COAF DONATES COWS TO 20 UNSECURED FAMILIES OF SHENIK COMMUNITY OF ARMENIAN PROVINCE OF ARMAVIR

Armenpress
Nov 13 2006

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS: Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)
in cooperation with the Armenian office of "Heifer International"
organization donated cows to 20 unsecured families of the Shenik
community of the Armenian province of Armavir.

The goal of the program is to support the increase of incomes of
beneficiary families. An official from COAF told Armenpress that
about 54 families of the community applied for the participation
in the program and 20 of them have been selected. The official said
that while making the choice, the number of family members, degree
of insecurity, existence of relevant conditions for taking care of
the cows have been taken into consideration.

For improving the cattle-sheds of several families COAF has provided
relevant assistance. It is expected that after the three years the
families will give one cow to another unsecured family and thus the
number of beneficiary families will increase.

The COAF and "Heifer International" organization will control the
pace of the implementation of the program. The fund is also planning
a number of other initiatives directed towards the development
of economy of the communities included in the "Grouping of Model
Villages" program.