HFH ARMENIA CELEBRATES WORLD HABITAT DAY AND RESTATES ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVE ARMENIAN FAMILIES
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05.10.2009 18:06
On World Habitat Day, Oct. 5, 2009, Habitat for Humanity Armenia
joins the larger family of Habitat for Humanity, the United Nations
and Organizations around the world in raising awareness of, educating
about, and mobilizing individuals and communities to action on working
together to ensure adequate housing for all.
In December 1985, the United Nations General Assembly declared the
first Monday of October to be "World Habitat Day" in recognition
of the state of human settlements and the basic need for adequate
shelter for all.
By celebrating World Habitat Day, Habitat for Humanity Armenia aims
to call attention to the current state of the human habitat in our
country.
Habitat for Humanity Armenia celebrates World Habitat Day with a build
launching the reconstruction works on the home of Lernik Babayan,
a Habitat partner family from the village of Nshavan in the Ararat
region. Volunteers from Yerevan and Nshavan, including the Mayor of the
village, joined hands with the family members and the Habitat staff
to make the Babayans’ home a decent place to live. The launch of the
construction was blessed by Father Ghazar, the priest of St. Grigor
Lusavorich Armenian Apostolic Church in Byurakan, the neighboring
village of Nshavan.
"We have always been hardworking people, but never in the past four
decades had the opportunity to improve our living conditions," said
Lernik. "The hand up from Habitat excites us and gives real hopes
for the better future of our family. Now we know that this winter
rainwater will not pour in and our children will be healthier."
Throughout the past year, Habitat for Humanity Armenia has served
more than 150 families in the villages in the regions of Vayots
Dzor, Ararat, and Armavir, thus reaching the total number of families
Habitat has served in Armenia to around 550. In Nshavan alone Habitat
has helped 14 families to help themselves, renovate their homes and
live in decent shelters.
"World Habitat Day is an opportunity to unite our efforts toward
eradicating poverty housing throughout our country," said Habitat
for Humanity Armenia executive director Irina Vanyan. "Habitat for
Humanity Armenia is working actively to meet its goal of giving a
hand up to every family in Armenia in need of simple, decent, and
affordable shelter."