Hayastan All-Armenian Fund to gift furniture to 85 Artsakh schoolsDecember 22, 2009 - 15:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hayastan All Armenian Fund's second major school-furniture project, launched in August of this year, is nearing completion. The beneficiaries of the initiative are 85 schools across Artsakh - including those in the cities of Stepanakert and Shushi as well as the regions of Askeran, Martakert, Martuni, Hadrut, Shahumyan, and Kashatagh, the Fund said in a press release. The campuses will receive various furniture items essential to teachers and students. The project is sponsored by the Armenia Fund U.S. Western Region. The donated furniture, which includes more than 1,000 teacher chairs and 1,300 cabinets, is being manufactured by the HATM company of Gyumri, Armenia. To date a large proportion of the order has been fulfilled and shipped to Artsakh. The furniture will be distributed by the Artsakh Ministry of Education, with priority given to schools that need immediate assistance. "High-quality school amenities are of course a prerequisite to a productive learning environment," said Ara Vardanyan, executive director of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. "The new furniture donated to schools in Artsakh will help ensure creature comforts and ultimately play its role in contributing to scholastic achievement." Earlier this year, the Hayastan All Armenian Fund's French affiliate sponsored the provision of new furniture to more than 100 schools in Artsakh. The initiative has resulted in comfortable and well-appointed classrooms as well as science and computer labs for over 10,000 students. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |