We were very excited to host some volunteers from Habitat’s team at Envoy Hostel just recently. They stayed here for almost two weeks and became really good friends of Envoy so it hasn’t been a while since they left but we already miss them.
Habitat for Humanity Armenia is a nongovernmental, nondenominational Christian charity that strives to eliminate poor housing and homelessness in Armenia. Over the years Habitat for Humanity Armenia has helped more than 550 families throughout the country to build new, decent houses for living and improve these families’ living conditions to a great extent.
Four volunteers from Canada joined the team of Habitat last month to help out with the construction work in Nshavan. Due to the help of these great people the family of Lernik Babayan from Nshavan got a brand new renovated house.
Our Canadian friends had more than a week of hard work and only few days for exploring the hidden beauty of Armenia. As their time for sightseeing was limited, Envoy organized a special touring program for them around Armenia. Our friends managed to see the gorgeous lake Sevan with the medieval monasteries around, the ancient temple of Garni and the amazing monastery of Geghard which is included among the five Armenian sites of UNESCO’s world heritage list. Their plans to climb the mount Aragats were canceled because of the bad weather but instead they went to the mystic ruins of Amberd fortress and after hiked all the way to the village of Byurakan. Here they had a delicious lunch with a local family with homemade honey and apple vodka tasting. This was not the first experience of cooperation between Envoy and Habitat so we are looking forward to continue working together.
If you are also interested in exploring Armenia within a limited time Envoy is happy to help you out with that. Encounter Armenia with Envoy Tours 
besides our regular tours we are always happy to organize custom trips especially for you so contact us for more info via email info@envoyhostel.com or visit www.envoyhostel.com.
For more info on Habitat for Humanity Armenia or to find out how you can get involved, check the following website - www.habitat.am
