ORPHANAGE LEAVERS FACE SERIOUS PROBLEMS

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[01:09 pm] 19 May, 2008

Six leavers of the "Huys" Orphanage, Gyumri, have been involved in
the "Programme of Orphanage Seniors" of the RoA Ministry of Labour
and Social Affairs.

The director of the orphanage Ruben Markossian says that the programme
covers two phases. Some leavers will get flats by July, others –
by the turn of the year.

The programme of providing the orphanage leavers with dwelling
places was passed long ago but so far only one senior got a flat. The
orphanage after Fridtjof Nansen has got six leavers but they still
live in the building which, according to the director, arouses
problems between children of various ages in view of communication
and dwelling space. The director says that the children’s fate is
also most concerning.

Three of them go to college, the other two have finished a
hairdresser’s course. 17-year-old Samvel Bernetsian works in the
orphanage as an educator.

The orphanage will have seven more leavers next year and they will
face more problems, say the director.