Family in remote Armenian village will have a descent house soonJuly 16, 2019 - 18:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Dark rooms, rare windows and broken walls, leaking roof, a ramshackle balcony, wooden wheelchair ramp, and many more problems. The Babayans have been confronted with housing problem for quite long. The house, built over four decades ago, needs caring hands. Some works have been done in the house but there is still a need for complete renovation. Without support, the problem will not be solved for objective reasons: the eldest son of the family, Alik, is bound to a wheelchair. His condition is a consequence of an accident that happened 13 years ago. Alik and his youngest brother, Artsrun, work, but that only helps solve the daily problems. After her husband's untimely death, Sona, their mother, who has raised her sons alone, dreams that the house built with her and her husband’s hands, becomes strong and decent again. “The house was built by my parents. During years, the problems were solved only partially. The rooms have lighting problem. There is a need to add new windows and to change the old ones. Some parts of the balcony are crumbling. There is also a roofing problem that we have solved only partially. My wheelchair ramp is wooden, and sooner or later, it will collapse. I will have a problem moving in winter period. And in general, if we do nothing, the house will collapse over the years,” said the elder son, Alik. “Our home has no rainwater drainage system. The walls have become damp and started to crumble. It’s been 15 years now the situation remains. We did not have an opportunity to renovate the house. The problem is still there. I dream to see my house bright and clean again,” Sona said. The housing problem of the Babayan family appeared in the center of attention of partners implementing the program. With the support of VivaCell-MTS, the Fuller Center for Housing Armenia will be able to solve the problem of years in the village of Aghavnadzor of Armenia's Vayots Dzor province by the end of the year. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |