TIGRAN SARGSYAN VISITS "SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE"
ARMENPRESS
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
YEREVAN
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today "SOS-Children's
Village" Armenian Charity Foundation's "SOS-Children's Village"
in the Kotayk village of the Armenian province of Kotayk.
Governmental press service told Armenpress that the prime minister
was accompanied by head of the government's staff David Sargsyan,
Labor and Social Affairs Minister Gevorg Petrosyan, National director
of the Foundation Ashot Kocharyan and other officials.
For the first time in 1990 the "Children's Village" opened its doors
for children who lost their parents as a result of the earthquake
and took care and brought up 220 children.
Currently 56 children left without care are living here. Ashot
Kocharyan presented to the prime minister the livelihood of
the village, the main directions of their mission, issues and
achievements. The prime minister walked in the "Children's
Village", spoke with the children and got acquainted with their
daily activity. During the consultation in the "Children's Village"
he suggested that the care of graduates of state children's houses by
state programs be implemented taking into consideration the experience
of the Foundation.
The prime minister highly underscored the achievements of the
foundation, gathered experience and expressed hope that in case of
co-financing it is possible to implement effective programs.
The prime minister also visited kinder-garten of the "Children's
Village" established by the Foundation.
ARMENPRESS
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
YEREVAN
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today "SOS-Children's
Village" Armenian Charity Foundation's "SOS-Children's Village"
in the Kotayk village of the Armenian province of Kotayk.
Governmental press service told Armenpress that the prime minister
was accompanied by head of the government's staff David Sargsyan,
Labor and Social Affairs Minister Gevorg Petrosyan, National director
of the Foundation Ashot Kocharyan and other officials.
For the first time in 1990 the "Children's Village" opened its doors
for children who lost their parents as a result of the earthquake
and took care and brought up 220 children.
Currently 56 children left without care are living here. Ashot
Kocharyan presented to the prime minister the livelihood of
the village, the main directions of their mission, issues and
achievements. The prime minister walked in the "Children's
Village", spoke with the children and got acquainted with their
daily activity. During the consultation in the "Children's Village"
he suggested that the care of graduates of state children's houses by
state programs be implemented taking into consideration the experience
of the Foundation.
The prime minister highly underscored the achievements of the
foundation, gathered experience and expressed hope that in case of
co-financing it is possible to implement effective programs.
The prime minister also visited kinder-garten of the "Children's
Village" established by the Foundation.