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THANKS TO DONATIONS BY ORANGE CUSTOMERS AND THE ORANGE FOUNDATION AN 8-YEAR OLD GIRL WILL STAY WITH HER FAMILY
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society27522.html
Published: 14:36:28 - 27/09/2012
Orange and World Vision Armenia summarize the August results of the
joint SMS Charity project "Let's Keep Children Home"
Today Orange Foundation and World Vision Armenia announced the results
of the third month of implementation of "Let's Keep Children Home"
SMS charity project. This project gives the chance to every Orange
customer to support Armenian children whose families cannot keep
them at home and deliver them to the care of state institutions due
to financial difficulties.
By sending SMS to 1234 short number, Orange customers donate 100 AMD
and by sending SMS to 5678 short number - 500 AMD. In August Orange
customers donated a total of 281 000 AMD. As it has been announced
earlier, the Orange Foundation in its turn will double the money
donated by customers all together, i.e., thanks to this fundraising
project the Orange Foundation will transfer 562.000 AMD to World
Vision Armenia, which will use this amount to help Spartak's and
Armine's family living in Shirak marz. They have three children and
due to financial difficulties they have had to deliver the eldest of
them, theireight-year-old daughter to the care of the state boarding
institution. Spartak is an automechanic and has good skills but few
tools to provide quality services. The collected amount will be enough
to buy an important kit of necessary tools which will allow the father
of the family to earn more money and keep all children home.
"First of all we would like to thank our customers for their
participation in this initiative. The Orange Foundation has doubled
the contribution of each of them. It's interesting to note that many
of the donors of August participate in the project for the first time,
so there are new people willing to join their efforts to ours. One
of the most important advantages of this project is that every
Orange customer can have his/her contribution to helping children
who have parents but, nevertheless, are forced to live and grow in
a children's home. The project will be ongoing, and this month as
well we are expecting donations which will enable to bring tangible
changes into the lives of many other children," said Francis Gelibter,
Chairman of the Board of the Orange Foundation in Armenia.
"We thank Orange customers for every dram donated. The donation
will enable us to give this family a new start in life, and make it
possible for the eight-year-old girl to enjoy her parents' presence,and
tendercare," said Lusine Simonyan, World Vision Armenia's "Stakeholders
Acting Together for Child Protection in Armenia" Project Coordinator.
World Vision Armenia has considerable experience in working with
vulnerable families that face difficult social and financial
conditions. World Vision Armeni's experts and social workers will
organize professional work with these families. This work aims to
improve social and economic situation of the families, thus enabling
parents to keep their children at home.
The project will last till June 2013; the Orange Foundation will
regularly provide information regarding the donated money and the
children and families who will be the beneficiaries of this project.
For privacy reasons the last name and community of the beneficiary
family is not indicated.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society27522.html
Published: 14:36:28 - 27/09/2012
Orange and World Vision Armenia summarize the August results of the
joint SMS Charity project "Let's Keep Children Home"
Today Orange Foundation and World Vision Armenia announced the results
of the third month of implementation of "Let's Keep Children Home"
SMS charity project. This project gives the chance to every Orange
customer to support Armenian children whose families cannot keep
them at home and deliver them to the care of state institutions due
to financial difficulties.
By sending SMS to 1234 short number, Orange customers donate 100 AMD
and by sending SMS to 5678 short number - 500 AMD. In August Orange
customers donated a total of 281 000 AMD. As it has been announced
earlier, the Orange Foundation in its turn will double the money
donated by customers all together, i.e., thanks to this fundraising
project the Orange Foundation will transfer 562.000 AMD to World
Vision Armenia, which will use this amount to help Spartak's and
Armine's family living in Shirak marz. They have three children and
due to financial difficulties they have had to deliver the eldest of
them, theireight-year-old daughter to the care of the state boarding
institution. Spartak is an automechanic and has good skills but few
tools to provide quality services. The collected amount will be enough
to buy an important kit of necessary tools which will allow the father
of the family to earn more money and keep all children home.
"First of all we would like to thank our customers for their
participation in this initiative. The Orange Foundation has doubled
the contribution of each of them. It's interesting to note that many
of the donors of August participate in the project for the first time,
so there are new people willing to join their efforts to ours. One
of the most important advantages of this project is that every
Orange customer can have his/her contribution to helping children
who have parents but, nevertheless, are forced to live and grow in
a children's home. The project will be ongoing, and this month as
well we are expecting donations which will enable to bring tangible
changes into the lives of many other children," said Francis Gelibter,
Chairman of the Board of the Orange Foundation in Armenia.
"We thank Orange customers for every dram donated. The donation
will enable us to give this family a new start in life, and make it
possible for the eight-year-old girl to enjoy her parents' presence,and
tendercare," said Lusine Simonyan, World Vision Armenia's "Stakeholders
Acting Together for Child Protection in Armenia" Project Coordinator.
World Vision Armenia has considerable experience in working with
vulnerable families that face difficult social and financial
conditions. World Vision Armeni's experts and social workers will
organize professional work with these families. This work aims to
improve social and economic situation of the families, thus enabling
parents to keep their children at home.
The project will last till June 2013; the Orange Foundation will
regularly provide information regarding the donated money and the
children and families who will be the beneficiaries of this project.
For privacy reasons the last name and community of the beneficiary
family is not indicated.