VIVACELL RENOVATED A VILLAGE SCHOOL

LRAGIR.AM
16:49:37 – 04/05/2009

VivaCell-MTS today announces the completion of the rooftop and complex
renovation of the only secondary school in the village of Geghadir,
Kotayk marz. An ancient village dating back to the 5th century B.C.,
Geghadir is situated 10 km far from Yerevan.

This social investment of VivaCell-MTS in the school of the village
of Geghadir is another large-scale project implemented in the sphere
of assistance to the secondary education in Armenia. Today, a special
event was held in the village in order to celebrate the completion of
refurbishment works and the reconstruction of the rooftop in the school
through generous support provided by VivaCell-MTS in the framework of
the 2008 program of CSR dedicated to the rehabilitation of outdated
infrastructure in the regions of Armenia.

In the framework of the project, 40 new windows and 18 new doors were
installed; and the rooftop was completely renovated (around 900 square
meters). The wall size of 300 square meters was destroyed and fully
rebuild. Walls and ceiling with total area of nearly 3000 square meters
are painted. The teacher’s common room (50 square meters) and toilets
(40 square meters) were tiled. The stairs and the landing were also
coated in basalt, and the columns in ferzit.

"We attach high importance to quality education since we always strive
to contribute to the better future of Armenia. We want children
of Armenia to get good grades in school as today’s well-educated
school-child has the chance to create value for the society
tomorrow. However, it’s not the sole reason we keep on helping
educational institutions. Corporate citizen lives and thinks a day
ahead, and therefore should invest in education to ensure high-quality
education", – noted VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.

Nearly 500 children are enrolled in the secondary school
of Geghadir. Many of them want to acquire different professions
and become famous and respectable specialists. They wish to get
a university education in the capital city Yerevan. All necessary
conditions are put in place in the secondary school of Geghadir,
which doesn’t differ from similar schools in Yerevan, having all the
opportunities to organize pleasant and comprehensive studying process
and provide quality education.