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ATP PARTNERS WITH BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS TO CREATE NEW GREEN SPACES ALL OVER ARMENIA AND ARTSAKH
This fall, Armenia Tree Project (ATP) marks 40 seasons of planting in
communities across the country. ATP's Community Tree Planting (CTP)
initiative has surpassed 1.2 million trees planted in every corner of
Armenia and Artsakh. The CTP team planted 27,427 fruit and decorative
trees this fall out of a total of 56,184 for the year. Some of the tree
types included apricot, pear, apple, maple, poplar, and Russian olive.
More and more organizations and companies in Armenia are beginning
to practice corporate social responsibility, with a special focus on
environmental issues. This season, ATP continued its partnership of
several years with Synopsys to plant 1,160 evergreens on the campus
of Yerevan State University. Dozens of Synopsys employees volunteered
their day to help green the area. Employees from another company,
AtTask, planted 50 trees in the Avan community of Yerevan.
In November, volunteers from the Armenian Volunteer Corps joined ATP
in the village of Nor Kharberd, just outside of Yerevan, to plant 100
poplars, 70 evergreens, and 80 fruit trees. The trees were donated to
the Nor Kharberd Boarding school for disabled children, where ATP has
been planting since 1995. The school is one of the first ATP planting
sites, and is home to 286 children, all of whom have some form of
disability. To date, over 1,600 trees have been planted at the school.
After years of concerted efforts by philanthropists and other prominent
advocates led by Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR), the brand-new Octet
Music School opened in Gyumri on September 20. Until the opening of
the school, music students had been attending classes in the metal
trailers that were meant to be temporary shelters after the Spitak
earthquake of 1988. ATP provided 312 evergreens and 23 decorative
trees for the schoolyard, which were planted during the opening by
guests including British Ambassador Jonathan Aves, representatives
from FAR, and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
The President was joined by Deep Purple lead singer Ian Gillan and Do
Something founder Jon Dee, who have had a special connection with this
project and with Armenia dating back to the tragic earthquake 25 years
ago. Approaching the building, Gillan commented that he had tears in
his eyes upon seeing the school. "I already hear the music which will
come from the school. We managed to revive the music," said Gillan.
ATP works in collaboration with many local and international
development organizations. Near Gyumri, in the village of Maralik,
there was no public green space until Counterpart International
opened the first park in the area on November 1. ATP provided 665
trees to help green the park. In Armavir, ATP partnered with Children
of Armenia Fund (COAF) to plant decorative trees and shrubs at four
school gardens. In the villages of Shenik, Karagert, Argina, and
Lernagog, 880 Syrian roses, ash trees, and poplars were planted this
season. "These communities were chosen because COAF has rebuilt schools
in each village, and ATP continues to support their efforts to help the
villages prosper," explained CTP program manager Arthur Harutyunyan.
Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also been a leading partner,
with a three year project initiated in 2012. "Thanks to a major
grant from Norway, the CTP program continued planting fruit trees and
shrubs in villages across Armenia," Harutyunyan stated. In Syunik, the
villages of Halidzor, Vaghatur, and Khdzoresq received 1,067 trees; in
Aragotsn, Arayi recieved 860; in Lori, Ghurshalu and Karadzor received
940; and in Armavir, Lernamerdz and Talvorik received 450 trees.
"Ninety percent of the trees funded by this grant were fruit trees,
which will help sustain the people in these communities," continued
Harutyunyan.
This fall, ATP began a new initiative to help Syrian-Armenian refugee
families in Artsakh.
Thousands of Armenians from Syria have fled to Armenia over the past
two years as a result of the ongoing conflict. The majority of these
refugees settled in Yerevan, or near the city, but there are several
families who have chosen to move to Artsakh. Two families in Berdzor
and 21 in Kovsakan, a village in the very south, will receive 300
pear, plum, apple, sweet cherry, apricot, and quince trees to help
them start over in Karabagh.
ATP's mission is to develop Armenia through community-based tree
planting and environmental education. ATP seeks to reverse the loss
of Armenia's forest cover and to advocate for the sustainable use of
our natural resources. ATP's three major programs are tree planting,
environmental education, and sustainable development initiatives. For
more information, please visit the website www.armeniatree.org.
