INTERNET CONNECTS KARAKERT TO THE WORLD

Armenpress
May 17 2006

KARAKERT, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS: The Children of Armenia Fund’s (COAF)
Model Village Karakert celebrated on May 16 the launch of Internet
connectivity in the school and the larger community.

The project, realized through partnership with Project Harmony
(PH), will benefit the students of both schools in Karakert allowing
the young generation and other members of the community to expand
their horizons and take advantage of the unlimited informational and
technological potential Internet offers.

The School Connectivity Project implemented by PH is in its end
phase of connecting the last group of six schools in Armenia. In
Karakert, PH will provide up-to-date digital equipment necessary for
the organization of educational activities and will conduct training
of teachers and students in the multiple uses of computers and the
Internet. Within the parameters of this partnership, COAF provided
the furniture and computers of the Internet Classroom in the newly
renovated Karakert School #2.

The official launch took place in a ceremony attended by David Simpson,
PH Country Director.

Addressing a happy crowd of students and staff of both Karakert
schools, Mr. Simpson emphasized the importance of being connected
through the Internet, whether with the rest of Armavir, with other
schools in Armenia, or globally. Mrs. Tamara Baghdasarian, principal
of the Karakert School #1, noted with pride, “We are happy today to
acknowledge the input of donors for the revitalization of our village
and the contributions made for making our community a better place
for these talented children. This Internet Classroom is yet another
example of the opportunities our children now have to learn and become
productive citizens.”

Both schools of Karakert are co-located in the renovated school
building and have an equal opportunity to be connected to the
world. COAF and PH believe that this joint initiative will open new
doors in the lives of the children of Karakert. COAF will also pursue
bringing connectivity to the other villages of the Model Cluster.