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Many babies are the future
hetq
19:45, December 11, 2011
I just read a poignant photo essay about the maternity drive in
Nagorno-Karabagh published by the New York Times called The National
Womb.
The NK government is encouraging young families to have babies by
giving them incremental sums of money for each additional child they
rear. After the sixth child has been born the family is given a home.
Unfortunately there is no other way to keep the population there
somewhat steady. As in Armenia, the youth are emigrating in search of
better opportunities elsewhere. Lucrative business ventures to employ
people are few there.
I was in Nagorno-Karabagh in July and couldn't help but notice that
areas of the countryside seemed bare of residents. The capital
Stepanakert is a lively city but Shushi, which is far more
picturesque, still seems neglected, despite all the work being done
there to repair the infrastructure and open new hotels to attract
visitors. See Footprints.
hetq
19:45, December 11, 2011
I just read a poignant photo essay about the maternity drive in
Nagorno-Karabagh published by the New York Times called The National
Womb.
The NK government is encouraging young families to have babies by
giving them incremental sums of money for each additional child they
rear. After the sixth child has been born the family is given a home.
Unfortunately there is no other way to keep the population there
somewhat steady. As in Armenia, the youth are emigrating in search of
better opportunities elsewhere. Lucrative business ventures to employ
people are few there.
I was in Nagorno-Karabagh in July and couldn't help but notice that
areas of the countryside seemed bare of residents. The capital
Stepanakert is a lively city but Shushi, which is far more
picturesque, still seems neglected, despite all the work being done
there to repair the infrastructure and open new hotels to attract
visitors. See Footprints.