Armenians not really into volunteering or making donations: reportSeptember 7, 2017 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new report suggests Armenians aren't really fond of helping a stranger, volunteering time, or giving money to a good cause. Britain-based Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has compiled its annual World Giving Index, according to which Indonesia topped the table for volunteering with a participation rate of 55%, while Armenia ranked bottom with a participation rate of just 4%. The Charities Aid Foundation, which delivers more than £500 million to charities annually, has been producing the CAF World Giving Index since 2010. For this year’s report, more than 146,000 people were surveyed in 139 countries. 44% of Armenian reported having helped a stranger over the preceding month, and only 12% donated money. In the global ranking, Armenia is rated 120th, followed by Russia in the 124th, Azerbaijan in the 126th, Georgia in the 135th, as Iran made it to the top 20 and placed the 17th. Meanwhile, Myanmar retains its crown as the world’s most generous country for the fourth year in a row. Related links: 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |