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"I HAD BETTER DIE THAN SELL MY CHILD"
http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2012/09/13/gay-village
12:03 pm | Today | Social
Marine Nahapetyan, a resident of Gay village in Armenia's Armavir
marz (province) has five minor children and is pregnant with her
sixth child. The family lives in abject poverty; they do not even
have a shelter.
The 32-year-old mother says she does not want to have the baby but
doctors did not interrupt her pregnancy as she could not afford to
pay the required 15 000 AMD.
Marine's husband is a Karabakh war participant. He cannot work because
of a disability.
The family lives on the social benefit of 51 000 AMD. Because of
the grave social conditions Marine has sent her two children to
Russia to live with her parents. She has sent her third child to a
boarding school.
Marine says she has been offered to sell her little son to keep
the others.
"The couple came from abroad. But I refused them and said I had better
die than sell my child," she says.
Marine is ready to do any work to earn her daily bread and support
her multi-member family. She is happy when her fellow villagers offer
her something to do for money. She has even cleaned her neighbour's
toilet in her state.
Seyran Markosyan, head of the village, helps the family but as he says
he cannot do it regularly as there are many poor people in the village.
http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2012/09/13/gay-village
12:03 pm | Today | Social
Marine Nahapetyan, a resident of Gay village in Armenia's Armavir
marz (province) has five minor children and is pregnant with her
sixth child. The family lives in abject poverty; they do not even
have a shelter.
The 32-year-old mother says she does not want to have the baby but
doctors did not interrupt her pregnancy as she could not afford to
pay the required 15 000 AMD.
Marine's husband is a Karabakh war participant. He cannot work because
of a disability.
The family lives on the social benefit of 51 000 AMD. Because of
the grave social conditions Marine has sent her two children to
Russia to live with her parents. She has sent her third child to a
boarding school.
Marine says she has been offered to sell her little son to keep
the others.
"The couple came from abroad. But I refused them and said I had better
die than sell my child," she says.
Marine is ready to do any work to earn her daily bread and support
her multi-member family. She is happy when her fellow villagers offer
her something to do for money. She has even cleaned her neighbour's
toilet in her state.
Seyran Markosyan, head of the village, helps the family but as he says
he cannot do it regularly as there are many poor people in the village.