For the past eight years, the “Aram Manoukian Summer Camp” has been welcoming the children of Artsakh, in the mythical city of Shoushi, in Artsakh.

Conceived, planned and prepared by Ayda Shamlian, from Canada, with the assistance of her husband Haytoug and along with their two children Badrouyk and Dessyl, this event took place during the last six years in the community complex of the Naregatsi Art Institute in Shoushi.

Implemented over a period of three weeks (including weekends), the program is founded on the notions of culture, arts, nation and faith, and includes numerous playful and instructive events, various athletic games, a class of cultural expression, meals, science experiments in an amusing form, movies, and a special session of handicraft and artistic activities.

Each and every day of the Camp, along with their feelings of joy and satisfaction, the children take home the original works of arts and crafts which they put together during the day.  At the end of the Camp, all the material brought from Canada and used for the program is fully distributed to the children.

Since July 15, for the 9^th consecutive year, the “Aram Manoukian Summer Camp” is once again taking place in the Naregatsi Art Institute Centre of Shoushi, at the initiative and with the executive patronage of the Ayda-Haytoug Shamlian family, and with the significant support of a large number of their relatives and friends – without which it would have been impossible to continue this mission, expending it to its current level, this Summer Camp having developed into an institution  - .

This year, 370 children and teenagers are attending this Summer Camp.

 For more information : http://www.shoushisummercamp.org