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    MCA-Armenia: We Construct-We Take Care

    armradio.an
    10.04.2010 15:30

    On April 10, 2010 the Millennium Challenge Account - Armenia
    (MCA-Armenia) marked the completion of 550 meters of the tertiary
    canal in Norabats community (Ararat marz) through a unique event. In
    collaboration with Foundation for Preservation of Wildlife and
    Cultural Assets (FPWC) and Sunchild Eco-clubs, MCA-Armenia, its
    partners, and Norabats community members joint their efforts to clean
    the area around the canal and to plant 150 trees along the canal
    length.

    The event intended to increase awareness of MCA-Armenia's
    environmental practices and to contribute to social responsibility for
    irrigation infrastructure and its surrounding environment.

    In all of its construction and programmatic activities MCA-Armenia
    emphasizes environmentally sensitive behavior including leaving the
    construction area clean and planting trees where possible.

    Combining this environmental event with the canal opening was a
    forceful way of raising issues about the importance of green areas and
    the harm of garbage disposal into the canals. It sensitized
    program-related staff, community members and the general public about
    the need to act responsibly and sensibly toward nature in general and
    irrigation water in particular.

    The main messages of the event included: `We Construct, We Take Care';
    `Why Clean?' and `Why plant?'.

    The event started with a small opening ceremony followed by the
    cleaning and planting and completed with releasing the water into the
    canal. Ara Hovsepyan, the CEO of MCA-Armenia and Galust Galstyan, the
    mayor of Norabats community signed a memorandum about respective
    responsibilities with regard to tree planting and their further care.

    14 communities in Armavir, Ararat and Vayots Dzor Marzes are currently
    benefiting from the tertiary canal rehabilitation under MCA-Armenia's
    Infrastructure Activity. While Norabats (and its almost 2000
    residents) is the first among these communities to receive water
    through the newly rehabilitated canal section, it is expected that
    many of these communities will be able to use their canals already
    during this irrigation season. Construction of this canal is
    implemented by Yerevanshin RPU LLC.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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