UC RUSAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNDP ARMENIA AWARDS WINNERS OF THE "10 BEST SCHOOL PROJECTS" CONTEST
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30.01.2008 14:58
UC RUSAL in partnership with the UNDP Global Compact Armenia has
announced today winners of the "10 Best School Projects" contest. For
the first time in Armenia, schoolchildren from twelve educational
institutions received grants of 1 million drams each to implement
socially beneficial projects.
UC RUSAL on 24th of October, 2007 signed a Memorandum of Understanding
with UNDP Global Compact Armenia for 50,000 USD to implement a project
named "10 Best School Projects." The project was designed to provide
schoolchildren from different schools of Yerevan with an opportunity
to submit creative solutions focused on the school life improvement
and compete for the funding of 1 million drams per school to realize
the project.
Forty proposals from thirty two educational institutions were submitted
to the evaluation committees for the grading purposes. As a result, 10
best and 2 special projects were selected to be financed. The grading
was done by "Supervisory Board" and "Children Committee" according
to the system developed by UC RUSAL. These committees consisted of
UNDP experts, Armenal’s management, representatives of the Ministry
of Education, UNICEF, State University, NGO and Armenal’s and UNDP’s
employee kids.
The following schools were recognized as "10 Best School Projects
winners:" â~D-5 named after M. Ishkhan, â~D-7 named after V.Mayakovski,
â~D-65 named after Leo, â~D-155, â~D-177 named after G.Staravoytovoy,
â~D-184 named after S.Khanzadyan, â~D-200, â~D-11, Gymnasium named
after Oganyan and M.Sebastatsi. Special awards are given to the
schools go to â~D-55 named after A.Chekhov and school â~D-77. The
implementation of the best projects is planned for year 2008.
The Minister of Education Mr. Levon Lazarian in his speech welcomed
UC RUSAL’s and UNDP’s joint initiative and emphasized an importance
of corporate world involvement in the educational sector – "UC RUSALs
project is essential for current Armenia and will serve as a bright
example of corporate social responsibility for others."
The UNDP Resident Representative Ms. Consuelo Vidal told the
audience that it is very important to cultivate the culture of social
responsibility among children and youth from school ages. It will
help them to become more responsible citizens later. Project also
stimulates creativity and self-confidence, as well as helps adults
to better understand the importance of children’s’ participation and
contribution to the solution of issues related to their own educational
environment or neighborhood.
UC RUSAL ARMENAL Director Mr. Georgy Avetikyan said that this project
is a first step of the UC RUSAL’s long term social commitment
in Armenia and cooperation with UNDP. "Based on demand, UC RUSAL
recognizes the success of the project in Armenia. This is a very
good project to teach kids the basics of the corporate citizenship
and implement project useful for the society."
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