Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (Soar) - Sydney Incorporated

in armenia, there are both "natural"​ and "social"​ orphans. natural orphans have no mother or father. social orphans have living parents that are unable or unwilling to care for them. the state orphanages are underfunded, in disrepair, and understaffed. although the children receive basic material and educational support, most institutions fail to care for the emotional, spiritual, and psychological well-being of the children. according to the 2010 trafficking in persons report, armenia has tier 2 status because its street children, orphans, and institutionalized children are at very high risk of being trafficked, abused, falling into prostitution, and/or coming into conflict with the law. the society for orphaned armenian relief (soar) was founded in 2005 and is dedicated to providing humanitarian relief to orphaned children living in armenia. since then soar has expanded its mission to include orphanages in nagorno-karabakh and a summer camp in javakh. sydney joined the soar family