Meet Azniv and Sevan, the cupcake makers.
Azniv is among the estimated 12,000 members of Syria’s ethnic Armenian population who have fled to Armenia since the Syrian crisis erupted in March 2011.
She was 27-year-old when she left Aleppo in 2012 and, like many other arrivals, struggled to find work due to the harsh economic climate and the language barrier. But things began to improve when she and a fellow refugee, Sevan, joined an income-generation programme for Syrians, funded by UNHCR and implemented by the Armenian Red Cross Society and a government department that encourages entrepreneurs to set up new businesses.
Their innovative proposal to bake cupcakes and advertise and sell them online was accepted and the two women were given a small loan, equipment for baking and some training in how to run a business.
We are marking 10 years of the Syrian crisis by sharing photos of Syrians who were forced to flee home - but have now found safety around the world.
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