ARMAVIR, DECEMBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The solemn ceremonies of putting into operation the community center of the Karakert village of the Armavir region and the secondary school of the Shenik community with its sport complex were held on December 13. The library, the dance and sport halls, the internet club and 230-seat hall for solemn events will operate in the community center of Karakert, the general space of which makes 1600 square kilometers. The school of the Shenik village is provided with educational laboratories, computer classrooms, a 2-hall sport complex, and an aid station, to name but a few. As Ashot Ghahramanian, the regional governor of Armavir, mentioned in his speech, the reconstrauction work was made within the frameworks of the "Unification of Global Development" program, which is being implemented by the "Children of Armenia" fund, the UN Development program and the United States International Development Agency. In the words of the regional governer, the community center of Karakert will allow the population of that and adjacent villages to develop sport and culture, and the completely reconstructed school of Shenik, which has 150 pupils, will contribute to the development of the village. Karo Armen, the Chairman of the Council of the "Children of Armenia" fund, mentioned that work of approximately 5 million dollars has been conducted in 6 villages of the Armavir region within the frameworks of the "Model Grouping of Villages" participation program, which has been carried out since 2004. In his words, the program will have a continuous character: it is envisaged to include more needy villages and cities in the program in the coming years.

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