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HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN VISITS CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTER OF "PRKUTYUN" NGO
ARMENPRESS
JUNE 3, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JUNE 3, ARMENPRESS: Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly
Hovik Abrahamyan accompanied by Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan visited children
and youth center of "Prkutyun" non-governmental organization.
The top guests toured in the center, spoke with members, and employees,
got acquainted with their issues.
Director of the center Arpine Abrahamyan told the reporters that
exhibition of works of the children of the center was organized in
February in the NA during which Hovik Abrahamyan promised to visit
the center. Armenian NA provided to the center 500 000 AMD assistance.
"Members of the center are children with their fate but in reality
they are adults the smallest are 13 years old, the biggest 32, their
number reaches 52. They represent all the communities of Yerevan as
this is the only day care center in Armenia," Hovik Abrahamyan said.
She said the goal of the center is to contribute to the integration
of disabled children and young people, assisting them in acquiring
certain skills. "We wish the children with mental disabilities live in
a family and not in a special establishment or children's houses. We
hope that the visit of the NA chairman will bring essential change
to the center. Today we have an issue of paying communal expenses,
acquiring stationary, issues connected with the low salary: they
get 40 000 AMD in a month," Hovik Abrahamyan. According to him, the
mission of the center is to contribute to the solution of the issues
of the disabled children.
Hovik Abrahamyan said that it is necessary to help the members of the
center integrate into the society. "I am calling on all the businessmen
to assist the center. It is the duty of all of us to support such like
centers. As authority, we must do everything to create opportunities
for the children spend their time in normal conditions. The economic
expenses and salaries we will try to increase agreeing with the
government," the chairman of the NA said.
M. Mnatsakanyan said that the government does everything that no
matter in what health condition a child is he/she be in his/her house.
The state annually provides 16 million AMD to the center. "Though the
sum is small, the more is being done here. Our issue is to integrate
all the disabled people into the society. Their issues do not only
belong to their families, but to the state as well," Mnatsakanyan
said. According to him, clear steps are being made as a result of which
today many handicapped people manage to work in serious organizations.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
JUNE 3, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JUNE 3, ARMENPRESS: Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly
Hovik Abrahamyan accompanied by Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan visited children
and youth center of "Prkutyun" non-governmental organization.
The top guests toured in the center, spoke with members, and employees,
got acquainted with their issues.
Director of the center Arpine Abrahamyan told the reporters that
exhibition of works of the children of the center was organized in
February in the NA during which Hovik Abrahamyan promised to visit
the center. Armenian NA provided to the center 500 000 AMD assistance.
"Members of the center are children with their fate but in reality
they are adults the smallest are 13 years old, the biggest 32, their
number reaches 52. They represent all the communities of Yerevan as
this is the only day care center in Armenia," Hovik Abrahamyan said.
She said the goal of the center is to contribute to the integration
of disabled children and young people, assisting them in acquiring
certain skills. "We wish the children with mental disabilities live in
a family and not in a special establishment or children's houses. We
hope that the visit of the NA chairman will bring essential change
to the center. Today we have an issue of paying communal expenses,
acquiring stationary, issues connected with the low salary: they
get 40 000 AMD in a month," Hovik Abrahamyan. According to him, the
mission of the center is to contribute to the solution of the issues
of the disabled children.
Hovik Abrahamyan said that it is necessary to help the members of the
center integrate into the society. "I am calling on all the businessmen
to assist the center. It is the duty of all of us to support such like
centers. As authority, we must do everything to create opportunities
for the children spend their time in normal conditions. The economic
expenses and salaries we will try to increase agreeing with the
government," the chairman of the NA said.
M. Mnatsakanyan said that the government does everything that no
matter in what health condition a child is he/she be in his/her house.
The state annually provides 16 million AMD to the center. "Though the
sum is small, the more is being done here. Our issue is to integrate
all the disabled people into the society. Their issues do not only
belong to their families, but to the state as well," Mnatsakanyan
said. According to him, clear steps are being made as a result of which
today many handicapped people manage to work in serious organizations.
From: A. Papazian