BENEFICIARIES OF SEVENTH STAGE OF US EMBASSY'S "COMMUNITY
SELF-HELP FUND" PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
01-08-2007 21:00:00 | Armenia | Economy
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.