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    HABITAT CONTINUES BUILDING HOMES FOR INSECURE ARMENIAN FAMILIES

    ArmenPress
    June 3 2004

    ASHTARAK, JUNE 3, ARMENPRESS: Habitat for Humanity Armenia, a
    non-government charitable organization that supports community
    development in the Republic of Armenia by building and renovating
    simple, decent, and affordable homes, has renovated the first of four
    semi-built homes in the village of Voskeat, Aragatsotn province.

    US ambassador to Armenia, John Ordway, traveled today to the village to
    attend the start of the renovation of the second cottage. Some $5,000
    are envisaged for renovation of each house. This an interest free-free
    loan that the owner has to pay back in 20-25 years.

    Armenian Habitat charitable non-governmental organization (NGO) was
    founded in Armenia in March 2000 by a group of enthusiasts headed
    by a former US Peace Corps volunteer. The prototype of this local
    non-profit was Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), which
    "brings families and communities in need together with volunteers
    and resources to build decent, affordable housing."

    Armenian Habitat operates in Armenia's capital Yerevan and four
    surrounding marzes - Aragatsoten, Armavir, Kotayk and Ararat. The
    logic behind the NGO's projects is that the grantee should be a needy
    family but with a reliable source of monthly income, have an incomplete
    house, and be prepared to pay roughly US $20-30/month for the next
    20-25 years to reimburse fully Habitat's non-interest-bearing loan,
    and these funds will also be used for completing new houses.
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