EXPLOREHOW IT WORKSSTART YOUR CAMPAIGN - Wheat Fest campaign flours with 41% funding and 16 days to go!

Web Version | Like Tweet Forward Invest in rural startups-- contribute and share! Grandma Svetlana (above) has lived in Vardenis all her life. Every day she bakes bread the traditional Armenian way: in a tonir. Svetlana will sell her homemade lavash and other baked goods at the Golden Wheat Festival next month alongside 10 other small business owners. We are moments away from hitting the halfway point in our campaign to support the festival's operating costs and are looking to you to tip it past 50%! Click here to contribute--be sure to send the link to the campaign to all of your friends who believe in supporting skilled entrepreneurship in Armenia! So far we've raised $4,102. All we need is 200 people to donate $30 each and we will reach our $10,037 goal. It doesn't take much too make a difference! Check out our revamped virtual home: www.onearmenia.org! We've been promising a new website for over a year now and are happy to share it with you at last! It's accessible on desktop, mobile and tablet and improves upon our original website in the following ways: 1. fun, easy-to use, photography-centric design 2. vertical narratives on all our projects' evolutions from start to finish 3. up-to-date content relating to all our projects and the latest on what's cool in Armenia, Click here to see ONEArmenia's new and improved cyberhome! And send us your thoughts on it! Like what you see? Show us some love with just 1 click! Go to our Facebook page and hit the Like button to not only be the first person to know about all the latest updates on our projects, but to also push 1A one step closer to having 30,000 likes. Then we can have one more thing to celebrate: our global community's steady and exponential growth! Updated photos of progress at Aragatsavan's school construction The first tiles have already been placed as the construction of Aragatsavan's new cafeteria and toothbrushing station continues! In spring 2014, Children of Armenia Fund brought on 1A to crowdfund the construction of a cafeteria and toothbrushing station in the school building of Aragatsavan, a village located about an hour and a half outside Yerevan. There is currently no system-wide lunch program in Armenia's schools. Students either go hungry, eat a small pastry or simply leave their campus to find food throughout the school day. The cafeteria and toothbrushing station is a chance for 160 elementary students in Aragatsavan at healthy teeth and happy tummies! Click here to see more photos! Be the change - become a ONEArmenia Ambassador Are you a mover and a shaker wanting to make a difference in your Armenian community? ONEArmenia is seeking enthusastic individuals to be representatives of our organization around the globe. Help us spread the word about our campagins, projects, and message and be your Armenian community's agent for change! Contact us to learn more about being an ONEArmenia Ambassador! ONEArmenia is a for-purpose platform based in Yerevan and New York City that crowdfunds and crowdsources innovative culture + tech projects in Armenia. Our global community has crowdfunded over $110,000 to realize 7 projects since September 2012. Our past projects included greenhouses for a border village, instruments for a youth orchestra, operational funds for one of only two women's shelters in the country, and construction materials for a clean water system and kindergarten in Nagorno-Karabagh. Click on the images below to learn more! And let's not forget SHIFT::Tech: a world-wide app challenge that invited people from around the world to pitch their ideas for a scalable and profitable mobile application to compete for $25,000 in design, branding and mobile development support -- all in Armenia. The winning idea, "The Bucket List," is currently being developed! **** WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH YOU **** // Check us out at onearmenia.org // Facebook: facebook.com/onearmenia // Twitter: twitter.com/OneArmenia // Instagram: @onearmenia Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe 135 West 26th Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10001 contact@onearmenia.org Sign upLog in Hooray! Indiegogo just got more social. You can now see what your Facebook friends are funding. Learn more. Support Eco-Tourism & Small Businesses in Armenia Story Updates 3 Comments 6 Funders 69 Gallery 10 Email Embed Link Follow Fund Vardenis' wheat-themed festival that will activate up to 10 local small businesses! Yerevan, Armenia Small Business ONEArmenia is partnering with the Homeland Development Initiative Foundation (HDIF) to crowdfund a portion of the operational costs of a wheat-themed festival in the rural town of Vardenis, Armenia. Up to 10 local farmers and artisans will be selling traditional foods and handmade crafts—even beer—that are all either made of locally-grown wheat or inspired by it. The festival will take place in September 2014 and is expected to attract about 3,000 guests from all over the country who will spend the day eating great food (lavash, harissa, gata) and buying unique handmade products sold by local small business owners. Local traditional musicians and dancers will perform throughout the day, and transportation at the festival site will be provided by local drivers. The idea is to activate as many skilled people in the area as possible and to present Vardenis as a desirable place for tourists to visit and explore. About HDIF's Festival/Eco-Tourism Model The festival is the culmination of a larger program led by HDIF that works closely with local small business owners throughout the regions of Armenia to develop their brands, know the value of their land and product and to network with others. HDIF has hosted several successful festivals in Armenia’s regions in recent years, with thousands