VIVACELL PARTICIPATED IN THE HOMEBLESSING CEREMONY OF THE ASLANYANS
armradio.am
08.07.2008 16:58
Today, the General Manager of VivaCell, a subsidiary of Mobile
TeleSystems OJSC Ralph Yirikian participated in the homeblessing
ceremony of the Aslanyan family house, which is the first out of 15
houses sponsored by the company this year. The cermony was held by
priest Der Dachat Davidyan.
Following the homeblessing ceremony, Ralph Yirikian handed the father
of the family Melikset a Bible. An international volunteer team from
New Jersey who have arrived with the Global Builders Program of Fuller
Center for Housing also participated in the homeblessing event.
The Aslanyans in one of the families who have chosen the hard way of
coming back to homeland. In 2000 leaving their birthplace Javakhq,
Melikset and Yelena came to Armenia wth their 3 children to build
their new home in their historical homeland. In 2002 they bought land
in the village of Arinj and started constructing their own house. But
because of construction material prices getting higher and having
to pay for their children’s education, for more than 5 years they
couldn’t finish the construction of their house and had to rent a flat.
Thanks to VivaCell and Armenian Habitat the family at last had the
opportunity to finish their home and have own corner in their homeland.
Back in 2007 thanks to VivaCell 10 families had an oppotunity to move
to their simple, decent and affordable houses before the Armenian
frozy winter started and to meet the New Year with rebuilt hope and
new dreams.
This year also, in line with its CSR committment, VivaCell will
help 15 more families in 8 communities of Armenia to complete their
half-bult houses and escape from the claws of poverty housing in the
regions. Currently these families live in metal containers, unfinished
houses, in houses in emergency conditions or in rented houses.