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    Agricultural project supports Syrian Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/01/18/agricultural-project-supports-syrian-armenians-in-nagorno-karabakh-republic/
    11:12 18.01.2014


    As Syria's war continues, AGBU is helping displaced Syrian Armenians
    put down new roots in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). AGBU, in
    collaboration with the Cherchian Family Foundation and local NKR
    authorities, is distributing state-of-the-art tractors and
    agricultural supplies to families in need, allowing them to plant a
    new future.

    In its first few months, the agricultural program has served over two
    dozen families, among them experienced farmers. Forced to flee their
    homes, they left behind almost everything, including agricultural
    equipment, the main source of their livelihoods. Now, many are
    resettling in Kovsakan, in NKR's southwest. Their adopted town sits on
    the fertile banks of the VoghjRiver, where the farmers have already
    sowed wheat and barley.

    Hovig Eordekian, deputy director of the AGBU Armenia Representation
    office, commented, `This project gives Syrian-Armenian farmers the
    resources and tools they need to support themselves as they adapt to
    their new lives. We are so pleased to help these families with a fresh
    start, knowing that they are also contributing to the sustainable
    development of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. We all look forward to
    seeing what their farms produce, and to working together as they
    continue to make the transition into their new communities.'

    With a generous donation from the Cherchian Family Foundation, AGBU
    has purchased three new tractors, disk harrows, seeders, fertilizer
    and pesticide systems, and equipment storage space. The initiative is
    part of AGBUšs expansive relief efforts in response to the crisis in
    Syria. Across the country, AGBU volunteers are delivering food,
    healthcare, shelter and emergency assistance to thousands of Syrian
    Armenians struggling to survive. In Armenia and Lebanon, where
    thousands more have found refuge, AGBU is distributing housing
    stipends, grocery coupons and school fees.

    Providing academic scholarships is also a key part of AGBU's work. To
    date, the AGBU-Gulbenkian Tuition Program has administered over
    $150,000 to close to 340 students in Armenia. Developed in
    partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Armeniašs
    Diaspora Ministry and Education and Science Ministry, the program
    supports the higher education of Syrian Armenians who have been forced
    to leave their country.

    As the devastating conflict unfolds with no end in sight, this aid is
    a critical lifeline for countless families.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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