WORLD VISION ARMENIA TO MARK 20TH ANNIVERSARY ON SEP 15

ARKA
Sep 10, 2008

YEREVAN, September 10. /ARKA/. The World Vision Armenia NGO marks its
20th anniversary on September 15, the organization’s press service
reports.

WVA works in six Armenian regions and 130 communities in Yerevan,
assisting over 22,000 children and families. WVA programs aim
at improving the country’s healthcare system, fostering economic
development, protecting children and preserving Christian traditions.

Local officials, guests form Diaspora, international donors,
representatives of local and foreign non-profit organizations, as well
as WVI President Dean Hirsch and WVA Country Director Mark Kelly will
participate in the September 15 reception.

The organization will briefly introduce the guest to its achievements
and nearer-term goals. WVA will show a short documentary on
the problems of rural children and inmates of Gyumri and Yerevan
children’s homes.

World Vision Global Fund has granted $7.2mln to WVA to help Armenia’s
Healthcare Ministry carry out HIV/AIDS prevention programs.

USAID has donated $6.2mln to WVA programs in Armenia’s remote regions.