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OPENING OF RENOVATED KINDERGARTEN IN ECHMIADZIN
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| 12:41:54 | 03-05-2005 | Social |
On 3 May 2005 the U.S. Embassy in Armenia and Save the Children will
mark the opening of the newly renovated Kindergarten in Echmiadzin. The
project was implemented within the framework of the U.S. Embassy-funded
Community Self-Help Fund program, which empowers villages and towns
throughout Armenia to make valuable changes to their communities
through small grants.
The project was successfully implemented with the cooperation and
contribution of the Echmiadzin Government and the community, who
contributed in total 3,6mln drams or approximately 29% of the project
cost. The total cost of the project was over $25,140 of which $17,760
was contributed by the U.S. Embassy's Community Self-Help Fund.
Echmiadzin~Rs Kindergarten #6 was built in 1962 for orphans and
socio-economically vulnerable children. In total there are 6 groups,
or 180 children, enrolled from Echmiadzin and the neighboring
villages. Although this kindergarten had been a model kindergarten
for many years, offering after-school and weekend programs and even
overnight accommodation for orphans, the building was in desperate
need of renovation.
Due to a lack of maintenance funds, the condition of the building
deteriorated to the point that even the toilets were unusable; the
eroded sewage pipes had become blocked.
A1plus
| 12:41:54 | 03-05-2005 | Social |
On 3 May 2005 the U.S. Embassy in Armenia and Save the Children will
mark the opening of the newly renovated Kindergarten in Echmiadzin. The
project was implemented within the framework of the U.S. Embassy-funded
Community Self-Help Fund program, which empowers villages and towns
throughout Armenia to make valuable changes to their communities
through small grants.
The project was successfully implemented with the cooperation and
contribution of the Echmiadzin Government and the community, who
contributed in total 3,6mln drams or approximately 29% of the project
cost. The total cost of the project was over $25,140 of which $17,760
was contributed by the U.S. Embassy's Community Self-Help Fund.
Echmiadzin~Rs Kindergarten #6 was built in 1962 for orphans and
socio-economically vulnerable children. In total there are 6 groups,
or 180 children, enrolled from Echmiadzin and the neighboring
villages. Although this kindergarten had been a model kindergarten
for many years, offering after-school and weekend programs and even
overnight accommodation for orphans, the building was in desperate
need of renovation.
Due to a lack of maintenance funds, the condition of the building
deteriorated to the point that even the toilets were unusable; the
eroded sewage pipes had become blocked.