‘VIVACELL’ COMPANY AND UN REPRESENTATION IN ARMENIA OFFICIALLY OPENED THE NEW CLASSES OF ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED AT ‘PYUNIK’ GYUMRI BRANCH
Arminfo
2008-06-12 11:25:00
Today Ms. Consuelo Vidal, UN Resident Coordinator / UNDP Resident
Representative and Mr. Ralph Yirikian, the General Manager of VivaCell
officially opened the new classes of Arts and Crafts Center for
the disabled at "Pyunik" Gyumri branch". The Center will give an
opportunity to children, who would otherwise have no other way of
stimulating their development, to try their skills in arts and crafts.
"The opening of new classes in this Center once again witnesses
that the project Global Compact Armenia, within the framework of
Public Private Partnership, has a future," said Ms. Consuelo Vidal,
UN Resident Coordinator / UNDP Resident Representative. She thanked
VivaCell for their financial support to refurbish the Arts and Crafts
Center and their commitment to continue providing much needed support
to such projects in the future.
"We are extremely proud of our participation in a project that in
the long-term will help and empower people with special needs to act
as active members of the society," stated Ralph Yirikian, VivaCell
General Manager. "Because this will help the target youth not only
acquire new skills and secure livelihood, and increase self-esteem,
but also to become dynamic members of society. However, above all, it
is our strong belief and sense of responsibility toward the Armenian
society that guides VivaCell", he added.
The Arts and Crafts Center is one in a series of projects developed by
the Global Compact Armenia that will enable the disabled children in
the region to develop their skills in traditional crafts as painting,
embroidery and wood carving.
"This is a wonderful example of corporate social responsibility to
other private sector companies in Armenia of what can be accomplished
when they pull together their efforts to support social investment that
benefits vulnerable groups of society," concluded Ms. Consuelo Vidal.
VivaCell (K-Telecom CJSC) is the leading Armenian mobile
operator,providing a wide range of Voice and Data services. Since
its launch on 1st July 2005, in a short period of time VivaCell has
managed to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer
base. VivaCell drives the development and offering of innovative mobile
communications products, services and features in the Armenian mobile
communications market.
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the largest mobile phone operator
in Russia and the CIS. Together with its subsidiaries, the Company
services over 85.68 million subscribers. The regions of Russia, as
well as Armenia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, in
which MTS and its associates and subsidiaries are licensed to provide
GSM services, have a total population of more than 230 million. Since
June 2000, MTS’ Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock
Exchange (ticker symbol MBT).