Teach For Armenia began working in now occupied Artsakh in 2017. Since then, we have invested in its people, and most critically in its students, and continue to do so today in Armenia. Following the forcible displacement of the ethnic Armenian population from Artsakh / Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023, we mobilized an Education in Emergencies response to meet the social-emotional and learning needs of students in their new communities. We stand firm in our commitment to provide quality education to our next generation of leaders.

Read more about Teach For Armenia’s work in Artsakh in the 5-Year Artsakh Report:

Teach For Armenia mobilized an emergency response to help forcibly displaced students integrate into their new homes and heal. Leveraging experience from our emergency response to the 2020 Artsakh war, Teach For Armenia has formed a coalition of organizations to coordinate wraparound support for displaced students. We will work with the Armenian government to position public schools as community centers where community-based organizations can orchestrate carefully coordinated services, including education, nutrition, health, housing, and psychological support.

With this and other regular actions, the Azerbaijani side grossly violates the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which defines the right of every individual to receive an education. These actions have had a detrimental effect on the right to education of around 30,000 children, guaranteed by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The blocking of the Goris-Stepanakert road has hindered the ability of Armenian and international educational organizations to operate properly. Many of their employees are unable to return to their communities or are under siege in Artsakh.