Zaruhi Babayan
gets to know Ella, a beautician, mother, and tailor.
UNHCR Armenia National Supporter and famous Armenian singer Zaruhi Babayan visited Ukrainian refugee Ella and her family.
They live in a communal centre for refugees in Yerevan, Armenia. Ella is a beautician and dreams of opening her own beauty salon to support her family with four small children. Ella told Zaruhi about the difficulties Ukrainian families have gone through due to the conflict, the story of the flight, and the ambition to start a new life in their new home in Armenia.
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