BENEFICIARIES OF SEVENTH STAGE OF US EMBASSY’S "COMMUNITY SELF-HELP FUND" PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
Noyan Tapan
Aug 1, 2007
YEREVAN, AUGUST 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The seventh Community Self-Help
Fund (CSHF) Grants Award Ceremony took place on August 1. The
beneficiaries of the program’s seventh stage have become the
village of Verin Getashen (Gegharkunik region) – a grant of 22.279
thousand USD allocated for restoration of a water pipeline, the city
of Vardenis (the same region) – a grant of 13.9 thousansd USD for
furnishing kindergarten No 1, the village of Agarak (Syunik region) –
19.15 thousand USD for repairs of kindergarten No 1, the village of
Aghin (Shirak region) – 22.189 thousand USD for improvement of the
water supply system, the village of Ayntap (Ararat region) – 14.389
thousand USD for repairs of the sport hall of school No 2, the city of
Charentsavan (Kotayk region) – 12.833 thousand USD for furnishing and
repairs of the water system of "Tsitsernak" kindergarten, the village
of Merdzavor (Kotayk region) – 20.185 thousand USD for furnishing
the community center, the village of Areni (Vayots Dzor region)
– 14.038 thousand USD for repairs of the cultural center, and the
city of Spitak (Lori region) – 21.389 thousand USD for repairs of
the Youth Center. The total cost of 9 programs of the CSHF’s seventh
stage makes 160 thousand USD.
In the words of the US Charge d’Affaires in Armenia, Ambassador Rudolf
Perina, since 2003 the Community Self-Help Fund, which is managed
by USAID and implemented through Save the Children international
organization, has provided 784 thousand USD in grants to 52 programs
in Armenia, with more than 65 thousand people being its beneficiaries.
The head of Save the Children Armenia Office Irina Saghoyan in her
turn noted that 562 people were given temporary jobs under 46 self-help
programs implemented. The office organizes tenders for grant programs
every six months. 87 applications for participation in the CSHF seventh
stage have been receiverd from communities. According to I. Saghoyan,
although co-financing from communities makes 20%, they expressed a
willingness to co-finance in the amount of 39.4% on average.