ATP's CTP program planted more than 27,000 fruit and decorative
trees this fall, including 120 trees with students at Yerevan's
Ohanyan School
ATP has been providing fruit and decorative trees to Nor Kharberd
boarding school for many years; the latest planting was in November
with diasporans from Armenian Volunteer Corps
16:12 25/11/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/society/view/31378
This fall, Armenia Tree Project (ATP) marks 40 seasons of planting in
communities across the country. ATP's Community Tree Planting (CTP)
initiative has surpassed 1.2 million trees planted in every corner of
Armenia and Artsakh. The CTP team planted 27,427 fruit and decorative
trees this fall out of a total of 56,184 for the year. Some of the tree
types included apricot, pear, apple, maple, poplar, and Russian olive.
More and more organizations and companies in Armenia are beginning
to practice corporate social responsibility, with a special focus on
environmental issues. This season, ATP continued its partnership of
several years with Synopsys to plant 1,160 evergreens on the campus
of Yerevan State University. Dozens of Synopsys employees volunteered
their day to help green the area. Employees from another company,
AtTask, planted 50 trees in the Avan community of Yerevan.
In November, volunteers from the Armenian Volunteer Corps joined ATP
in the village of Nor Kharberd, just outside of Yerevan, to plant 100
poplars, 70 evergreens, and 80 fruit trees. The trees were donated to
the Nor Kharberd Boarding school for disabled children, where ATP has
been planting since 1995. The school is one of the first ATP planting
sites, and is home to 286 children, all of whom have some form of
disability. To date, over 1,600 trees have been planted at the school.
After years of concerted efforts by philanthropists and other prominent
advocates led by Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR), the brand-new Octet
Music School opened in Gyumri on September 20. Until the opening of
the school, music students had been attending classes in the metal
trailers that were meant to be temporary shelters after the Spitak
earthquake of 1988. ATP provided 312 evergreens and 23 decorative
trees for the schoolyard, which were planted during the opening by
guests including British Ambassador Jonathan Aves, representatives
from FAR, and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
The President was joined by Deep Purple lead singer Ian Gillan and Do
Something founder Jon Dee, who have had a special connection with this
project and with Armenia dating back to the tragic earthquake 25 years
ago. Approaching the building, Gillan commented that he had tears in
his eyes upon seeing the school. "I already hear the music which will
come from the school. We managed to revive the music," said Gillan.
ATP works in collaboration with many local and international
development organizations. Near Gyumri, in the village of Maralik,
there was no public green space until Counterpart International
opened the first park in the area on November 1. ATP provided 665
trees to help green the park. In Armavir, ATP partnered with Children
of Armenia Fund (COAF) to plant decorative trees and shrubs at four
school gardens. In the villages of Shenik, Karagert, Argina, and
Lernagog, 880 Syrian roses, ash trees, and poplars were planted this
season. "These communities were chosen because COAF has rebuilt schools
in each village, and ATP continues to support their efforts to help the
villages prosper," explained CTP program manager Arthur Harutyunyan.
Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also been a leading partner,
with a three year project initiated in 2012. "Thanks to a major
grant from Norway, the CTP program continued planting fruit trees and
shrubs in villages across Armenia," Harutyunyan stated. In Syunik, the
villages of Halidzor, Vaghatur, and Khdzoresq received 1,067 trees; in
Aragotsn, Arayi recieved 860; in Lori, Ghurshalu and Karadzor received
940; and in Armavir, Lernamerdz and Talvorik received 450 trees.
"Ninety percent of the trees funded by this grant were fruit trees,
which will help sustain the people in these communities," continued
Harutyunyan.
This fall, ATP began a new initiative to help Syrian-Armenian refugee
families in Artsakh.
Thousands of Armenians from Syria have fled to Armenia over the past
two years as a result of the ongoing conflict. The majority of these
refugees settled in Yerevan, or near the city, but there are several
families who have chosen to move to Artsakh. Two families in Berdzor
and 21 in Kovsakan, a village in the very south, will receive 300
pear, plum, apple, sweet cherry, apricot, and quince trees to help
them start over in Karabagh.
ATP's mission is to develop Armenia through community-based tree
planting and environmental education. ATP seeks to reverse the loss
of Armenia's forest cover and to advocate for the sustainable use of
our natural resources. ATP's three major programs are tree planting,
environmental education, and sustainable development initiatives. For
more information, please visit the website www.armeniatree.org.
ATP's CTP program planted more than 27,000 fruit and decorative
trees this fall, including 120 trees with students at Yerevan's
Ohanyan School
ATP has been providing fruit and decorative trees to Nor Kharberd
boarding school for many years; the latest planting was in November
with diasporans from Armenian Volunteer Corps
16:12 25/11/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/society/view/31378