For immediate release
July 18, 2005

Contact at HFH Armenia:
Haykuhi Khachatryan
Aygestan 8-th str, h 5,
Yerevan-025, Armenia
Tel: (374 10) 556-114
e-mail: haykuhi@hfharmenia.org

Women Build Event is becoming an annual tradition for HFH Armenia.

This year on July 6 -12 a group of women from different part of
Europe joined to Habitat for Humanity Armenia in Vayots Dzor region,
in the village of Aghavnadzor in the context within the “Women Build”
program. Habitat for Humanity Armenia started its activities in this
village this summer and five families from this village were selected
to be HFH Armenia’s beneficiaries.

Emma Pearson from UK, Jeanne Nicolay and Rozen Clech from France,
Laura Ferent from Romania passed hundreds of miles to help those in
need to build simple, decent homes in Armenia.

For the families especially for mothers, who spent most part of their
life in shacks, it is very important to receive this support and care
and build secure homes and lives for their children.

On July 13 to join the “Women Build” events came together several high
ranking women from Vayots Dzor region including regional governor’s
wife, local non profit organizations’ presidents and also HFH Armenia
local women volunteers.

These days were full of experience for all the women who took part
in these building events.

The Women group from Europe and Armenian women shared their perspective
of life and their way of living in different parts of world which
was part of cultural program for Women Build.

Women Built event is a great opportunity to gather female together
for understanding the needs and finding ways to light-heartening
mothers lives. Construction is not only men’s job but also women can
do it as well and help communities. The team worked hard laying the
isolation level and the concrete for the floors of Hovhannisian’s
house. The presence of this women team inspired the whole community
to take part in the building activities: all selected families from
Aghavanadzor, neighbors, local youth group from school, local governor
and PC volunteers.

Such events are aimed to encourage the involvement of women in the
construction of Habitat homes once more. Women Build challenges and
empowers women to build safe, healthy housing where children can
flourish and grow to be all that they can be. We hope this tradition
is going to be enduring in Habitat for Humanity Armenia’s program by
the Women Build project.

“It will remain alive in my heart for a very long time and I hope to
repeat it very soon! “- said Rozenn Clech, “Women Build” team member.

HFH Armenia appreciates all the women who crossed so many miles to be
next to our families to encourage them believe in life again and also
who helped to realize “Women Build” event in Armenia this year too.

To schedule an interview please email Haykuhi Khachatryan,
Communication Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity Armenia
haykuhi@hfharmenia.org. See for more information.

Founded in 1976, Habitat for Humanity International is a
non-denominational Christian, non-governmental, non-profit housing
organization that has helped more than 1000,000 people of all races,
religions and backgrounds to have a simple, decent and affordable place
to live. Habitat for Humanity becomes a global leader in addressing
poverty housing. Habitat for Humanity is active in 100 countries
worldwide, including 19 in Europe and Central Asia.

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