Welcome to the website of Arabkir United Children’s Charity Foundation!
Arabkir United Children’s Charity Foundation (Arabkir UCCF) is a non-for-profit charitable organization that was founded in 1995 by joint efforts of doctors from Belgium, Switzerland and Armenia. The activities performed by the organization are aimed to improve health and well-being of children in Armenia.
Here you will find information featuring the projects, activities realized by Arabkir UCCF as well as information about how you can support us in bringing positive change in the lives of children in Armenia.
Our Mission
The mission of the organization is to improve the health and well-being of children in Armenia by contributing to
- Increase of quality of inpatient and outpatient care
- Implementation of continuous education projects for medical staff
- Provision of equipment to medical structures
- Development and implementation of psychosocial projects
Our Staff
Spartak Ghazaryan
Arabkir UCCF, Director
Shushan Davtyan
Arabkir UCCF, Office Manager
Nazeli Mheryan
Arabkir UCCF, Chief Accountant
Luisa Shahbazyan
Arabkir UCCF, pharmacist
Liana Sahakyan
Arabkir UCCF, Construction Projects Assistant
Our History
After devastating earthquake in 1988, many foreign humanitarian organizations offered their support and aid to Armenia and doctors from Switzerland and Belgium were among those who willingly and readily offered their professional expertise and assistance to their Armenian counterparts.
The close cooperation established has extended over the time, leading to development and implementation of numerous targeted projects aimed to improve child health in Armenia. In 1990 doctors from Armenia, Switzerland and Belgium joined their efforts to found Arabkir Medical Center, which was providing specialized services in urology, nephrology and surgery. The department of hemodialysis for children, which was established at the Medical Center, is the only one in Armenia. It has been effectively functioning up to the present. In 1991 the first kidney transplantation in Armenia has been realized in the Medical Center. The cooperation has initiated many projects aimed at child health improvement, which have positively impacted on the child health indicators.
To extend and make the cooperation more effective, SEMRA Foundation, VAD Association, NAF Association united and founded Arabkir UCCF, which has established effective cooperation with numerous organizations over the time.
