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  • HAAF: Indoor swimming pool built at Children's Home in Gyumri

    PRESS RELEASE
    Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
    Governmental Building 3, Yerevan, RA
    Contact: Hasmik Grigoryan
    Tel:? +(3741) 56 01 06? ext. 105
    Fax: +(3741) 52 15 05
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Web: http://www.himnadram.org/


    Yerevan, February 9, 2015

    Indoor swimming pool built at Children's Home in Gyumri

    - The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has built an indoor therapy pool and
    related amenities at the Children's Home of Gyumri, which shelters and
    provides care to children with physical and mental disabilities. The project
    was sponsored by the fund's Swiss affiliate.

    The 30-square-meter, 70-centimeter-deep pool is complemented by a dressing
    room, a shower room with a separate section for massage therapy, and
    restrooms. Featuring a heating and ventilation system for year-round
    operation, the pool is designed to provide access to children with physical
    disabilities through a ramp as well as a mechanical crane for wheelchairs.

    "The pool is a great help in developing motor skills and strengthening
    muscles through aquatic exercises. The medical staff will receive thorough
    training in hydrotherapy," said Children's Home director Ruzanna Avagyan in
    a phone interview. "The pool is also open, free of charge, to children with
    limited abilities who live with local families."

    Close to 130 children under six years of age live and receive professional
    care at the Children's Home. When they reach age six, they're placed in
    similar specialized facilities.

    In 2011-2012, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund implemented a complete
    renovation of the two buildings of the Children's Home. The project was
    sponsored by the fund's German affiliate. Following the development, the
    Fund reconstructed and furnished the playground, as well as provided the
    orphanage with additional furniture and equipment.

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