On August 24,  the closing and reporting concert of the folk ensemble “Melody Vocal” took place in the House of Culture of Berd. The concert started from Artsvaberd, Verin Karmiraghbyur, Tavush villages of Berd community.

The audience enjoyed and listened to Armenian, national, folk msuic and songs during the performance of the ensemble.

“Melody Vocal” folk ensemble was created by “Berd Culture Center” cultural NGO with the support of Berd Community Culture House and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports. The purpose of the ensemble is to spread and popularize Armenian, national, folk song art. It also aims to contribute to the formation of an atmosphere of solidarity between generations through folk song, and it is for this purpose that representatives of different generations of the Baird community and the settlements of the region are involved in the ensemble.



Starting from October 15, Tavush TV offers to present the advertisements of the businesses operating in border areas on our air and website for one month, free of charge. In case of the absence of advertisements the Tavush TV team will assist in making the video. Schoolchildren of border Nerkin Karmiraghbyur village contacted us.

They founded a business of natural and handmade soaps with floral bases and are involved in producing soaps.
The idea of starting production came to the children two years ago when they climbed a nearby mountain with their teacher to do studies. They say that there were many beautiful flowers, and they started thinking about what they could do to prolong the life of the flowers. It was from this idea that the production of natural soaps based on flowers began. The production was called “Hyun” in dialect; the name was not chosen accidentally the flower of the carnel tree is the most beautiful for the girls.

The girls color and illustrate the soaps, bringing their ideas to life. The colors of the soap named “Dream”, for example, are the colors of their dreams. Creative schoolchildren assure that they will continue their work with great potential, presenting themselves in the best way to the clients who trust them.

And Tavush Media continues to support border businesses of Tavush world. If you do not have an advertising video, we will assist you in making it and present your border business advertisement on our air and website for 1 month free of charge. Hurry up to apply!



Human and nature, each other’s partner and supporter. Grape harvest in Aygedzor.

The video of Tavush Media reporter Anahit Makyan from Berd region invites us all to move to the village for three minutes.



It has been 10 years since the United Nations declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child to talk about the rights of girls and the problems they face.

The day was celebrated in a unique way in Berd community. the celebration started with the establishment of a park for a girl child named “Ne” in “Soranner” Arboretum of Berd. 80 rose seedlings were planted in the newly created park by the Winnet Berd initiative.

The event was initiated by the UN Population Fund and Winnet Berd in collaboration with The Body Shop Armenia and Berd House of Culture. it was implemented within the framework of the program “Prevention of discriminatory selection based on the sex of the fetus and related harmful practices in the South Caucasus. support to regional, national, and South-South initiatives.” The project is financed by the European Union and the United Nations Population Fund.



We talked with Mrs. Nune about her life path, the difficulties she overcame as a woman, responsible work and family, creativity, and Tavush.

Nune Poghosyan was the first female lawyer, prosecutor, then judge of the former Shamshadin area. She opened the first law firm in Berd. She says she has a lot to tell us. Since 2013, after taking a well-deserved rest, she has been writing, and it is impossible to imagine the smell and the taste of the region without her talks.



Within the framework of the “EU COVID-19 Solidarity Program for Eastern Partnership Countries,” funded by the EU and implemented by the “Man in Need” NGO, the Berd Office of the Fund for Armenian Relief aimed to raise awareness about labor rights and their violations through the project, thus empowering the capabilities of the women living in the Berd community and making them competitive in the labor market.

At the initial stage of the project implementation, a needs assessment was carried out with the beneficiary women, as a result of which a series of training aimed at capacity building prepared, then an Advocacy group was formed from the six project beneficiary women, who participated in separate training on “Advocacy” and “Monitoring.”

The women presented the results of the conducted research during an extended discussion and received suggestions for solving the problems.

As a result of the “Employment of Women of the Berd Community affected by COVID -19” program, two participants have started working at one of the schools and kindergartens; one participant has started her own work, and one person has been admitted to a higher education institution.
At the closure event of the project, the FAR Berd Office awarded the participants certificates.



Touring puppet theatre of Chinari school will soon visit you.

In 2021, Eliza Amirkhanyan moved from Yerevan to border Chinari to teach at the school of the village within the framework of the “Teach For Armenia” program.

Besides daily classes, she has also established a puppetry club, and now, together with children, she takes the first steps of founding a touring puppet theatre. They create their own puppets: the most colorful and kindest characters in the world.

Eliza has an idea to travel to the villages of Tavush with the children and perform children’s puppet shows.



The closing and accountable concert of the “Melody Vocal” folk ensemble took place at the culture house of Berd. The series of concerts started in the villages of Artsvaberd, Verin Karmiraghbyur, and Tavush.
During the performance of the ensemble, the audience listened to and enjoyed Armenian, national, and folk music and songs.

“Melody vocal” ensemble was created by the “Berd Culture center” cultural NGO, with the support of Berd Community Culture House and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, and in partnership with Tavush TV. The goal of the ensemble is to spread and make Armenian national folk song art popular. It also aims to contribute to the formation of an atmosphere of solidarity between the generations; that’s why the representatives of different generations of the Berd community and the settlements of the community are involved in the ensemble.



92-year-old grandfather Askanaz, who has seen sorrow at all stages of his life, found the key to live and stay positive; according to him, it’s work that keeps a person young forever. When a person works and creates is able to stay away from the pain in the soul.

Tavush Media reporter, Laura Duryan tells us the story of the grandfather from Arstvaberd in the “Rural life” series.



Our correspondent from Berd, Esther Zakaryan, was in the Tavush fortress with the young people of Verin Karmiraghbyur and Norashen.

The Tavush Fortress was first mentioned at the beginning of the 10th century as the residence of the viceroys of Ashot Yerkat (mainly Tslik Amram). In the 10-11th centuries, the fortress passed to the Kyurikyans of Lori. Clay dishes and other items are still found in the territory of the fortress. The fortress was one of the unique ones that had its water supply.