The First World War and the Armenian Genocide were turning points for both the Armenian nation and the AGBU . In 1914 , Boghos Nubar left Egypt and moved to Paris . Despite the huge losses in different chapters of the union , the AGBU managed to render tangible help to the Genocide survivors . In October 1915 , the Sisvan school with 1,222 students , later an orphanage and a camp for women refugees , was established by the AGBU in the desert near Port Said , Egypt . This camp is where survivors of Musa Dagh settled . In the years following the Genocide , the AGBU became mainly involved in taking care of orphans . After the war , the AGBU was reformed and founded new branches in Armenian-populated regions of the Near East , Greece , France and USA
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian General Benevolent Union