WHAT WILL BE WITH ARMENIA FOUNDATION?
Since 1992 the name of Armenia Foundation featured in news about the construction of schools, roads, water pipelines in Karabakh. The foundation built houses, schools, hospitals, laid out water pipes. The construction of two major highways – Goris-Stepanakert and North-South – were also related to Armenia Foundation. Perhaps it is even difficult to count the value of all projects implemented by the foundation in Karabakh over the past years. Over the past ten years Armenia Foundation has held telethons in Los Angeles raising money for the rebirth of Artsakh. Either times have changed or the Diaspora is tired of helping Karabakh, or yet there are other reasons but recently some things regarding the foundation are not quite easy to understand. On February 7 the president of Nagorno-Karabakh Bako Sahakyan met with the executive director of Armenia Foundation Vahe Aghabekyans. Agreement was reached to set up an office of the foundation in Stepanakert. A lot of time has passed but the issue of the office has not been brought up again. The manager of the programs for Artsakh Michel Tancrez continues to work in Karabakh who apparently not empowered to represent the foundation to NKR. Besides, the annual meeting of the board of trustees which is still headed by the ex-president Robert Kocharyan has not been held yet. Apparently, inside the foundation they have not decided yet where to head and what to do. Especially that serious problems have occurred relating to the dropping rate of the dollar, and the value of the money raised during the telethon in autumn has halved. Judging by private talks, it is not a mere replacement of the head of the board of trustees but a reform of the structure of the foundation. Since consultations are not open, it is difficult to tell what options are offered. However, it is self-evident that reforms and a more distinct distribution of powers are necessary. Armenia Foundation was set up in the very beginning of the independence of Armenia in 1992 by a decision of the first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan. The process of establishment of the foundation was complicated due to its unique structure: an effort was made to include both the government and the society in its structure, in addition, not only the society of Armenia but also the Armenian Diaspora. Here is the structure which has not changed so far: the head of the foundation is the president of Armenia, the board of trustees includes the prime minister and the speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, the minister of foreign affairs, the minister of finance, the president of the Central Bank, the president and prime minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II, the head of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I, the representatives of the protestant and catholic churches. The leaders of the three traditional parties – the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, the Ramkavar Party and the Henchak Party – are permanent representatives to the foundation. The three major charity organizations of the Diaspora - the Armenian General Benevolent Union (Perdj Sedrakian), the Armenian Assembly of America (Hrair Hovnanian) and the Armenian Relief Society (Maro Minassian) have representatives to the board. Outstanding Diaspora Armenians are members of the board, such as Charles Aznavour, Eduardo Eurnekian, Louise Simon Manougian, Vardan Grigorian, Tigran Izmirlian, Albert Boyadjian, and others. Armenia Foundation is not just a benevolent organization but a structure which aims to help the government to solve problems which it cannot solve alone. During the military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh and the economic crisis in Armenia the Winter program was implemented, and 21 million dollars was raised to solve the problem of energy. In all these years the Foundation has provided assistance for the reconstruction of the area of the earthquake, it has built a residential area in Gyumri and in Spitak, as well as schools. One of the main goals of the Foundation is assistance in the development of the economy of Nagorno-Karabakh. In 2005 the program of reconstruction of Martuni was assessed 17 million dollars, during the telethon in 2005 7 million dollars of donations were pledged and 5 million was raised. The program was curtailed. The telethon of 2005 raised 13.7 million dollars for the region of Hadrut, while the value of the program was 7 million dollars. As part of the program of reconstruction of Hadrut, Armenia Foundation started to lay out water pipelines for the villages of Mets Tagher, Drakhtik and Azokh, as well as the regional center Hadrut. It is also foreseen to lay out 18 km of gas pipes between the village of Togh and Hadrut, repair the regional hospital, build schools, repair roads and irrigation pipelines. During the telethon 2007 a record 15 million dollar sum was raised which should be spent on the reconstruction of the region of Martakert. The program included drinking and irrigation water pipelines, health and education. However, no tenders have been announced yet. Moreover, the fund was said to suspend the programs of the hospital of Martakert and the water pipelines in the region of Hadrut. “No matter what complex programs Armenia Foundation will implement, it will always work in Artsakh, increase investments, which matches the stance of the board of trustees of the foundation,” runs the message of the department of public relations of the Foundation. www.Karabakh-Open.com NAIRA HAYRUMYAN
Discussion
Albert wrote:
I sincerely hope the Foundation will STOP ALL aid to the corrupt and criminal regime of Armenia.
Robert Kotcharian and Serj Sarkisyan are criminals and they are in the Board of trustees. That's a joke and an insult to the Diaspora.- Ara wrote:
The Governments of NKR and Armenia know best how to use these funds, as they are the Governments voted by the people, they therefore, know what is best for the country.
Outside interference is out of the question.
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