Key Milestones
1890 | Establishment of Société de Bienfaisance des Arméniens de Paris. | |
1923 | Registration as a non profit organization under the French law of 1901. | NGO |
1947 | First Retirement home opened in Andilly to care for elderly Armenian refugees. | |
1953 | EHPAD ( retirement home ) in Montmorency is opened | |
1954 | Société de Bienfaisance is renamed Association Arménienne d’Aide Sociale . | AAAS |
1956 | Recognized as a beneficial to the public at large by the French Government | |
1959 | Retirement Home Arménien is opened in Saint Raphael. | |
1982 | Launch of the first Armenian radio station “ASK” in Paris. | |
1986 | Retirement home Eglantier is opened in Gonesse. | |
2004 | Armenian Fund for Sustainable Development is founded | |
2004 up to date | More than 350 development projects in Armenia |