ONE FAMILY, ONE FATHERLAND
Azat Artsakh – Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
16 May 05
On May 13 the minister of social security Lenston Ghulian met with
the president of the Fund for Orphanages of Armenia Jenya Aydinian
and the executive director of the fund Greta Grigorian who arrived
in NKR from Los Angeles. Since 1992 the fund has cooperated with
the Ministry of Employment and Social Security and the NKR Ministry
of Social Security. The fund implements the programme “One Family,
One Fatherland”. In the framework of the programme seven families
of killed azatamartiks living in NKR, a family from the village of
Lusadzor, Askeran region having many children and an indigent family
from Stepanakert receive a sum of 50 dollars twice a year. Besides,
they receive aid on New Year and Easter every year. During the meeting
the president of the fund said they were willing to expand the charity
programme in NKR. The NKR minister of social security thanked the
guests pointing out the importance of their mission in a developing
country Artsakh is, after having gone through war.
K. ARUSTAMIAN.
16-05-2005