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Armenia Fund: Achieving True Victory in War
Friday, September 26th, 2014
http://asbarez.com/127352/armenia-fund-achieving-true-victory-in-war/
The newly-constructed school in Chapar
In Chapar, a northern village in Artsakh, Armenia Fund has constructed
a new school with modern amenities to serve the local population.
During the time Armenia Fund has realized many projects in and around
the area, 15 families have moved back and resettled in the village.
Fourteen year old boys usually have less serious things on their mind.
The ceasefire negotiations were underway and an independent Artsakh
was in sight. On the verge of a monumental defeat, Azerbaijan,
suffering from embarrassingly disproportionate military losses, chose
to continue its hostilities. One of the targets for Azerbaijan's
special forces was the civilian population of Chapar village in
northern Artsakh's Martakert region. As recorded by Human Rights
Watch, six Armenian civilians, including one 14-year old boy, were
killed.
One of Artsakh's oldest communities, picturesque Chapar is in northern
Artsakh, close to the militarized border and the Azerbaijani-occupied
Armenian region of Shahumian. Armenia Fund chose the village of 300
residents for the location a new school as a part of its Rural
Development Program. The building of the new school was co-sponsored
by the government of the Artsakh Republic.
Students at the new Chapar village school
The school is built with the future in mind, bearing accommodations
that will allow students to have a holistic educational experience.
Among the different facilities are included biology and chemistry
labs, a computer lab, and a library. A unique feature at the school
that speaks to its precarious geography - and with a nod to its
history - is a classroom specially built for military studies.
Spanning over 10,000 square feet, the school's campus also houses a
grass sports field, as well as an outdoor playground. For Chapar's
cold winters, a boiler room was installed so that the children and
faculty could benefit from central heating and not have to limit class
time for lack of it.
Despite now having a brand new building outfitted with the most modern
educational equipment, Chapar School's most valued possession is
distinctly antiquated: a hundred year old bell. Having survived
through some of the most tumultuous times in Armenian history, the
bell will hang proudly from the new building where it will continue to
see off the school's graduates in the spring and welcome new students
in the fall.
This is not Chapar's first experience with Armenia Fund. In 2012, a
water pipeline almost 2.5 miles long was installed and has since
provided the village with regular access to drinkable water.
Chapar is also one of the locations along the new Vardenis-Martakert
Highway which is being constructed by Armenia Fund with donations from
Armenians throughout the world. These developments, together with the
new school and a general improvement in the village's conditions have
encouraged 15 families that had left to return and continue their
lives there.
In fact, in addition to the traditional trades of the villages, which
include beekeeping, animal husbandry, and agriculture, many of the
village's residents have been hired to work on the Armenia Fund
infrastructure projects in and around their homes.
We can't know what the 14-year old boy who was killed by Azerbaijani
soldiers would have been if he was able to grow up. But, by continuing
to build the communities that were destroyed by the War for
Independence and which continue to live on the razor's edge, we can
ensure that his innocent life, and that of many others like him, was
not lost in vain. The real victory in war is giving the fourteen year
olds of today and tomorrow that which the ones from yesterday did not
have.
Friday, September 26th, 2014
http://asbarez.com/127352/armenia-fund-achieving-true-victory-in-war/
The newly-constructed school in Chapar
In Chapar, a northern village in Artsakh, Armenia Fund has constructed
a new school with modern amenities to serve the local population.
During the time Armenia Fund has realized many projects in and around
the area, 15 families have moved back and resettled in the village.
Fourteen year old boys usually have less serious things on their mind.
The ceasefire negotiations were underway and an independent Artsakh
was in sight. On the verge of a monumental defeat, Azerbaijan,
suffering from embarrassingly disproportionate military losses, chose
to continue its hostilities. One of the targets for Azerbaijan's
special forces was the civilian population of Chapar village in
northern Artsakh's Martakert region. As recorded by Human Rights
Watch, six Armenian civilians, including one 14-year old boy, were
killed.
One of Artsakh's oldest communities, picturesque Chapar is in northern
Artsakh, close to the militarized border and the Azerbaijani-occupied
Armenian region of Shahumian. Armenia Fund chose the village of 300
residents for the location a new school as a part of its Rural
Development Program. The building of the new school was co-sponsored
by the government of the Artsakh Republic.
Students at the new Chapar village school
The school is built with the future in mind, bearing accommodations
that will allow students to have a holistic educational experience.
Among the different facilities are included biology and chemistry
labs, a computer lab, and a library. A unique feature at the school
that speaks to its precarious geography - and with a nod to its
history - is a classroom specially built for military studies.
Spanning over 10,000 square feet, the school's campus also houses a
grass sports field, as well as an outdoor playground. For Chapar's
cold winters, a boiler room was installed so that the children and
faculty could benefit from central heating and not have to limit class
time for lack of it.
Despite now having a brand new building outfitted with the most modern
educational equipment, Chapar School's most valued possession is
distinctly antiquated: a hundred year old bell. Having survived
through some of the most tumultuous times in Armenian history, the
bell will hang proudly from the new building where it will continue to
see off the school's graduates in the spring and welcome new students
in the fall.
This is not Chapar's first experience with Armenia Fund. In 2012, a
water pipeline almost 2.5 miles long was installed and has since
provided the village with regular access to drinkable water.
Chapar is also one of the locations along the new Vardenis-Martakert
Highway which is being constructed by Armenia Fund with donations from
Armenians throughout the world. These developments, together with the
new school and a general improvement in the village's conditions have
encouraged 15 families that had left to return and continue their
lives there.
In fact, in addition to the traditional trades of the villages, which
include beekeeping, animal husbandry, and agriculture, many of the
village's residents have been hired to work on the Armenia Fund
infrastructure projects in and around their homes.
We can't know what the 14-year old boy who was killed by Azerbaijani
soldiers would have been if he was able to grow up. But, by continuing
to build the communities that were destroyed by the War for
Independence and which continue to live on the razor's edge, we can
ensure that his innocent life, and that of many others like him, was
not lost in vain. The real victory in war is giving the fourteen year
olds of today and tomorrow that which the ones from yesterday did not
have.