About VIVA

An Armenian foundation built for practical medical response.

VIVA began with urgent healthcare support in 2016 and continues to connect local knowledge with donors, partners, and medical professionals.

VIVA Foundation volunteer discussing medical assistance with a woman in Armenia
A VIVA volunteer discusses a medical assistance request with a programme participant.

Our story

From one urgent delivery to long-term regional work.

VIVA was established on 7 April 2016. Four days later, the new foundation delivered its first medical support. The organisation grew around a direct idea: healthcare facilities and professionals should have the equipment, medicines, materials, and instruments needed to care for people wherever they live.

That practical beginning still shapes VIVA’s work. Programmes respond to immediate need while building relationships and local capacity that can last beyond a single intervention.

01

Useful

Start with a real need, listen to the people closest to it, and provide medical support, equipment, or training that can be put to work in practice.

VIVA Foundation doctor in an orange volunteer shirt examining a child during a free medical consultation in Armenia

02

Local

Work with Armenian professionals and institutions that understand regional conditions.

VIVA volunteers registering patients during a community healthcare visit in Armenia

03

Accountable

Give donors and partners a clear route to public documents, reports, and programme evidence.

VIVA volunteer examining an older woman during a regional healthcare visit in Armenia
VIVA Foundation volunteers on a regional community support visit in Armenia

Meet the people behind VIVA.

See VIVA’s foundation council, trustees, ambassadors, and office team.