank employee Shogher Hakobyan co-organized a festival dedicated to Barekendan, once one…

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Creating confidence: How one woman built a skincare brand that celebrates aging

It was one of those sunny Yerevan mornings when Arpi Barseghyan, founder of the Armenian skincare brand Bnatur, entered the…

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