Swiss charity organization donates over $300,000 for repairing kindergarten in Armenia’s border village
YEREVAN, April 21./ARKA/. Switzerland's Help for Armenia donated more than $300,000 for repairing a kindergarten in Aygehovit, a border village of in Armenia's Tavush province, Mihran Baronyan, a member of the Swiss organization trustees' board, said on Thursday.
In his words, the kindergarten was opened on April 19 after a substantial repair.
«Now we are repairing kindergartens in border areas, since such establishments are in a desperate state in Armenia, especially in villages,» he said.
Baronyan also said that water-supply infrastructure in Aygehovit is badly dilapidated, and the organization will improve things to ensure round-the-clock water supply to villagers, who now enjoys water only three hours a day.
He pointed out education as another focus of the organization. He said educated people propel the country’s development.
Pino Ceccio, one of the trustees at the organization, said that Armenians are closer to European civilization than other nations of South Caucasus, and therefore they, having considerable development capacity, are especially significant to Europe.
Help for Armenia organization was established in 1988. The Swiss organization has implemented a number of projects in Armenia since then. Now it concentrates its attention on support for Armenian border villages. ---0---
In his words, the kindergarten was opened on April 19 after a substantial repair.
«Now we are repairing kindergartens in border areas, since such establishments are in a desperate state in Armenia, especially in villages,» he said.
Baronyan also said that water-supply infrastructure in Aygehovit is badly dilapidated, and the organization will improve things to ensure round-the-clock water supply to villagers, who now enjoys water only three hours a day.
He pointed out education as another focus of the organization. He said educated people propel the country’s development.
Pino Ceccio, one of the trustees at the organization, said that Armenians are closer to European civilization than other nations of South Caucasus, and therefore they, having considerable development capacity, are especially significant to Europe.
Help for Armenia organization was established in 1988. The Swiss organization has implemented a number of projects in Armenia since then. Now it concentrates its attention on support for Armenian border villages. ---0---