Armenia. Tavush. 2013. Anush lives in Ayrum and was one of the founder members of the Lchkadzor Co-op. The co-op is made up of fruit pickers in the community (mainly women) who pick wild fruit from the surrounding forests or grow fruit on small plots of land. With Oxfam's support, the co-op have built their own fruit processing plant which will open in Spring 2014.
"I got fed up seeing women standing at the side of the road day after day and not selling. When the plant opens there will be something or everyone. It will be a real boost for the whole community. Fruit pickers will be able to pick more and sell more, some of us will be working in the plant, and looking at making the business work."