Institution Ada Keshishyants Day Center for Children with Disabilities

Age 9

Date Profile Received: 2023-09-11

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: 2015-09-09

Family History: Nara's father, Hayk, has been diagnosed with neurofibromatosis which has caused malignancies and amputations. He is currently unemployed. Her mother, Christine, is a teacher, but because of Hayk's and Nara's conditions, she cannot work outside the home. She recently received her certification for sewing and wants to start her own business making bedding, but her sewing machine is very old. Nara has two brothers, and the family lives in a one-room, 495 square foot apartment. The apartment needs repair and new furnishings and appliances (the refrigerator does not work).

Medical History: Nara has been diagnosed with neurofibromatosis and epilepsy. She needs to go to Yerevan twice a year for MRIs. The dampness of the apartment causes Nara joint and bone pain.

Immediate Needs: New housing, furnishings, medical expenses, a new sewing machine for Christine's sewing business, school supplies, food and clothes ($3,600/annually).

Nara with her father and one brother