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  • Women Build with Habitat for Humanity Armenia

    For immediate release
    July 18, 2005

    Contact at HFH Armenia:
    Haykuhi Khachatryan
    Aygestan 8-th str, h 5,
    Yerevan-025, Armenia
    Tel: (374 10) 556-114
    e-mail: [email protected]

    Women Build Event is becoming an annual tradition for HFH Armenia.


    This year on July 6 -12 a group of women from different part of
    Europe joined to Habitat for Humanity Armenia in Vayots Dzor region,
    in the village of Aghavnadzor in the context within the "Women Build"
    program. Habitat for Humanity Armenia started its activities in this
    village this summer and five families from this village were selected
    to be HFH Armenia's beneficiaries.

    Emma Pearson from UK, Jeanne Nicolay and Rozen Clech from France,
    Laura Ferent from Romania passed hundreds of miles to help those in
    need to build simple, decent homes in Armenia.

    For the families especially for mothers, who spent most part of their
    life in shacks, it is very important to receive this support and care
    and build secure homes and lives for their children.

    On July 13 to join the "Women Build" events came together several high
    ranking women from Vayots Dzor region including regional governor's
    wife, local non profit organizations' presidents and also HFH Armenia
    local women volunteers.

    These days were full of experience for all the women who took part
    in these building events.

    The Women group from Europe and Armenian women shared their perspective
    of life and their way of living in different parts of world which
    was part of cultural program for Women Build.

    Women Built event is a great opportunity to gather female together
    for understanding the needs and finding ways to light-heartening
    mothers lives. Construction is not only men's job but also women can
    do it as well and help communities. The team worked hard laying the
    isolation level and the concrete for the floors of Hovhannisian's
    house. The presence of this women team inspired the whole community
    to take part in the building activities: all selected families from
    Aghavanadzor, neighbors, local youth group from school, local governor
    and PC volunteers.

    Such events are aimed to encourage the involvement of women in the
    construction of Habitat homes once more. Women Build challenges and
    empowers women to build safe, healthy housing where children can
    flourish and grow to be all that they can be. We hope this tradition
    is going to be enduring in Habitat for Humanity Armenia's program by
    the Women Build project.

    "It will remain alive in my heart for a very long time and I hope to
    repeat it very soon! "- said Rozenn Clech, "Women Build" team member.

    HFH Armenia appreciates all the women who crossed so many miles to be
    next to our families to encourage them believe in life again and also
    who helped to realize "Women Build" event in Armenia this year too.

    To schedule an interview please email Haykuhi Khachatryan,
    Communication Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity Armenia
    [email protected]. See www.hfharmenia.org for more information.

    Founded in 1976, Habitat for Humanity International is a
    non-denominational Christian, non-governmental, non-profit housing
    organization that has helped more than 1000,000 people of all races,
    religions and backgrounds to have a simple, decent and affordable place
    to live. Habitat for Humanity becomes a global leader in addressing
    poverty housing. Habitat for Humanity is active in 100 countries
    worldwide, including 19 in Europe and Central Asia.

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