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    U.S. PEACE CORPS FUNCTIONS IN ARMENIA FOR 13 YEARS

    Noyan Tapan
    May 15 2006

    YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The 45 anniversary of creation of the
    U.S. Peace Corps is marked this year. The Corps has implemented
    its activity during the recent 13 years in Armenia as well. On
    this occasion, the U.S. Embassy organized on May 12 a visit to the
    marzes of Gavar and Tavush where journalists were given possibility
    to get acquainted with works of the Peace Corps at place. 25 years
    old Kim Spigelmire has voluntary worked at secontary school No7 of
    the city of Sevan already for 2 years. Within the framework of the
    health care education program of the community, he, jointly with his
    Armenian partner nurse Knkush Grigorian organizes courses addressed
    against AIDS, introduces methods of prevention of diseases to
    Armenian children, tells about consequences of smoking and using
    alcohol. With the volunteer's participation, a linguistic study
    for teaching English was created in school. 24-years old Tony Kim
    implements his voluntary activity in Dilijan, at the "Dilijan"
    children's anti-tubelcular health resort. As his Armenian partner,
    Director of the health resort Yevgenia Hovhannisian mentioned, Kim
    is engaged in entertaining children, holding computer and sports
    courses with. Due to the volunteer's efforts, the health resort
    got text-books, solved problems connected with restoration of the
    gym. According to the information of the Voluntary Corps Office,
    482 volunteers have served in Armenia during the recent 13 years,
    and 80 volunteers work in the republic at present. The Peace Corps
    implements at present in Armenia 4 main programs: English language
    teaching, community and business development, community health care
    education, nature protectional education.
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