Description
Following the 1988 Spitak Earthquake, tens of thousands of people were left homeless in the City of Gyumri. Many of these families took refuge in the overseas shipping containers (domiks) that were shipped into Armenia loaded with humanitarian relief supplies, or in condemned buildings. An entire generation of children has grown up in deplorable conditions, often times with no running water and little or no heat. The Armenian government has provided most of the families that lost their homes in the Earthquake with new housing units.
As people moved out of those makeshift housing units, others moved in. The 2,500 or so families that remain are Gyumri’s desolate families, who are not in line to receive a government provided apartment. Many of these families are comprised of single mothers, multiple children and/or the disabled.
This project will identify suitable needy families who can be moved into a new apartment and can demonstrate that they can afford their monthly utilities, etc. This is a sustainable model in that families that have been moved into permanent housing in the past have had a high degree of success maintaining their families and their new homes.
Once the move is complete, the make shift housing unit will be destroyed to prevent its future occupancy.
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The Need
2,500 families live in the city of Gyumri in temporary, make shift housing. These units are neither safe nor sanitary. These families and their children need a normal apartment in which to live.
Short Term Impact
Immediately a family will be identified and an appropriate apartment purchased for them. The make shift housing unit which they currently occupy will be destroyed.
Long Term Impact
In addition to this family and their improved mental state changing through the fact that they will be living in a normal housing situation, the city of Gyumri itself will improve with the removal of these make shift housing units.
Sponsors Benefits
All sponsors will be recognized on all relevant press regarding this project and on The Paros Foundation website.
Our Donors (34)
- Ms. Lisa D. Manookian $50 Dec 13, 2019
- Dr. Charles Maseredjian $25 Dec 12, 2019
- Mr. Raffi Allaverdi $100 Dec 2, 2019
- Ms. Pauline Harian $100 Dec 2, 2019
- Ms. Lily Ring Balian $100 Nov 26, 2019
- Mr. & Mrs. Herman & Shooshig Hintiryan $2,500 Nov 26, 2019
- Mr. & Mrs. Steven & Laura Derderian $200 Nov 25, 2019
- Anonymous $100 Nov 24, 2019
- Anonymous $5,000 Nov 15, 2019
- The Dickranian Foundation $5,364 In Memory of the Velvet Revolution Nov 4, 2019
Updates: Images & Information
Moving day for the Sargsyan Family! Now they begin their new lives.
The Sargsyan Family signed the purchase contract and gifting agreement today at the Notary in Yerevan. They are officially homeowners!
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