Armenian General Benevolent Union
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The Armenian General Benevolent Union abbreviated as AGBU, is a non-profit Armenia
n organization. It was established in Cairo
, Egypt
in 1906. With the onset of World War II
, headquarters were moved to New York City
, New York
.
With an annual international budget of $36 million, AGBU preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually serving some 400,000 Armenians in 35 countries. In 2006, the AGBU celebrated its centenary in its headquarters in New York City.
It awards scholarship
grants and loans to more than 500 students worldwide; it supports the American University of Armenia
and Yerevan State University
.
The Union has funded a number of benevolent causes, including supporting the Lord Byron School
, which was donated by the British government following the earthquake in Armenia in 1988. The school has continued to twin with the Holgate School
in Nottingham.
, internship and mentoring programs and the performing arts. It claims to be the world's largest non-profit Armenian organization.
AGBU Regional:
AGBU Schools:
Others:
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n organization. It was established in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
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in 1906. With the onset of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, headquarters were moved to New York City
New York City
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, New York
New York
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.
With an annual international budget of $36 million, AGBU preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually serving some 400,000 Armenians in 35 countries. In 2006, the AGBU celebrated its centenary in its headquarters in New York City.
Centers, Chapters and Offices
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Education
AGBU operates 18 day schools and 15 Saturday (one-day) schools. Some of the important schools run by the AGBU include:- AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian SchoolAGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian SchoolNot to be confused with the Demirdjian.AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School is an Armenian-American private school located in Winnetka, Los Angeles, California, USA. It is financed and run by the Armenian General Benevolent Union. With 947 students, it is the 2nd largest Armenian private school in the...
, Canoga Park, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... - AGBU High School, PasadenaAGBU High School, PasadenaAGBU Vatche & Tamar manoukian High School is a private Armenian-American school located in Pasadena, California which opened its doors in September 2006. It is owned and operated by the Armenian General Benevolent Union, the largest Armenian philanthropic organization in the diaspora that also...
- Manoogian School, Southfield, MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
- Alex Manoogian School, MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. - Marie Manoogian School, Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
It awards scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
grants and loans to more than 500 students worldwide; it supports the American University of Armenia
American University of Armenia
The American University of Armenia is a private, nonsectarian, independent university founded in 1991 in Yerevan, Armenia. Its creation inspired in the aftermath of the 1988 Leninakan Earthquake, the university is the first Armenian institution modeled on Western-style higher education, committed...
and Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University is a university in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded on May 16 1919, it is the largest university in the country with 110 departments. Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents , and 360 assistant lecturers...
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The Union has funded a number of benevolent causes, including supporting the Lord Byron School
Lord Byron School (Gyumri)
Lord Byron School #20 was founded in 1988 in Gyumri following the Spitak earthquake that devastated the city, by funds provided by the British Government as well as donations raised by the British people...
, which was donated by the British government following the earthquake in Armenia in 1988. The school has continued to twin with the Holgate School
Holgate School (Hucknall)
Holgate School is a specialist "School of arts" in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England, a former mining community north of Nottingham. The school has a centre for deaf students and the sixth form serves both the secondary schools in Hucknall...
in Nottingham.
Youth and Culture
Through its extensive global network of 75 chapters, young professionals groups, centers and offices, the organization sponsors numerous worthwhile cultural and humanitarian programs, including children's centers, soup kitchens, summer camps, athletics and ScoutsScouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
, internship and mentoring programs and the performing arts. It claims to be the world's largest non-profit Armenian organization.
Publications
With more than a dozen publications in six languages, AGBU has a rich publishing tradition- Ararat QuarterlyArarat QuarterlyArarat Quarterly is an international quarterly of literature, history, popular culture and the arts published in EnglishThe quarterly is published by the Armenian General Benevolent Union in New York, NY....
(born 1959) A quarterly of literature, history, popular culture and the arts. - AGBU News (New York, NY, USA)
- AGBU Voice (Bulgaria)
- Arek MonthlyArek MonthlyArek Monthly is a monthly magazine published in Cairo, Egypt by Armenian General Benevolent Union in Arabic covering Armenian subjects and concentrating on Arab-Armenian relations....
(Cairo, Egypt) - Desilk (Scarborough, Canada)
- Deghegadou (Cairo, Egypt)
- Generation 3 (Argentina)
- Hayatsk (Aleppo, Syria)
- Hoosharar (New York, NY, USA)
- Khosnag (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Mioutune (Sydney, Australia)
- Parekordzagani Tsayn (Sofia, Bulgaria)
- Revue Arménienne des Questions Contemporaines (France)
- UGAB-France (Paris, France)
- Yeram (Damascus, Syria)
- Generacion 3 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Presidents
- Boghos NubarBoghos NubarBoghos Nubar also known as Boghos Nubar Pasha was a Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly, liberal, the son of Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha and the founder, alongside ten other Armenian national movement leaders, of the Armenian General Benevolent Union on April 15, 1905.He was the...
(1906–1928) - Founder - Calouste GulbenkianCalouste GulbenkianCalouste Sarkis Gulbenkian was an Armenian businessman and philanthropist. He played a major role in making the petroleum reserves of the Middle East available to Western development...
(1930–1932) - Zareh NubarZareh NubarZareh Nubar was son of Boghos Nubar, the founder of the Armenian General Benevolent Union and grandson of the Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha....
(1932–1943) - Arshag KaragheusianArshag KaragheusianArshag Karagheusian was an Armenian rug manufacturer and co-owner of A. & M. Karagheusian, Inc.. He also served as the head of the Armenian General Benevolent Union becoming its 4th president from 1943 to 1952, after Boghos Nubar, Calouste Gulbenkian and Zareh Nubar.-Career:Arshag Karagheusian and...
(1943–1953) of A & M Karagheusian - Alex ManoogianAlex ManoogianAlexander "Alex" Manoogian was an Armenian-American industrial engineer, businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist who had most of his career in Detroit, Michigan. He and his wife Marie donated their home to the city, which uses the Manoogian Mansion as the mayoral residence...
(1953–1989) - Honorary Life President. - Louise Manoogian SimoneLouise Manoogian SimoneLouise Manoogian Simone is an Armenian American philanthropist. She was president of the Armenian General Benevolent Union from 1989 to 2002....
(1989–2002) - Berge SetrakianBerge SetrakianBerge Setrakian born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1949 is a lawyer by profession and is the current President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union since 2002. He has a Master Degrees in French and Comparative Laws and after practicing law for some years in Beirut, joined the law firm of Whitman &...
(2002–present)
External links
AGBU Regional:
- Armenia
- Canada
- Middle East
- South America
- USA
AGBU Schools:
- AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian School, Southfield, Michigan
- Ecole Alex Manoogian, Montreal, Canada
- Manoogian-Demirdjian School, Canoga Park, CA
- AGBU Zarookian School, Scarborough, Toronto, Canada
Others: