Based on the idea that all children and young people should enjoy proper and equal education opportunities as an important gateway into a successful future and professional career, the Naregatsi Art Institute (NAI) has designed and executes a manifold of educational, artistic and cultural programs targeted at the socially and/or economically vulnerable groups of children in Armenia, their education, artistic development, wellbeing, and social integration.

The donation made kindly by the Small World UAE was, in this respect, a valuable contribution to the Naregatsi Art Institute, since it allowed us the additional means to finance the activities of the Naregatsi Folk Instruments Ensemble and the Naregatsi Art Institute Center in Shushi.

The Naregatsi Folk Instruments Ensemble is founded with a vision to promote the love and interest of younger generations towards the riches of Armenian traditional music and musical instruments. The ensemble is a space where to mentor and train younger performers to fill in the voids of Armenian folk music and performing arts scene. It was back in 2005 when Naregatsi Art Institute took up the initiative to provide tuition-free tar and kamancha classes for gifted children in need of financial support. In those years the classes of folk instruments at the music schools in Armenia were not yet tuition free, and Naregatsi Art Institute, motivated by the desire to encourage younger performers, established a special scholarship for them.