AYF Initiates Fundraiser to Raise Awareness, Counter Domestic Violence in Armenia
by UHRC on 07/12/18 at 7:05 pm
LOS ANGELES – On Friday November 30th, the United Human Rights Council (UHRC), a central council of the Armenian Youth Federation – Western United States (WUS), initiated a T-shirt fundraiser to raise awareness about and support efforts to counter recent domestic, gender-based violence in Armenia. The T-shirts are now available at www.ayfwest.org/shop. The T-shirts state […]
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