On
August 31, the Human Rights Defender Ms. Anahit Manasyan participated in the
4th annual international festival of national music "Tshakhruk" for
people with special needs.
The
festival with slogan "Physical possibilities are worth nothing without a
soaring soul", the founding sisters of which are musicians Anna and Anahit
Mkhitaryans, was held in Gosh settlement of Tavush region.
The
group of people with special needs and individual performers from Kazakhstan,
Syria and from all specialised orphanages of Armenia, from special educational
institutions were participated in the festival.
This
year, all participants of the festival created the iconic canvas "Soaring
Soul" by "Tshakhruk", the exhibition of "aman-chaman"
clay dishes made by the children of the musical group also took place.
"Everything
that is not transmitted is lost. And that means that we must be able not only
to create values, but also to transmit them, not only to love, but also convey
the love in our hearts to each other. I want to record that the
"Tshakhruk" is about love, about the importance of creating values
and conveying them", - stated Anahit Manasyan.
Partners
of "Tshakhruk" international festival are the Human Rights Defender,
the Prosecution General, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and
Sports, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Kharberd Specialized
Children's Home and "My Step" foundation.