Fuller Center for Housing Armenia
Contact: Haykuhi Khachatryan
Yerevan 0033, Baghramyan str. 3rd lane, house 10a
Tel: (+374 10) 271 499
On November 14, 2009 employees of Fuller Center for Housing Armenia,
Tufenkian Foundation, Hye Dzmer Pap Charitable Foundation as well as
Armenian General Benevolent Union’s Young Professionals joined forces to
eliminate poverty in Armenia by joining Karapetyan family in the village of
Geghard of Kotayk marz and helping them to build their house.
About 19 years Senik and Karine Karapetyans with their 4 children were
forced to move from place to place having no permanent place to live,
struggling against winter cold, daily fighting for their children’s health
and praying for the next day is not that harsh. Just a year ago the family
could not even imagine that soon will have their own home, that their
children will also wake up under a safe roof, and that the Christmas of 2010
will become a celebration of realization of their dream.
In December 2005 with the funds provided by Tufenkian Foundation and Hye
Dzmer Pap Foundation the family obtained a piece of land where to build a
house, further VivaCell-MTS and Tufenkian foundation provided funds to build
foundations and walls, and now with the non-interest loan provided by Fuller
Center for Housing Armenia the family is close to realize their dream of so
many years.
On November 14, the heads of the donor organizations as well as a team of
young professionals from Armenian General Benevolent Union volunteered on
construction of the Karapetyans’ house in Geghard and laid cement floors for
them.
"Charity is not generosity, but it’s everyone’s duty". These words of Mother
Tereza united all the donors and volunteers to support and land a helping
hand to this kind of families to save them from extreme poverty and give
them a chance to become a full right member of our society.
The Fuller Center for Housing Armenia is working to eliminate poverty
housing by providing long term, interest free loans and by assisting with
volunteers helping low-income families to build simple, sustainable,
affordable houses and renovate their houses. For more information, please
visit
FCHA address: Baghramyan 3rd lane, house 10/A, Yerevan 0033, Armenia,
email: fcarmenia@fullercenterarmenia.org, Phone: (374 10) 27 14 99.