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PRESS RELEASE
Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)
Inessa Grigoryan
Public Relations and Communications Officer
53-55 Byuzand Street, Yerevan 0010
Republic of Armenia
Tel.: (+374 10) 52 20 76, 56 20 68
Fax: (+374 10) 52 20 76
http://www.coafkids.org/
July 12, 2011, Yerevan, Armenia
Raising Awareness on Environmental Protection
through Photo Exhibition
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia, July 12, 2011 - The Children of Armenia
Fund (COAF) and HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC (HSBC) held a photo exhibition on
environmental protection, exhibiting the works of more than 20 children
involved in COAF's Photo and Video Clubs operating in four villages of
Baghramian Region, Armavir District of Armenia.
The photo exhibition marked the closing of COAF-HSBC partnership as part
of "Plastic Bags Free Communities: Environmental Protection and Business
Development Opportunities in Rural Areas" project, with a total cost of
USD 36,000. The aim of the project was to promote entrepreneurship among
rural women, raise public awareness on environmental protection and keep
the environment free from plastic bags.
Since the start of the project in 2009, women residing in COAF-supported
communities produced Bags for Life - reusable bags that partner
organizations consider the best option amongst other bags available in
today's market. A total of 2,000 re-usable bags were produced.
Additionally, a series of public awareness campaigns were implemented:
more than 50,000 visitors were informed and became participants of
"Anti-plastic Week" project in different branches of HSBC Bank
throughout Armenia. Public events with the participation of children and
youth, such as this exhibition, made an integral part of COAF-HSBC
partnership, thus encouraging both rural and urban population to reduce
the impact of plastic on the world's environment.
All the children, exhibiting their works at the photo exhibition, were
awarded with certificates of participation and the best three youngsters
were awarded with digital photo cameras as prizes. The Grand Prix winner
was sixteen-year-old Sona Martirosyan from the community of Karakert,
who received a digital photo camera and was granted a contract by
Yerevan Magazine for collaboration and production of photo series,
guided by the professional photographer from Yerevan Magazine.
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About COAF
The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) is a non-profit organization,
founded in 2000 in New York that works to secure a brighter future for
the children in Armenia's impoverished rural villages through improved
education, health care, community life and economic conditions. With the
introduction of a unique clustering approach in 2004, COAF currently
implements a Comprehensive Rural Development Program in ten villages in
the Baghramian Region of Armavir Marz and two villages in Aragatsotn
Marz. Over the past six years, more than 22,000 rural residents
including 5,000 children from the communities of Argina, Arteni,
Baghramian, Dalarik, Hushakert, Lernagog, Karakert, Miasnikian, Shenik
and Yervandashat have benefited from COAF's continuous development
projects and the improved schools, kindergartens, health clinics, sport
complexes, community centers, capacity building trainings and workshops,
and business opportunities that have resulted.
About HSBC
HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC was the first international bank to open in the
Republic of Armenia in 1996. The bank is a joint venture between the
HSBC Group, which has 70 percent ownership, and members of overseas
Armenian businesses. The bank offers a wide range of products and
services to individual as well, as corporate customers, including
personal financial services, commercial banking and treasury and capital
markets services. Thanks to the HSBC network in 86 countries and
territories, the bank is uniquely positioned to provide truly
international services for its customers. HSBC is marketed worldwide as
'the world's local bank'. As a socially responsible organization, HSBC
Bank Armenia continually invests in sustainability projects focusing on
education for underprivileged groups and the environment.
From: Baghdasarian
Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)
Inessa Grigoryan
Public Relations and Communications Officer
53-55 Byuzand Street, Yerevan 0010
Republic of Armenia
Tel.: (+374 10) 52 20 76, 56 20 68
Fax: (+374 10) 52 20 76
http://www.coafkids.org/
July 12, 2011, Yerevan, Armenia
Raising Awareness on Environmental Protection
through Photo Exhibition
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia, July 12, 2011 - The Children of Armenia
Fund (COAF) and HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC (HSBC) held a photo exhibition on
environmental protection, exhibiting the works of more than 20 children
involved in COAF's Photo and Video Clubs operating in four villages of
Baghramian Region, Armavir District of Armenia.
The photo exhibition marked the closing of COAF-HSBC partnership as part
of "Plastic Bags Free Communities: Environmental Protection and Business
Development Opportunities in Rural Areas" project, with a total cost of
USD 36,000. The aim of the project was to promote entrepreneurship among
rural women, raise public awareness on environmental protection and keep
the environment free from plastic bags.
Since the start of the project in 2009, women residing in COAF-supported
communities produced Bags for Life - reusable bags that partner
organizations consider the best option amongst other bags available in
today's market. A total of 2,000 re-usable bags were produced.
Additionally, a series of public awareness campaigns were implemented:
more than 50,000 visitors were informed and became participants of
"Anti-plastic Week" project in different branches of HSBC Bank
throughout Armenia. Public events with the participation of children and
youth, such as this exhibition, made an integral part of COAF-HSBC
partnership, thus encouraging both rural and urban population to reduce
the impact of plastic on the world's environment.
All the children, exhibiting their works at the photo exhibition, were
awarded with certificates of participation and the best three youngsters
were awarded with digital photo cameras as prizes. The Grand Prix winner
was sixteen-year-old Sona Martirosyan from the community of Karakert,
who received a digital photo camera and was granted a contract by
Yerevan Magazine for collaboration and production of photo series,
guided by the professional photographer from Yerevan Magazine.
# # #
About COAF
The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) is a non-profit organization,
founded in 2000 in New York that works to secure a brighter future for
the children in Armenia's impoverished rural villages through improved
education, health care, community life and economic conditions. With the
introduction of a unique clustering approach in 2004, COAF currently
implements a Comprehensive Rural Development Program in ten villages in
the Baghramian Region of Armavir Marz and two villages in Aragatsotn
Marz. Over the past six years, more than 22,000 rural residents
including 5,000 children from the communities of Argina, Arteni,
Baghramian, Dalarik, Hushakert, Lernagog, Karakert, Miasnikian, Shenik
and Yervandashat have benefited from COAF's continuous development
projects and the improved schools, kindergartens, health clinics, sport
complexes, community centers, capacity building trainings and workshops,
and business opportunities that have resulted.
About HSBC
HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC was the first international bank to open in the
Republic of Armenia in 1996. The bank is a joint venture between the
HSBC Group, which has 70 percent ownership, and members of overseas
Armenian businesses. The bank offers a wide range of products and
services to individual as well, as corporate customers, including
personal financial services, commercial banking and treasury and capital
markets services. Thanks to the HSBC network in 86 countries and
territories, the bank is uniquely positioned to provide truly
international services for its customers. HSBC is marketed worldwide as
'the world's local bank'. As a socially responsible organization, HSBC
Bank Armenia continually invests in sustainability projects focusing on
education for underprivileged groups and the environment.
From: Baghdasarian