2 -3 CHILDREN DON’T GO TO SCHOOL IN EACH VILLAGE

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[05:48 pm] 27 April, 2006

The drawings of 15 schoolchildren from Armavir, Vayots Dzor, Tavush
and Yerevan were presented in the UNO Armenian Office with the title
“School is for everyone.” The results of the composition with the
same title were also made public during the exhibition. Let us mention
that 54 drawings and 39 compositions were chosen out of 1000 works.

Such exhibition is held in Armenia for the first time though more
than 80 countries united under the motto, “Education is for all.”

All the drawings and compositions called on giving equal and available
rights to everyone. The chief of the UNICEF Sheldon Ett reminded
the people present that the right to get qualified education is
registered in the “International Convention on Children’s Rights”
which was also signed by the RA Government.

After making inquiries that the majority of children go to school she
announced, “You are the happiest people in the world, as many children
in other communities of the world are deprived of that opportunity
either because of the lack of financial means or because they don’t
realize the importance of education.” According to their data 90%
Armenian children go to school.

The chairman of the NGO “An anchor of hope” Susanna Tadevosyan
mentioned, “Our survey of the Armenian marzes revealed the 3 – 4
children from each village do not attend schools which is determined
by multiple social reasons. And when we asked whether invalid children
are among them we got a terrible answer, “Do they go to school?”