of guests driving in from other parts of the country to participate in the festival’s programming and to buy the local products made by the men and women of the given area. This eco-tourism model empowers locals who are traditionally trained in the agricultural, handicrafts and food sectors to see themselves as businesspeople and create a steady source of income for their families. Job Creation In addition to the small business owners' profits from sales throughout the day, local traditional musicians and dancers will be hired to perform, and transportation at the festival site will be provided by local drivers. Because the festival is the culmination of weeks-long small business training with the HDIF staff, the entire experience opens the door for significant growth: new business partnerships, hiring employees and selling products in new places are attainable goals. Sustainability In addition to the immediate income from sales during the festival itself, business owners will have the opportunity to capitalize on the renewed focus on their town and products by selling their products via HDIF's partnership with e-commerce site shoplavenk.com. A number of rural Armenian handicraft brands developed in partnership with the HDIF team are already for sale on the site. Project Timeline Planning for the festival is already underway, and the festival itself will take place in September. ________________________________________________________________________ Организация ONEArmenia в сотрудничестве Homeland Development Initiative Foundation (HDIF) собирает часть эксплуатационных расходов на фестиваль пшеницы в загородной местности города Варденис, Армения. До 10 местных фермером и ремесленников будут продавать традиционные блюда и поделки (даже пиво), продукты для которых были выращены в регионе. Фестиваль пройдет в сентябре 2014 года и, как ожидается привлечет около 3 000 гостей из всех уголков страны, которые проведут день за вкусной едой (лаваш, харисса, гата) и приобретут уникальные изделия ручной работы, продаваемые местными владельцами малого бизнеса. Традиционные местные музыканты и танцоры будут выступать на протяжении дня, а транспортировка на фестиваль будет обеспечена местными водителями. Идея в том, чтобы задействовать как можно больше квалифицированных людей в области, а возможно и представить Варденис как желанное место для туристов. О проекте фестиваля и эко-туризма HDIF Фестиваль является кульминацией обширной программы возглавляемая HDIF, которая работает в тесном контакте с местными владельцами малого бизнеса в регионах Армении, чтобы развивать свои бренды, знать цену своей земле, продуктам и связям с другими. В последние годы, HDIF провела несколько успешных фестивалей в регионах Армении, которые посетили на автомобилях тысячи людей из разных уголков страны, чтобы принять участие в программах фестиваля и купить местные продукты, сделанные мужчинами и женщинами данной области. Эта эко-туристическая модель, позволяет местным жителям, которые традиционно обучаются в сельском хозяйстве, ремесле и пищевых секторах, увидеть себя в качестве предпринимателей и создать устойчивый источник дохода для их семей. Создание рабочих мест В дополнение к прибыли владельцев малого бизнеса от продаж, для выступлений в течение дня будут наняты местные традиционные музыканты и танцоры, а транспортировка на территорию фестиваля будет обеспечена за счет местных водителей. Так как фестиваль — это кульминация длящегося неделю обучения малому бизнесу с персоналом HDIF, весь опыт открывает возможности для значительного роста: новые бизнес-партнерства, найм сотрудников и продажа продукции на новых местах . Устойчивость В дополнение к немедленному доходу от продаж во время самого фестиваля, владельцы бизнеса будут иметь возможность заработать на приобретенном внимании к своему городу и продуктам, продавая свои товары через интернет-магазин HDIF shoplavenk.com. Рядсельских брендов армянских ремесел, разработанных совместно с командой HDIF, уже находятся на сайте для продажи. График проекта Планирование фестиваля уже идет полным ходом, и сам фестиваль состоится в сентябре. Find This Campaign On Facebook Twitter YouTube Website Team ONEArmenia Team 0 FRIENDS Nora Kayserian Operations Anahid Yahjian Creative Direction Lilit Markosian PR/Social Media Astghik Sayadyan Creative Production $5,600USD RAISED OF $10,037 GOAL 56% 13 days left This campaign started on Aug 05 and will close on September 04, 2014 (11:59pm PT). Flexible Funding CONTRIBUTE NOW IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ONEArmenia SELECT A PERK $25USD Featured We take care of you Wheat themed jazzve holder, hand made in Vardenis. 22 claimed $5USD Vardenis Love Special thanks on the Vardenis Golden Wheat Festival page on Facebook! 5 claimed $100USD Cooking with Style A wheat themed potholder and oven glove, made by Vardenis Sewing + all of the above. 7 claimed $250USD Wear Your Passion A handmade wheat themed cloth bag + all of the above. 1 claimed $500USD Decorate with Love A package with straw man + woman ornaments + all of the above made by Vardenis Sewing. 1 claimed $1,000USD Celebrate! A pair of fabulous stone khatchkar bookends, hand carved in Vardenis + all of the above. 1 claimed Do you think this campaign contains prohibited content? Let us know. Help make it happen for Support Eco-Tourism & Small Businesses in Armenia and the team! CONTRIBUTE NOW CAMPAIGNING Start Your Campaign Pricing Campaign Playbook Campaign Support CONTRIBUTING Explore Partner Pages Contributing Playbook Contributing Support SIGN UP FOR DAILY INSPIRATION SIGN UP NOW Private, secure, spam-free ABOUT INDIEGOGO How It Works About Us Careers Brand Resources Press Blog HELP Crowdfunding Playbook Trust & Safety Help & Support Contact Us GET THE LATEST LANGUAGE English Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Partner Terms © 2014 Indiegogo, Inc. All Rights Reserved