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A New Kindergarten For The Vahan Children
Noyan Tapan
03.11.2010 | 17:12
Vahan, Gegharqunik - On November 03, 2010, the USAID-funded Small
Scale Infrastructure Program (SSIP), implemented by Cooperative
Housing Foundation International (CHF) and Shen NGO, marked the
completion of renovation works at the Vahan village kindergarten
in Gegharqunik province, now allowing 40 children of the community
to get proper preschool education in the village. The ceremony was
attended by Governor of Gegharqunik Nver Poghosyan, USAID/Armenia
Acting Program Officer Sheryl Grossman, Mayor of Vahan Gourgen Balyan,
representatives of USAID, CHF, Shen NGO and the community.
In a village not far from the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the
two-story building of the kindergarten was built in the late 1960s and
required extensive renovation to be operational again after sheltering
Armenian soldiers in the 1990s. CHF completely reconstructed the
first floor of the kindergarten including interior redesign, installed
windows and doors, replaced the floor, plastered and painted the walls,
improved the electric wiring, hot and cold water system, bathroom and
roof. CHF also installed a new heating system, addressed landscaping
at the site, and replaced the windows on the second floor to protect
the building from rain and safeguard the project's investment on the
first floor. Shen NGO furnished the kindergarten.
Thanks to the SSIP project, 17 people from the community acquired
short-term employment for a total of 1395 labor days, and 7 people
will receive permanent jobs in the kindergarten in the capacity of
director, accountant, teachers, kitchen staff, and cleaners.
By the end of this year, SSIP will renovate 48 additional priority
gas and water systems, sports halls and kindergartens across Armenia.
USAID has especially focused on rural communities, which suffer not
only from a lack of jobs, but also from a lack of services. The Vahan
kindergarten rehabilitation project is the first in Gegharqunik marz
SSIP completed in 2010. SSIP is also implementing potable water system
rehabilitation in the villages of Antarametch, Kalavan, Mets Masrik,
renovation of community centers in Avazan, Dprabak, Getik, Torfavan,
and reconstruction of the bridge in Ttoujour and the external lighting
in Pampak. As part of other ongoing USG investments in Gegharqunik,
MCA-Armenia is rehabilitating two pumping stations in Zolakar and
Martuni, the gravity canal in Vardenis and tertiary canals in nine
communities.
From: A. Papazian
Noyan Tapan
03.11.2010 | 17:12
Vahan, Gegharqunik - On November 03, 2010, the USAID-funded Small
Scale Infrastructure Program (SSIP), implemented by Cooperative
Housing Foundation International (CHF) and Shen NGO, marked the
completion of renovation works at the Vahan village kindergarten
in Gegharqunik province, now allowing 40 children of the community
to get proper preschool education in the village. The ceremony was
attended by Governor of Gegharqunik Nver Poghosyan, USAID/Armenia
Acting Program Officer Sheryl Grossman, Mayor of Vahan Gourgen Balyan,
representatives of USAID, CHF, Shen NGO and the community.
In a village not far from the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the
two-story building of the kindergarten was built in the late 1960s and
required extensive renovation to be operational again after sheltering
Armenian soldiers in the 1990s. CHF completely reconstructed the
first floor of the kindergarten including interior redesign, installed
windows and doors, replaced the floor, plastered and painted the walls,
improved the electric wiring, hot and cold water system, bathroom and
roof. CHF also installed a new heating system, addressed landscaping
at the site, and replaced the windows on the second floor to protect
the building from rain and safeguard the project's investment on the
first floor. Shen NGO furnished the kindergarten.
Thanks to the SSIP project, 17 people from the community acquired
short-term employment for a total of 1395 labor days, and 7 people
will receive permanent jobs in the kindergarten in the capacity of
director, accountant, teachers, kitchen staff, and cleaners.
By the end of this year, SSIP will renovate 48 additional priority
gas and water systems, sports halls and kindergartens across Armenia.
USAID has especially focused on rural communities, which suffer not
only from a lack of jobs, but also from a lack of services. The Vahan
kindergarten rehabilitation project is the first in Gegharqunik marz
SSIP completed in 2010. SSIP is also implementing potable water system
rehabilitation in the villages of Antarametch, Kalavan, Mets Masrik,
renovation of community centers in Avazan, Dprabak, Getik, Torfavan,
and reconstruction of the bridge in Ttoujour and the external lighting
in Pampak. As part of other ongoing USG investments in Gegharqunik,
MCA-Armenia is rehabilitating two pumping stations in Zolakar and
Martuni, the gravity canal in Vardenis and tertiary canals in nine
communities.
From: A. Papazian