VivaCell-MTS helps build, renovate houses in Armenia’s provincesAugust 31, 2016 - 12:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The heads and staff members of VivaCell-MTS and the Fuller Center for Housing Armenia participated in the construction of the half-built house of the Hasratyan family in the town of Goris, Syunik province. As a result of the five-year housing project implemented by the partners, 134 families from all the provinces of Armenia have already experienced the joy of having a comfortable home. Four families have benefitted in Syunik. For years, the Hasratyan family has been living with the hope of having a home. The family father, Vardan, works as a contract serviceman in the army. The nature of his job and the fact that the family did not have a house of their own made them rent houses in in Ijevan, Kapan, Vayk in the course of many years. In 2002, they managed to buy a half-built construction in one of the districts in Goris, but were not able to complete it and have a house of their own. “In the course of our life, we have lived in many houses. My daughter is already a student, my son is serving in the army. My second son goes to school. I hope that we will no longer have to move from one house to another. Now, when our dream is coming true, it is impossible to describe my happiness,” said Nazeli, the mother of the family. In 2016, the housing problem of a total of 41 families will be solved; 21 families will finish the construction of their half-built houses and 20 families will do renovation works, preventing further damage and destruction. “All of us come across problems whose solution demands continuous efforts and strong willpower,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian. “When people feel they are not alone, they get confidence in overcoming the hardships. This project has two objectives. The first one, and the visible one, is to bring positive changes into people’s lives. The second objective is to reject indifference, which is even more important. If we want to solve the problems in the society, we should learn to be compassionate and united.” “The mօst vigorous phase of the construction works comes to its end, and the harvest time approaches. Our program does have its harvest time, when the last construction works are done on the half-built houses that seemed so far from being completed. The time comes for the families to have a strong roof,” said Fuller Center for Housing Armenia President Ashot Yeghiazaryan. In 2016, VivaCell-MTS allocated about AMD 105 million for the housing project (AMD 100 million in 2015). Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |