With the help of the Paros Foundation, several families that lost their homes in Artsakh will have new homes in the border village of Nerkin Karmraghbyur in the Tavush Province. The Paros Foundation will be providing the opportunity for families whose homes are located in areas that remained under Azerbaijani control as a result of the war to have new homes in the Tavush Province.
The program manager of the Paros Foundation, Sevan Amirian, told Aravot Daily in an interview that five homes were purchased in the village that are currently undergoing renovations, and several families will be able to move into their new homes within the next few months.
According to Amirian, two additional homes will be purchased soon, and the purchase of any additional homes will depend on the funds the foundation has available.
“We do not have any final numbers yet regarding how many families we will be able to provide homes for, but at the moment, we have already purchased five homes in the Nerkin Karmraghbyur village, which are currently undergoing renovations. The first priority we considered when choosing families to live in these homes was their desire to live in that village. We have gotten into contact with over 70 families and we offered that they join the program. We also have taken into consideration how many members of the family there are, as well as whether or not they possess the abilities and skills to live and work in a village, since the majority of work that takes place here is either animal husbandry or agriculture,” Amirian said.
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Amirian said that the choice to purchase homes in Nerkin Karmraghbyur was not coincidental. The foundation has already been carrying out charity projects for several months in the village in order to implement good conditions for living and working. He also said that the fact that the village is close to the city of Berd was another important factor because residents will be able to find jobs in the city.
He stressed that the families have been chosen from all over Armenia, and it did not matter where they chose to stay temporarily. Amirian also said that the funding was solely from donors, which the Paros Foundation has doubled. “We already have a budget of $700,000, which the foundation doubled in order to implement its projects. However, it will be possible to increase this amount with the help of new investments, which will give even more families the opportunity to start new lives.”
Satenik Hovsepyan
